Kobo Libra Color Review // Comparison with Kindle Paperwhite

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Hey there, book lovers and writing wizards! 📚✨ Get ready for another fun tech review video where I compare the Kobo Libra Color and the Kindle Paperwhite!
I got lucky and received the Kobo Libra Color e-reader ahead of it's upcoming release and had to share a review. Since I have big plans on using it as a tool for my writing, I wanted to show off all its features on this channel so other writers can think about this option as well.
So summon your inner bookworm, and get ready to talk e-reader tech. Just kidding, we're mostly chatting about this baby as it relates to books. If you're looking for detailed specs on the devices, I do not have them. What I do have is a huge passion for fun readers that let me annotate, take notes, and look at pretty graphic novels all in one spot. Let's get into it!
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@WilPagan 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your review. This will be my first e-reader and am really excited to receive it. I look forward to more of your videos on them.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I really like mine so far! I hope you love yours too and thank you for watching ❤️

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWritesalso I highly recommend moving to Strapsicles instead of pop sockets so much more comfortable.

@biblio.belle2224 3 ай бұрын

This video was so helpful to see the Libra colour in action! Thank you for this! I can’t wait to get mine in the mail 😊

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I hope you love it! I am really enjoying mine. Thank you for watching!!!

@warnerblair 3 ай бұрын

Your TikTok brought me over here

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWritesyour review is extremely informative and in-depth 🙌🏽

@kyleLyfe2 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this review! Very excited for mine to come in and loved this walkthrough

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Yay! I hope you love yours too!

@HeyPidge 3 ай бұрын

I love the Kobo Color! It's a beautiful experience. I have the Kindle Scribe and I believe Amazon really missed the mark on that one. The Scribe is definitely a nice device, but it's the one I turn to the least because of the large size and the limited use of the stylus. In contrast, with the Kobo, I can annotate a book the way I would if I were reading an actual paperback or hardback.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

This is exactly how I feel too. The kobo is the right size for me and the color annotation is honestly amazing. I love it

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

I also dislike that you can’t annotate on the page on the Scribe. Amazon should have made the Oasis or an Oasis size as their “Scribe” or even 8” instead of 7”.

@growingwithjacki 9 күн бұрын

Love the video. Thank you! I get my kobo libra tomorrow. So excited. It will be my second kobo. I have never had a kindle! But I’m Canadian lol

@ANSageWrites 8 күн бұрын

Oh yay! You’re going to love it. The color makes a huge difference I think.

@BinxThinx 2 ай бұрын

Such a great video! Loved your takes on how you'll use it as an author!!

@ANSageWrites 2 ай бұрын

It has been super helpful so far. Thank you for watching!!!

@edeka3 3 ай бұрын

Nice review! Very helpful! I tend to take a lot of notes while studying, do you think this would be a good buy for me? Or are there better readers for note taking during reading pdfs?

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

If it’s just for note taking, I think the remarkable might be better. This one is great for reading with the added ability of taking notes and annotating but it’s not strictly a digital notebook

@ironj01 3 ай бұрын

Great review, trying to talk myself into one 😂, although most my reading is in black and white so not sure I need it. Please do a review when you get the stylus. Thx

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I very quickly talked myself into it. Haha. Stylus has arrived! I’m going to play around with it and do an updated review ❤️

@Lastmanstanding11 3 ай бұрын

I will be receiving my Kobo color tomorrow

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Omg so exciting!!!! I hope you love it!

@DigitalMirrorComputing 2 ай бұрын

This was a really good review!! Thanks for this! I was undecided between the kobo and the kindle, I think I will go with the kobo. It feels like a better long term investment since it's colour and you can annotated it! I only read technical books, so underlining and side notes are defo a must!

@ANSageWrites 2 ай бұрын

It’s a great choice if you annotate a lot. And definitely on the more affordable side compared to other color readers out there.

@urfreyalusse903 3 ай бұрын

Hi, great review. I'm wondering if there is a possibility to insert images/ photos in notebooks, if you have them on your google drive or Dropbox?

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

From what I can see, there is no option for images in the notebooks themselves. Hopefully that could be an update for the future because I'd love that as well. Thank you for watching!

@urfreyalusse903 3 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWrites Thank you so much!

@AnkitBalyan 3 ай бұрын

Thank you. Can you borrow and read newspapers or comics from the library in canada? I currently use apps like Hoopla and PressReader with the Toronto Public Library.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Hi! I'm not sure about newspapers but I read all my graphic novels and comic through the libby and overdrive app so those are possible for sure.

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

I’d do a search cos I’m sure you can read newspapers and even download for offline reading in the Pocket app which is included in the Kobo natively, underneath Dropbox and Google Drive

@Floridameerkat93 3 ай бұрын

How did you get the Kobo if they aren't out yet? Have they already started shipping them?

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I got mine on Amazon and it shipped early. Some other people I know got it that way too which was why I ordered there and not through Indigo 😅

@GodblessAmerica856 3 күн бұрын

Great review!!

