works well. could be a touch more responsive
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
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Brand: Rakuten Kobo eReader Store
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.
GTIN: 681495009558
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Amazing ereader, can easily bring anywhere I want!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
great value for the money
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Excellent device. Text is crisp clear. Battery lasts for very long time even with the light on.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Amazing battery life along with offline file support is all that I wanted in a product.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 4
Simply amzing e-reader! I never owned a Kindle but I watched multiple reviews and did my research on them, and in my opinion Kobo by far surpasses it. Its so easy to work with, battery life is awesomely lenghty (didn’t charge it for weeks), very qualitative crisp text and its the perfect size to hold for when reading. Cool statics and a lot of costumizable fonts and reading asthetics. Also the power on button?? Best decision ever to whoever decided to place it in the back AND indented so you don’t accidentally turn it on and drain the battery whereas Kindle is on the bottom 😭 like its so easy to mistakenly press that thing. And the costumizeable screen saver? Whereas Kindle just shows you some ads (and sometimes inappropriate ones)AND you have to pay $20 to get them removed. Like bruh, I bought something of my OWN, and you going to make me spend more to alter something like this of a device I OWN?? but Kobo? No, its all about you and I love that. Also, i found it super duper easy to work with my laptop in costumizing the screen saver and adding books from my library. I have saved a lot of money! Also, Kobo focuses on the reader, whereas Kindle focuses on advertising you more books. In the home page the biggest section is about your books and your stuff and can even make categories for your books. Kindle? 2/3 is them trying to get you to buy your next book. Im comparing these two because thats what I was debating on personally FIY and hopefully it comes in handy for yourself if you are in the same spot as I was. Idk to me these small details speak and mean a lot. So in conclusion, although slightly pricer than Kindle, I would buy it thousands times again because its simply ideal for me and my reading needs. And also, it came in like 3 days upon ordering which aided in my overwhelming excitement of awaiting the product. Kobo you are awesome, thank you for focusing on the costumer rather than ways to take more of people’s money. It shows you care about the reader’s experience and if you don’t hear that enough, let this review be loud and clear! People need to hear about your products more so invest in some advertising because in my experience, I didn’t hear about your brand until my 3-4th day of considering an e-reader, thanks to TikTok. You guys are awesome and Thank You for all you do. Me and the Kobo community appreciate you!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
It was becoming impossible to read digital arcs on my phone. I’m a bookseller at a busy independent bookstore and have more books than time to read them! Kobo has been a perfect choice for me!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Lovely little reader. Easy to use and comfortable to hold with arthritic wrists.
Quality: 5
The quality of the screen and device is fantastic but the built in connection to our library is a killer app.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Love reading on my Kobo!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Great bit of kit.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Another amazing Canadian product
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Easy to set up & use. Light in weight. Just a great way to read!
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Froze up, couldn’t turn off, wouldn’t highlight or would highlight entire book —all within 2 weeks of receipt. Absolute nightmare trying to,first, use website and app, and then trying to contact company via phone or email or chat to initiate a return. When they finally sent me a return authorization, it was for an exchange not a return! Would NEVER buy another device from them! Kindle user for years but was so excited to find kobo—what a mistake. Don’t believe the reviews.
Quality: 1
Value for money: 1
I have this product, my BFF has this product and now my husband has it too. Loves the backlighting so he can read without disturbing me.
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Page turn is really something you need to look at. Tapping doesn't work properly. Swapping seems the only option and sometimes it needs to be repeated to work.
Quality: 3
Value for money: 4
Excellent ebook
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
I love that it has lots of storage space and battery life and is very easy to use. However, it does occasionally have problems syncing with Libby/OneDrive to view ebooks that are available after placing a hold.
Quality: 4
Value for money: 4
is easy to set up and use
Quality: 5
Value for money: 5
Brand new, already glitching. Connection to library system is tricky
Quality: 2
Value for money: 2