kobo is the one for reallll - different sized models and can usually pick them up second hand for not much ! I use mine nearly every day and deadass only charge it once a month if that πͺ kindle can die in a hole my kobo will still have 40% when they loot it out my coffin in 2205
Jan 27, 2025
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More open than Kindle and runs custom software. Your only other choice would be something from Boox but all their devices run a version of Android. Their Palma is very intriguing to me.
Jan 27, 2025
I was so anti with e-readers for the longest time. I had a Nook as a teenager and it was clunky, heavy, and locked into the B&N marketplace. I also hated the idea of not having a physical book. That has all changed with my Kobo Libra 2. The highlights for me, in short:
1) Slim + lightweight. I can fit this baby in basically any bag, including a tiny shoulder bag
2) Holds THOUSANDS of books....literally thousands. Also audiobooks!
3) I can purchase books directly from kobo, but you can also buy them from any other retail chain (not amazon tho, their file structure is different). As long as its an ePub your Kobo can read it...even if its not from reputable businesses π
4)BIG SAVINGS!! π°Stuff goes on sale all the time, I have price alerts set thru a website and gets tons of books for cheap. Kobo will match prices of other retailers and give you store credit for the difference.
5) Battery lasts for a week or more, without needing a charge
6)Links to your overdrive if you want to check out books from your local library!
7) Space saver. I take my kobo with me on every vacation, in my commute etc. Where I go, she goes.
I still love, use, and travel with physical books. So, to those who, like me, were afraid of not having real paper in front of them, trust, you will adjust. The e-ink screen is actually of great quality. And I still have a huge library of paper books at home! Rumors are swirling that the Libra 3 is dropping in Spring!
Get into it!
Jan 23, 2024
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Very feature-light and easy to use!
Jan 27, 2025
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i remember squeezing next to my sister so we could play coop on the same keyboard and the different noises all the characters made when you fell off the platforms were π€
Jan 18, 2025
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deadass put it in another room and shut the door - if anyone really needs you they'll call. set a timer on anything else (i do it on the oven when I'm cleaning) then break up your tasks into smaller ones and write a checklist. being able to tick things off helps me see how much i've already done. then when the timer goes off either celebrate and finish or set another one and go again. the trick is small enough chunks of time that it's not overwhelming but still let's you get stuff done.
Jan 18, 2025
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including once uncorking a wine bottle with a screw and the edge of a table
Jan 18, 2025