In general my experience was good as a first time Kobo user. My only problem was trying to download a borrowed book from my County Library using Kobo. It wouldn't download to my e-reader. It genera... See more
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About Rakuten Kobo
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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.
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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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My old Kobo e-reader was faulting when…
My old Kobo e-reader was faulting when turning pages very randomly. It would explode the font size then I would spend the next minute readjusting to my default size. Frustrating. I was well overdue for a new e-reader. Now working perfectly.
Always have book with me.
Always have book with me now. Felt disloyal if it wasn’t a “proper” book. This is light, easy to use and fits in my handbag. Battery lasts for hours too.
Does what it says it does.
My Kobo lasts forever and makes reading on it very convenient and travel friendly. From the time it arrived in the mail, to the time of this review, I have had to charge my Kobo once. I would recomend this device to anyone looking for an ereader.
My partner loves her new Kobo Libra…
My partner loves her new Kobo Libra Colour! Her old Libra model was having some syncing issues, and those have gone away with this upgrade. The color e-Ink is a great feature as well
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Almost Perfect, If You Only Use One Library Card
I recently purchased a Kobo Libra in an effort to move away from my previous e-reader brand, and the device itself is excellent. The screen is responsive, the backlight is great, and the overall interface is intuitive. On hardware alone, this is an easy 5-star purchase.
Unfortunately, one of the features that convinced me to buy it hasn't lived up to my expectations. I was excited about the built-in OverDrive integration so I could borrow library books directly on the device. However, Kobo no longer supports signing in with multiple library cards, which makes this feature essentially unusable for me since I use more than one library system.
Instead, I have to sideload library books using Adobe Digital Editions, which feels outdated and unnecessarily cumbersome. If Kobo restored support for multiple library cards in OverDrive, this would easily be a 5-star purchase. Until then, it's a fantastic e-reader with one frustrating limitation.

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Improved design and easy to use
Very easy to set up and use. Compact size. Really like the buttons to turn page. Much improved design from earlier models.
Great device
Great device. Convenient 6 inch size and excellent stable software. While page turning and highlighting is fast, the loading time is a bit slow. If a new model comes with a better processor, I’ll upgrade immediately. Battery lasts long enough.
On / off button isn't as user friendly…
On / off button isn't as user friendly as my old book.
Otherwise seems ok so far.
Thank you
The customer service was excellent .
The customer service was excellent .
My 9 year old Kobo clarica would not turn on the bottom button. was stuck but I’m pretty sure I wore it out because i use it daily .
The representative offered me a $20 discount for a new colour clarica and I was delivered in a few days .
All of my
Books were loaded on
The KoboLibra was delivered promptly…
The KoboLibra was delivered promptly and was well packaged
I like it a lot
I like it a lot, the writing isn’t as smooth as I hoped but still good for notes. There seems to be a lot you can customize so I have to figure that out. Sometimes it refreshes back to back which can be annoying when I’m trying to treat it like my tablet lol,but for the most part doesn’t bother me. When reading it’s fine and doesn’t do it so much except for what I have set. All around a good reader
I was provided the worst support ever…
I was provided the worst support ever so I cancelled my order. Super cool to have something I was so excited for to just be completely ruined.

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Product is great and the shopping…
Product is great and the shopping experience was perfect.
My new one is faster and the screen is…Yes
My new one is faster and the screen is very sensitive.
The e-reader is convenient
The e-reader is portable, light and very easy to use. Thank you.
Love it
Really enjoying it so far! I didn't realize how light it would be—definitely a surprise. It's great to have such a superb option to the kindle. Love it!
A representative named Nathan via…
A representative named Nathan via texting navigated me through numerous steps to resolve my problem. I just bought my first Kobo and he was very patient and kind. My first impression of your company is a five star rating.
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