3/5/2023 0 Comments Kobo libra 2 review![]() ![]() Kobo hosted focus groups, spoke with users one-on-one, and looked into the market. The inclusion of audio received overwhelming support. Since 2019, they have been asking their Kobo Insiders, a private group, by invitation only, where the most hardcore talk about books and e-readers, various questions about future e-readers. The decision to provide audiobooks on e-readers was not taken straight away. âWe want to be competitive wherever Kindle and Audible are not. While the Kindle has the first-mover advantage, Audible is only available in a few select countries, where Kobo operates worldwide. He said audiobook support was not an expressive move made to compete with Audible, which has provided audiobook support on Kindle e-readers for the past four years. So why did Kobo bring audiobooks to the Libra 2 and the Sage?Ī few weeks ago, before the Libra 2 announcement, I had a long chat with Ramesh Mantha, vice president of products and devices at Kobo. Their apps for Android and iOS were quickly updated with an audiobook player. You can also buy Kobo audiobooks individually and shop with confidence with their price match guarantee. Customers will receive one credit per month with their subscription and they can be redeemed for any audiobook title on the platform. It comes with a 30 day free trial period. ![]() Kobo launched an audiobook subscription service in 2017 and membership costs $ 12.99 per month in Canada and $ 9.99 in the United States. This is a moot point with the Libra 2, as it has physical page change buttons, which will work just fine. Most e-readers, if they have a lot of water droplets on the screen or if they are totally submerged, normally the touch screen does not work because the water or the droplets register as touch interactions. You can simply wash the eReader in tap water and clean it easily. I know that by talking to hundreds of people about waterproof e-readers over the years, they appreciate that they can read with sticky fingers when they eat or throw a glass of wine or coffee on the screen. ![]() Do people really read in the bathtub? Kobo has never really published any studies on this subject. This device is waterproof with an IPX8 rating, so it can be submerged in fresh water for up to 60 minutes and to a depth of 2 meters. It has Bluetooth 5.1 to connect a pair of headphones to listen to audiobooks. You will be able to connect to the Kobo bookstore, Overdrive and access Pocket via WIFI. It has a USB-C port for charging the device and a respectable 1500mAH battery. Under the hood is a 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. I have noticed that with bright overhead light you will get reflections on the screen and also under direct sunlight. I have often found that there are normally problems with using the glass that covers electronic paper. The screen is protected by glass substrate, which protects the electronic paper display. The screen of the e-reader is not completely flush with the bezel, there is a very slight inclination, a small hollow. This is integrated into it, which reduces costs. Traditionally, capacitive touch technology is placed above the display module. The touch screen is actually built into the stack of modules. E Ink Carta 1200 modules consist of a TFT (thin film transistor), an ink layer and a protective foil. What exactly is this new e-paper technology? E Ink Carta 1200 offers a 20% increase in response time compared to E Ink Carta 1000 and a 15% improvement in contrast ratio. The Libra 2 has a 7-inch E INK Carta 1200 display with a resolution of 1264 Ã 1680 with 300 PPI. It is only slightly more expensive than the Libra 2, around $ 10 in Canada and the United States. This device has a few major selling points, it has double the storage compared to the original Libra 1 and it is now possible to purchase audiobooks from the Kobo Bookstore and listen to them through wireless headphones or an external speaker, such as a Sonos soundbar. The Kobo Libra 2 is a brand new e-reader which was just released at the end of October 2021. ![]()
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