@ANSageWrites 2 күн бұрын

Hope it helped! Thank you for watching

@CharlieJohnson963 3 ай бұрын

Love your opening animation

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! I just did this new one and really like it. Thank you for watching ❤️

@dcpowered 3 ай бұрын

Please do a comparison with the Onyx Boox Note Air 3!

@Mizosoop 3 ай бұрын

I have been trying to get through "What the River Knows", for like three months, in my spare time. It lives on my bed because I feel guilty for not finishing it. Lol. The physical book, I mean. I am a Book of the Month Club member, but I also have a Paperwhite. I am an Ex-Googler and I come from the tech, writing, and design world, so I am very interested in this comparison. Also, your books are right up my alley, and I had never heard of you before this video. Lol.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

ooooh you should try it on an ebook. I really liked it so it’s worth starting. If you get the kobo, I’d love to know how you feel about it! And nice to meet you on here 🥰

@Mizosoop 2 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWrites Nice to meet you, too.

@marie8050 3 ай бұрын

Can you write on books you borrow from the library or just ones you own? Love your review!

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Both! And thank you so much for watching ❤️

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWriteshow do you keep the notes and highlights from library books when you return the books?

@issaoliveira5475 2 ай бұрын

A bateria do kobo clara colour dura tanto qt a do kindle?

@ANSageWrites 2 ай бұрын

I have not had to charge mine in two weeks so it seems to be quite good to me

@elynlee6816 3 ай бұрын

Hi all, I'm just curious whether other stylus (microsoft surface pen or etc) would work with the Libra? I've already placed my order for Libra, but am hesitant to buy the stylus due to the price.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

From what I found online, it doesn’t. But I haven’t tested an alternative on it yet.

@elynlee6816 3 ай бұрын

I see. Thanks for your reply :) @@ANSageWrites

@barbeldetermann9387 3 ай бұрын

You can use any stylus with MPP (Microsoft). I have got the Metapen 1 and it works great with my Kobo Libra Colour, at 1/3 of the prize of the original one!

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

@@barbeldetermann9387That is great to hear!

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

Yes the MSP work with it. Someone bought a less than $40 stylus on Amazon and works perfectly with the Kobo.

@twobabyboyz 3 ай бұрын

Do you prefer the white or black bezel? I have the white Libra on order and not sure if I am going to like it.

@AODlover 3 ай бұрын

I'm worried I'd stain it!

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I like the white more but the black one is nice too. I have a clear case for it and stickers on the back so I think it’s safe from my little fingers 🤣

@MrSoFly Ай бұрын

Hi. You have 20 books but only 3 on Kobo. Yours was one of the videos that helped me upgrade my Kobo to the Clara Colour. I don't need the note taking side and the Clara fits into my pocket. Thank you.

@MrSoFly Ай бұрын

Sorry. A couple more short books, but 3 novels 2 of which are free. I have them and will read soon. All I am saying is get more books on Kobo. I don't know how it works but they owe you

@ANSageWrites Ай бұрын

I’m trying to make sure any self published book I put out is wide on all platforms. For the other books, my publisher sets those parameters. But yes, the goal would be to have everything on kobo. I’ve heard amazing things about the Clara color! I hope you love it! ❤️

@Movielad76 3 ай бұрын

I find the big problem with Kindle, though this applies to any e-book (or any other digital media) ecosystem, is that should you - for whatever reason - violate the or happen to hack off Amazon via one of their many, many, many, many, many services and they threaten to close your account - you risk losing all your e-books, audiobooks, purchased Prime Video content, etc. We've also seen cases when a company removes itself from a country (Barnes and Noble in the UK) and palming the service off to another company - only for that company to eventually shut down the service. I really do wish e-books were platform and ecosystem neutral where the same content can be used across all e-readers and platforms. But as always, tech companies "know best". As for me, as Amazon wields a bit too much power, I'm moving to Kobo (Colour Libra) and buying new books there. But I'm using Calibre to make a full backup of my Kindle library as a precaution.

@Movielad76 3 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWrites Here in the UK, I've written to my MP about the right to transfer digital goods to other services. He's replied to say that he'll debate this in parliament when it comes up, but that could take ages. It's a start, though! Yes, I've chosen the Kobo Colour Libra because it's the closest to the Kindle Oasis in form, plus the Kobo supports more formats than the Kindle - it's more "open" (or as much as open can be in a protected ecosystem). I'll probably stick with Audible for audiobooks for the time being, however.

@lys762 3 ай бұрын

@@ANSageWrites If you plan to use Calibre, I would suggest you to also take advantage of its "Annotations" plugin which will allow you to back-up your highlights/notes from your Kobo to your Calibre/PC :) (Plus, with Calibre and Kobo, you will also able to automatically create collections and to update any metadata you wish for all your books. I love playing around with subtitiles and series :D)

@kathyw.1835 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your practical review. I'm not into all the tech specs but just want to know the ins and outs as a reader. I'm in the States with a Kindle Paperwhite so would have to transfer content with Calibre. My main concern however is that one of my favorite authors is a Kindle Unlimited author with several longrunning series. While I do have a Kindle app on my Samsung Galaxy phone I'm assuming I would have to purchase her books, download to Kindle app and then transfer yet again to the Kobo? That being said I still really would like to get away from being so tied to Amazon and this color ereader ticks all of my boxes - size, physical page turn buttons and USB-C charging. Am I missing anything?

