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Anna’s Archive is a great place to epubs

I love my kindle paperwhite. Kobo libra colour looks amazing but I don't know if it's worth the switch

Great cozy vlog 📚☕🎃🍁🍂🍄

obligatory hello to lambert 🥺

Amazon still makes Fire tablets. lol 😂 your “f” bombs make you sound American.

You are so right about the little niggles with the kindle i dislike how the long press and highlight works it feels so clunky the kobo does that so much better

loved this video! re: the popsocket, i would say maybe try to remove it entirely and read without it for a couple days? just because i personally can't believe how comfy the libra colour is on its own, especially since you can switch sides/reading orientation instantly by changing hands and the position of the kobo, and it would remove a bit of weight which you mentioned was a problem for you.

OMG is that a Wiggly in your shelf? :3 Came here to learn more about the Kobo, but very delighted now!! (Also great video haha)

Nice reflections. I've just bought a 2nd hand Kobo Libra2. 5:15 I agree! a few months I also realised I just did not like Amazon. I had to do the one-by-one download of over 2k titles. NB The lastest 2024 Kindles (12th Gen) register with Amazon in a way which will *not* let you download your files. You literally won't see the option on Amz to download. Nor can you get the files off your 12th gen. Kindle -- they have a completely different file structure from the earlier Kindles. Calibre might come up with a solution eventually but for now, hang on to your Serial numbers from your earlier Kindles and don't de-register them at Amazon.

"Amazon" and "books" are why this accent is a win.

If you have a hair dryer, take your Kobo out of the case, and heat up the base of the pop socket with the hair dryer until it's easier to pull off and relocate. :)

Fun fact: You do not own the books. You own a license to read the book. They DRM your downloaded copy and refuse to offer other formats beyond their own custom one to encourage you to ONLY use it for tranfering via USB... to another Kindle. I like dedrm, but I feel it's important people also know they DO NOT own their books. This is why Calibre is so important. Back your stuff up!

You mentioned difficulty syncing between Kobo Libra and phone app. That’s the main issue keeping me from switching. Kobo devices are very nice, Libby integration is more convenient, and it’s nice to not give Amazon so much money. I have no problem using Calibre to transfer files, either. But I do a lot of jumping between iPhone app and Kindle, and I want my progress and notes to sync seamlessly. For a lot of folks, like yourself, that’s not an issue. And I’m glad because there are a lot of good reasons to switch to a Kobo device. 😉

I had a kobo but switched to an android tablet and the kobo app instead so I could read manga better and do other stuff like watch this video.

New to kobo. LONG kindle user. Kindle is a bit slower 12th gen and 11th gen, and honestly, I’m just tired of the ui and Amazon ads everywhere. I can’t turn it off and not have an ad that I give two shits about without paying extra. Log in and 1st line are my books and the rest ad after ad after ad. Live my kobo color and loving the ui.

I love physical books, but, my e-reader...Love! Moving to KOBO Clara BW ...f' Amazon...lol.

Yes the kindle is great about syncing where you are in books, it is NOT great at giving you reading credit for a day in their insights. I have read for hours to no avail on a reader insight update for an achievement. Pushing it to synch and update did not work. So I kept my old Kindle 3 around and would synch between devices it to get it to update. Unfortunately, I have the kindle at my mother’s, and that is 3700 km away. They just do not care enough to update the apps or their algorithms. It is nice to see there is now competition for the e-reader market. Yes, I read mostly on my phone because it is lighter than my tablet. As for Kindle Unlimited it is either really old books, or books by a popular author that is not as rated as well as some of their other novels. Plus they push their own classic versions compared to say penguin or other free options in KU. Heck, I never have seen a philosophy book in the KU shop.

