Kobo Clara Colour | Colour eReader | 6” Glare-Free Colour E Ink Kaleido™ 3 Display | Dark Mode Option | Waterproof | Audiobooks | 16GB of Storage | Black

If you are not happy with Kindle devices, the Kobo Clara Colour is the color e-ink device for you! Simple interface, easy to use, AMAZING battery life, great quality of life features, and their book selections arejust about on par with everyone else’s. Side loading other ebooks is also easy as well for DRM-free epubs you own!

I'm unable to hold books by hand anymore due to hEDS making it painful. This, with the nice case I got for it, has changed that. I'm able to hold this without issue. I love that I can also expand and reduce the size of the print, and the backlighting adjusts for the lighting in the room. There's no glare on the screen either, with it being matte. A single button on the back for waking it up and turning it on/off. I also have access to Overdrive and can connect with libraries to check out books. Sometimes it gets stuck trying to connect with Overdrive, but that's only because I haven't synced it. Syncing fixes that. The long battery life means I don't have to charge it everyday, which is a plus with ADHD (I forget to charge things). It's a simple and easy device, and functions on the simplest level. A child could figure out how to use this. With the small size, even in its case, I'm able to take this whenever I leave the house. No getting bored while riding in the car or in the waiting room for doctor and physical therapy appointments. Yay! It's been worth every penny.

As a guy with a long history of reading on Kindles - my favorite being the Oasis - I decided it was still just a bit too big for comfortable holding for an hour a night, even though it was the best of the eReaders I have, or had. Which includes the latest Paperwhite, the Kindle Coloursoft, Kobo Libra, Libra Color, Kindle Basic, etcetera. The Kindle Basic was my preferred SIZE / weight of 6", because I could add a finger strap/grip to the middle of the back, and easily reach the strap with fingers of either hand. BUT... The Basic has one deal-breaker for me: NO WARM LIGHT!! Completely stupid decision not to allow that on the Basic, when the 7" PW only costs like $25 more! So you could say that for less than $10 they could have added a warm light option - and sold a ton of them.Anyway, the Kindle Colousoft was great-ish, but it had three big issues:1). Too expensive. $130 more than the Kobo Clara Color.2). No buttons!! This is marketed as a "premium" eReader, yet had nowhere near the premium look and feel of the Oasis. Which has buttons. I like buttons on a larger then 6" eReader. Swiping is OK for a 6" one.3). Has no Large option for the main screen, for bigger covers and text for those less blessed than those with young and perfect vision.The Kobo Clara Color is perfect in that it has it all:1). 6" size for lightness and fitting in pockets easily2). Color screen to add some dimension to book covers and highlighting3). Large print mode, (Beta Feature), similar to what the Oasis has4). Warm LightIt doesn't have Kindle Unlimited, but I found I don't read fast enough to make that worthwhile, anyway. Also, I can borrow books from the Library on either device, so...Overall, it's a high-quality device, and I'm thrilled to have finally found something like this that checks all my boxes.

This is not my first Kobo, I already have the Libra 2 purchase around Feb 2024 and the Libra color purchase around June 2024.The Kobo Clara color is a solid eink reader. I like that they are not constantly trying to sell me books. I do not have to pay for ads to be removed from the lock screen. They do make it easy to purchase books if you want but it is not so in your face.Kobo Plus: similar to Kindle Unlimited (KU) except as far as I can tell there is no limit to the amount I can add to my library. I also appreciate they have a subscription level that also includes audiobooks, but the increase to me is minimal as compared to Audible. The books available is less then KU, but I have not had issues find books I want to read. This being a good option will depend on ones reading taste.The added features are a big selling point for me.Overdrive integration: I can read, borrow and places library books on hold directly on the reader. Downside to this is I can only have one library card linked and I have three currently. So that is a little annoying, but still worth it!Pocket app for article reading integration: I save articles that I want to read but do not have time in the moment. Usually when researching something online or when I am come across a news article that I cannot read right then.Added feature that I only use rarely: there is a web browser beta feature. I see this as being helpful if I want to do a quick look up of a word or concept mentioned while reading.The size is perfect for on the go reading!Only downside, but not so big I would give less stars: because the screen is inset, it is easy to get cat (or hair of other pets that shed) inside. Pet hair is not good for tech so I am not a fan of the inset screen for this reason.

I love the kobo clara colour 😍 💕 I am just a little disappointed that it arrive late. But the package came undamaged. It's the reason I'm giving it a 4 ⭐️ because of it arriving late.