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I think you got it all! I'm not sure how calibre works or if it goes against any Amazon rules and regulations so I can't speak to it. I know people mentioned there are certain books it can't transfer and I'm thinking those might be KU books since they are exclusive to Amazon. With that said, I'm keeping my kindle specifically for KU books and will be using Kobo for everything else.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I am still new to it and haven't really looked at the app but being able to keep the annotations is a great tool!@@lys762

@cecicestmoi 3 ай бұрын

that sold me.. thanks :)

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Yay! I hope you love yours!

@joreneereads 3 ай бұрын

The bodies of the ones I’ve killed 😂😂😂

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Collect them all to warn off the others… 🤣

@AnjanS-rp4qk 3 ай бұрын

The E Ink technology is the same. If or when Amazon brings out a Color Kindle, the screen is likely to be the same tech as the Kobo Libra Color. But the Kobo has the first mover advantage. I'm sure Amazon is confident of domination over the Color E Readers when it brings out its own Color Kindles.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

I'm sure it will also cost a fortune. Lol.

@AnjanS-rp4qk 3 ай бұрын

@ANSageWrites Lol, agree with you there! They know they're the biggest player, and are working to a plan. They're sure that once their Color Kindle comes out, many will upgrade to it, and they will use their dominant position to get more money out of existing Kindle owners.

@ablair7007 3 ай бұрын

I would not hold my breath for colour Kindles anytime soon... not only has Amazon recently downsized its Kindle team significantly, but manufacturing of the eInk colour screens has not been easy to ramp up to volume. So Kobo by coming out first, Rakuten Kobo has essentially booked all the company's colour screen production capacity for the rest of 2024 and into 2025 (Kindles also use eInk screens exclusively). Plus with Kindle having almost ten times the market share of Kobo, eInk would have to be able to produce ten times the volume to colour screens in order for Amazon to be able to offer a colour Kindle... its not going to happen anytime soon. Maybe in 2026 there will be a colour Kindle actually available, unless Kindle goes with a completely different screen technology.

@AnjanS-rp4qk 3 ай бұрын

@ablair7007 The Amazon Kindle has become ubiquitous now. The growth as percentage is going to be difficult unless there is a breakthrough idea or a novelty, say, a Color Kindle. You are right, the same Company supplies both Kobo and Amazon. Interesting info about the volumes locked down by Kobo. Obviously they have the first mover advantage. But the Amazon Kindle user base is huge. Whenever they bring out something substantially novel, that is the demographic that will drive sales and volume growth. If, however, Amazon has given up the battle for now, that would mean a long delay. Even if Amazon pushes for more production growth, it will take years to move from plans to production. Guess they're looking at some other numbers. Interesting info. Thanks.

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

It’s the price that I’m not going to like. Their Oasis was way over priced.😊

@aligaray8519 Ай бұрын

Just got my Kobo Libra Colour yesterday. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ 5:52

@ANSageWrites Ай бұрын

Yaaaaaaay! You’re going to love it!

@aligaray8519 Ай бұрын

@@ANSageWrites it’s actually my first time to have E-reader.

@ANSageWrites Ай бұрын

@@aligaray8519it’s going to change your life 😊

@Nikkilodean19 2 ай бұрын

I’ve currently got the same Kindle PW and I’m very very tempted to go with the Kobo Libra Color due to its features (not just the color aspect). I’ve only got 81 Kindle ebooks so it shouldn’t be too hard to move over, however, I just don’t know what to do with KU as KU is a great option if I end up reading a lot, which I hope to eventually. Even reading one Ebook a month you get your $ worth with KU. So I’m really indecisive, not to mention at the moment I can’t justify owning 2 ereaders at the moment 😢 I just don’t do enough reading, hopefully I will one day and I’ll definitely be buying a Kobo in the future.

@ANSageWrites 2 ай бұрын

The paperwhite is a great reader though! If you already have it and read a lot in KU then I think you’re right to stick with it.

@warnerblair 3 ай бұрын

Your TikTok brought me over here

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Hi and welcome!!! ❤️

@JesperForssblad 3 ай бұрын

I got mine early also, im so disappointed as the screen is so much darker than other ebook readers. Im returning mine.

@ANSageWrites 3 ай бұрын

Oh no 😭 I mostly read on night mode so I haven’t found it to be an issue so far. Such a shame!

@Grr8jon 3 ай бұрын

This is common with color e-ink screens.

@JVJF7 3 ай бұрын

On this ereader they applied a trick tough to make it better then the other kaleido 3 colorscreen ereaders. They switched up the order of the screenlayers. @@Grr8jon

@crvenom 3 ай бұрын

The backlight wasn't good enough to counter the darkness?