We have the same moon pop socket, so I know I can trust your taste

I would like to recommend a podcast that had "how did SM get away with writing the same book 3 times" as a premise 😆 it's called {three books one plot] It's seriously funny . I came across it after I read all the books last year to the start of this year (for the 1st time ever) and while many twilight podcasts just went through the books in order by chapter this one was different making the differences between the 3 books (twilight -life and death- midnight sun) the main topic that spared me from reading life and death and getting all I needed to know including the differences of verbiage she used for Bella and beau All in all I highly recommend anyone but who "likes"the series but mostly likes funny podcasts to give it a go 😁

See, i didnt know i could download my kindle books and add them to a Kobo. I think i will now switch. I was worried about that

Amazon sells fire tablets still, just took the kindle out it’s name.

Annotation with Kindle might be getting better. The Scribe is getting an Active Canvas aka annotation. So who knows but yeaa...I got enough books on Kindle so I am stuck to Kindle (I am in the thousands!).

I've done the same with my Kindle library, to free it from DRM restrictions. While DRM is a pain, it's not actually Amazon's fault entirely. As a self-published author, when I upload a book to the Kindle store, Amazon gives me the choice of whether to include or exclude DRM. So it's publishers that are actively choosing it. Amazon totally gives publishers the ability to opt out.

If you have an android device, you can get koreader on there and on your kobo for better syncing! I have an iPhone but I’m getting a boox Palma so I transferred my kobo to use koreader and I think it’s really great, also wireless syncing to calibre is so convenient. The UI is not quite as nice as the regular kobo one but it’s pretty customizable. I have an old libra though so I have no idea how it works with writing

You think you can just walk away from Amazon? Amazon decides when any of us walks away. :P

Is there a limit to the amount of highlights exported, like in the Kindle?

This is a great review! Do you think you'd be able to show what the writing is like on the Kobo? I've always missed writing in my books when using an ereader.

I 100% disagree about the Amazon fire tablets. I have one right now and it runs so good with the new update. I can pretty much do anything on this and I paid 50 dollars. I watch Hulu and read my books using on my Amazon kindle

I love watching videos like this….. they make me feel broken…. lol. I keep buying and returning the kobo color- I HATE page buttons, my thumb doesn’t want to reach that far over or use other fingers when I can easily just turn with my thumb on the screen of a non button device. The bar of light that peeks out from the bottom out side of the screen of the kobo drives me insane. I don’t write in my books so annotation is a non factor for me. The ghosting and lag on kobo kills my reading experience 70% of the time. The biggest thing for me is the weight balance- I can’t easily lay on my back and read one handed. But videos like this make me want to buy another one and try it again.

Also can you share if Kobo has browser or Google drive.. can you transport books through Google drive?

I want to ask if its better to read on e-reader than a phone?

do you use the overdrive/library function at all? it's the main thing making me want to switch to kobo! thanku for this in depth video!

I read mostly from Kindle Unlimited and have read many phenomenal books I can't imagine someone feeling there's nothing for them to read there. My daughter teaches high school English and loves to read and she's always reading something from Unlimited.

I loved my kobo libra colour, but kobo plus sucks compared to KU so I had to return it. If kobo plus can improve their book selections, they could beat kindles.

Tip for sync. I make a bookmark and then sync manually if it doesn't show up acoss devices. ( librarybooks and books bought in the kobostore only tho) I use a clara for on the go and a libra at home.

Use. A hairdryer to get the pop socket off and you can put it in the right place.

Here’s a random question, was the German language book on your shelf for a class, or did you learn by reading?

Unrelated: goodness you are pretty Semi-related: I wish Kobo would add page turn buttons to their 6” ereader similar to the early Kindle devices (they used to run along the bezel). I don’t get why all of the ereaders that have buttons now have them jutting out on a separate extended strip.

I love my kindle fire

lmao i love how annoyed you are at the kindle, and I love the honesty haha. thanks for the vid! (: edit: your review has led to me choosing the kobo! thanks!

