Highly recommend if you can link it with your library card. Cuts down on the bulk of a book.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
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Featuring a sharp E Ink Carta 1300 display, the Kobo Clara BW is a premium black-and-white eReader designed for glare-free, immersive reading. Its compact 6-inch frame makes this small eReader perfect for travel or comfortable one-handed use, while its IPX8-rated design makes it a fully waterproof eReader safe for the bath or pool. Beyond its durable design, the Kobo Clara BW is packed with features including 16GB of storage for 12,000 eBooks, ComfortLight PRO for reduced blue light, and built-in Libby integration for easy library borrowing. With Bluetooth® wireless technology for audiobooks, direct Wi-Fi access to the Kobo store, and up to 53 days of battery life, it is the ultimate all-in-one companion for readers on the go.
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I haven't read this much in years. Easy set-up and easy to travel with.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Very happy with it, particularly the page-turn speed.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Very good product. Feels more responsive than my old Kobo Clara HD.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
We absolutely love this reader. My nine year old has claimed part ownership and reads her own books from the library. She is already asking for her own!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Excellent e-reader for library materials.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love my Kobo! It fits great in my hand, the power button is great, and I love that I can upload my own wallpapers. It’s so easy to work with, upload content onto, etc.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Easy to get setup and use. Light
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Love the screen
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Love my ereader. However would love it if borrowbox was integrated in the device and iam hoping also for a libra black and white release soon.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
facile à legere
Quality: 4
Value for money: 4
I love being able to use a remote now and as always grateful to connect with my local library.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Love my book reader . Wouldn’t be without it
Quality: 5
This is my very first e-reader, so I cannot compare it to others. I was reading via Moonreader Pro on my phone before. I like the e-ink display and ability to change font size intuitively and easily on the fly. I was surprised by the relatively slow response time but quickly learned that's just how these readers work. The flash of inverse contrast during changes took a little getting used to as well but it's not intolerable. I was disappointed that it couldn't handle special characters in Esperanto easily, as I have loads of Esperanto books I'd like to read on it. I do know how to make that work, but it's another obstacle. I love how lightweight it is and small enough for my hands to hold. I did not get a cover or any accessories for it since I typically read at home and have no pets or kids to with about. I used hair ties on the corners to create one-handed straps but am still testing how I like that. Overall I am thrilled to have this device and be able to unlimited read digital books comfortably. I have had some challenges with reading since childhood and am hoping to become more of a reader now, with the help of my Kobo. Please consider adding options to show the time and battery percentage easily while reading, either way a tap or constantly in a header or footer. Also, I suggest guiding customers to create their accounts before their product arrives, to prepare them so they can jump into setting up and reading quickly rather than waiting around for that confirmation email that takes 20 minutes or longer. The wait can be maddening when you want to just get started.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
Smaller than the paper white but same or better quality and experience. Do the model up for bigger screen size if vision is an issue because the screen on the CW is quite small. Showing both side by side for reference.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
you can carry endless amount of books in one place
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
The Clara BW does what it's supposed to. I'm glad I got it. The Kobo Desktop Reader is absolutely worthless! The only reason I got it was to be able to access my book list on my PC, but the reader prevents copying from the list.
Quality: 4
Value for money: 3
It wouldn't stay connected to wifi
Quality: 1
Value for money: 1
I ended up with a Clara after Amazon decided to effectively brick my Kindle, all because it was old. I'm glad I did, to be honest. It's a very nice device, probably not much different to the Kindle Paperwhite (or whatever it's called). Hopefully Rakuten's attitude to their Kobo customers isn't as ruthless and mercenary as Amazon's.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 3
Love it! The Kobo store has everything I could want, including audiobooks! And I love that you can put your own pdfs and epubs on your kobo
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5