The Kobo Libra Colour is the second Kobo eReader I have purchased. So I obviously find Kobo's products very reliable and useful. I am a little disappointed in the faded quality of the colors in the ne... See more
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About Rakuten Kobo
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We stand for readers
We want to make every part of your reading better, from first letters to final chapter. We live and breathe books to make your reading life the best it can be.
Ways to read with Kobo eReaders
Access the built-in Kobo Bookstore
Sideload eBooks and documents

Read what you love for one low price*
*Kobo Plus availalble only in select countries.
Borrow public library eBooks with Libby**
**Libby by OverDrive available only in select countries. eBook availability varies by library location.
Read online articles with Pocket
Import and export with Dropbox and Google Drive
Why Kobo eReaders
Kobo eReaders have a glare-free E Ink touchscreens so you can read in bright sunlight, unlike with a smartphone or tablet. Easily adjust brightness and reduce blue light with ComfortLight PRO. Our eReaders have enough storage for thousands of books, plus battery life to last for weeks. AND with select waterproof models, you can read worry-free absolutely anywhere. Shop for eBooks 24/7 or borrow them from your local public library, right on your eReader. While you read, adjust font-size, make highlights, look up words, and more. Plus, automatic synching lets you switch from yur eReader to the Kobo Books App without ever loosing your place.
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150 John Street, 5th Floor, M5V 3E3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- www.kobo.com
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Great product!
It was easy to order, took around 2 days. Parcel arrived intact. Love the quality and how it looks. In a lot of reviews they mention that it feels a little too plasticky. I get no such feeling. It’s sleek and really good to use. Reading experience is great. Easy to download books on to the device. Love it. Recommending it to anyone considering to purchase an e reader. I got the kobo Clara bw
This company is doing everything right
I would highly recommend supporting this company and their products.
Perfect E-reader
I wanted to read more but have limited space at home so I looked into getting an e-reader. Kindle doesn't deserve my money, but Kobo certainly does. I have been really happy with mine so far and don't really have any complaints. The screen is responsive, the backlight is adjustable and really nice for reading at night without disturbing my wife, and the connection to my public library wonderful. Kobo offers the best e-reader out there without pushing any ads in your face and a wonderfully simple UI that lets me get to reading without any nonsense.
Customer service was good
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Love my Kobo, hate losing my downloads every update.
Love my Kobo, hate that I lose all my downloads with every update.
Every update all my pdfs and epubs that I loaded through dropbox or google play disappear. ARC read books, Ao3 downloads, etc... all gone every update.

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Read about 15 books a month
Read about 15 books a month. Have trouble with my eyes and love being able to increase the font etc. This is my second one and now have audio which I use all the time in the car and often at home.
Kobo - The Gold Standard of eReaders
Kobo is the the only eReader that I have and will purchase in the future. The Gold Standard of eReaders. I'm on my 3rd one. The first I gave away long ago, the second is still working well,with new battery.
This was my first ereader
This was my first ereader! It’s beautiful. I’ve been addicted to uploading books, I have seriously been so happy with it. I even use my phone to upload the books too! Moving the files is so easy.
These are the various time I bought…
These are the various time I bought Kobo E-books for myself, & friends. It’s convenient & light to bring out to read anytime everywhere. Thanks 🙏
An eReader That Feels Natural to Use
The Kobo feels natural in my hand and I find the font and layout choices to be mush easier to read than on the Kindle. Easy Libby integration made this an easy choice for me as a regular Libby user.
It was a give my daughter love it
i hate it
i hate it. It appears to be a kindle knock-off with the speed or responsiveness of the kindle. I regret the purchase.

Reply from Rakuten Kobo
beautifully made
beautifully made, works perfect with my dropbox, and the different lighting settings don’t keep my partner awake when she’s sleeping next to me
Easy order and quick delivery
The website was clear and easy to negotiate, and my Kobo arrived much more quickly than the estimate, and earlier than I expected. The delivery company kept me updated about the tracking.
The order was filled and arrived within…
The order was filled and arrived within a few days.
Everything arrived as I had ordered
Actual people review orders for consistency!
I recently purchased a Kobo Libra Color E-reader to teplace a Kobo Sage that was showing its bumps and dents. In making the purchase, I goofed and selected a cover for a different product. Actual people reviewe my order, intercepted it, and asked if that was what I intended. It wasn't so they saved us both some RMA grief. Well done.
On to the product, I'm a wenior suffereing from winter dry eyes and spring eye allergies. Kobo e-reader accessibility needs review, especially settings and type size changes. Most setup forms are difficult to use. Type is too light and small for easy use. Once a book is set up, reading is a pleasure.
Kobo store searches for product are best done in the web app.
great quality
The screen quality looks really close to a real book! Really simple to use- does exactly what's advertised, nothing more nothing less. It's great
Switch from Kindle to Kobo…
I just switched from Kindle to Kobo Clara and I love it! It's so much easier to borrow library books using OverDrive. And I love not supporting Amazon!
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