This was a really helpful, informative video! Liked and subscribed! I moved from Kindle to Kobo a couple of years ago and couldn't be happier. One of the things I really love is being able to change the screen brightness by sliding a finger up or down the left side of the screen - that saves diving into menus. But that "only synching one way" drives me nuts. Not enough to make me switch back though.

You should consider buying a Boox Palma for when out and about, an electronic paper ereader. It is about the size of a phone and you can install kindle and kobo apps.

I have a Libra 2. It's my first Kobo device after many years of Kindle. BUTTONS! I absolutely love it. I'm seriously considering a Kobo Colour.

I’ve just got to the syncing part of this video. I’m not sure if u know but u can manual sync in seconds. There is a ring with pointed arrows at the top of the screen next to the bell icon, just press that it will bring up a sync now box and click on that and it will sync everything instantly. That includes purchases, book progress, notes, library lends ect… talking about that u didn’t mention the overdrive(libby app) library connected function that all kobo’s have here in the uk. If u have a uk (and many other countries) library card and add it to the libby app and then register that library card on your kobo under the overdrive tab (it takes just a minute to do) it will then sync automatically any library lends or holds that u have connected to that card on the libby app. It is seemless (again manual sync whenever u need to when something doesn’t show up instantly) and such a wealth of a resource that allows us to borrow and reserve books directly from our kobo device and the Libby app. It even tells u on ur device when ur scrolling through the kobo store if the book ur looking at is available at ur library so u can borrow it instantly instead of having to buy it before u know if u like it enough that u want a copy. Also something i learned recently is any annotations made on a kobo book whether purchased or a library lend will be deleted if u delete that book off of ur device. Once u have clicked the return to library button. It will look like u still have the book on ur device but it’s just a memory of ur notes ect.. and unless u want to lose them don’t delete it. This runs true for purchased ebooks also and any other books u side load onto ur kobo as soon as u permanently delete the book u are deleting all the information with it so just let the ‘ghost’ info stay on ur device if u want to keep all ur bookmarks, annotations ect.. it takes such little space compared to the thousands of ebooks that a kobo can hold. Kobo in terms of what it offers here in the uk is miles ahead of kindle devices, I’m glad ur enjoying ur e-reader. Take care and hope this info helps someone

I didn’t like the Kobo or their library. I have returned the color soft and the Kobo today and re-ordered a paper white

Haha you must have had an ancient Fire tablet since they haven’t called them Kindles for at least 6 years. I’ve had many fires and the battery life is same as my iPads and functionality is the same as an iPad so maybe you jut had a dud. I cannot fathom leaving Amazon ecosystem for books as their selection just dwarves Kobo’s and I read many foreign and slightly more niche books that I can’t always find on Kobo. I so wish Amazon would make a Colorsoft with buttons, notepad functionality, and stylus with ability to write anywhere like with Libra color but I want Amazon interface and content and tech. While both use same tech for the color e-ink screens, Kindle’s implementation is definitely better with richer colors and none of the weird dithering and screen door effect. Also make it 8”. So basically want bits and pieces of each, but I still would likely buy everything from Amazon so hard to make a switch. Also current Kindle Papewhite is faster than Kobo, but ultimately matter of preference .

if you use a blowdryer you can remove and move the popsocket super easily!

Kobo only syncs once per day. In settings there is a choice as to when it syncs. Thanks for a great video.

i have a ppw 11th gen but am trying out the kobo clara color because its smaller and has color and is not amazon... the UI is really doing it for me. I hope i like it because why do i think i'll have a hard time leaving amazon

These days the Kindle publishing process (KDP) asks writers/publishers to upload the same file type as the Kobo - epub, which is then converted on the fly when you download the file to your Kindle. This *should* make transfers from Kindle to Kobo easier, but I've never actually tried to find a Kindle epub and then just cut and pasted it to my Kobo. I guess the fact that Calibre strips out protection is part of this conversion process. Perhaps everything will become standardized eventually.