![]() Audio quality was fine, apart from the usual small glitches that happen with accelerated playback. You can speed up and slow down playback, skip forward and backward, and it keeps your place if you disconnect or shut it down. Syncing a pair was as easy as it is on any other device, and from there I listened to a bit of one of the included books from Kobo’s store (you can’t load your own, for now) and it was pretty much as expected. The audiobooks are a new thing for Kobo and the new devices have Bluetooth connections to make it possible - no speakers. All of this to say it’s fine but don’t expect iPad-like fluidity out of these or any e-reader. But when loading a whole new part of the book I found the old Forma is actually faster. Once in a book, page turns took about the same amount of time as older devices, which is to say nearly no time at all even when skipping a few at a time. Operation is much the same as previous devices, though the upgraded internals mean these are a bit quicker to wake, navigate and reorientate when you flip them. Both look excellent, to be clear, but the new screen is an improvement. Comparing the older Forma to the Sage (as they have very similar builds) I was surprised to find that the new screen really does make a difference the contrast is noticeably improved and the Forma’s letters seemed slightly grey next to the much darker Sage’s. Both readers have 300 ppi, which is more than enough to make the text look sharp. The most visible new feature is the screen, which is the latest Carta 1200 E Ink display. At $260 and $180 the Sage and Libra 2 aren’t cheap, though I think at least the latter is worth considering if you use an e-reader regularly and like audiobooks and Pocket. The main differences between the two new readers is size most of the other features are the same. The devices are successors to the Forma and Libra H2O, the forma of which (forgive me) has been my daily driver since I cracked the screen of my beloved Boox Poke 3. But the new capabilities may be worth the upgrade, and the Libra 2 especially makes for an attractive little package. If you live outside of these countries, you can order it from the Good e-Reader Store.The latest pair of e-readers from Kobo provide a modest but noticeable upgrade to the display, stylus support and Bluetooth for listening to audiobooks but take a step down in build quality from the admirable Forma. ![]() This will only be available in select countries, such as Canada, the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Turkey. There are two colors available, black and white. This is the date it will also be available in retail stores, such as Chapters Indigo. ![]() Pre-orders are available today and it will be available to ship on October 19th. This e-reader is available for pre-order for $219 CAD or $179.99 USD. You cannot sideload in your own audiobooks, the only format that it will read are ones purchased. It supports EPUB, EPUB3, PDF, FlePUB, MOBI, CBR and CBZ. You can sideload in your own ebooks or buy them from Kobo. The Kobo Libra 2 supports 12 fonts and 50 different font sizes. This e-reader is perfect for the bathtub, beach or anywhere else where there is water nearby. This device is waterproof with an IPX8 rating, so it can be submerged in fresh water for up to 60 minutes and a depth of 2 meters. There is no word if Overdrive will support audiobooks, but this post will be updated when I find out. It has Bluetooth 5.1 in order to connect up a pair of headphones to listen to audiobooks. You will be able to connect up to the Kobo Bookstore, Overdrive and access Pocket via WIFI. It has USB-C to charge the device and has a respectable 1,500 mAH battery. Underneath the hood is a 1 GHZ single core processor, 512MB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. It has both white and amber LED lights, to provide a warm candlelight effect. Basically, it gives a 20% increase in response time and an improvement in the contrast ratio of 15%. This is the same type of e-paper technology that the Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa employs. The Libra 2 features a 7 inch E INK Carta 1200 display with a resolution of 1264×1680 with 300 PPI. It also has physical page turn buttons, in addition to a capacitive touchscreen display, so users will have the option to use one or the other. It has Bluetooth support for wireless headphones or an external speaker, because this device has the ability to buy audiobooks from the Kobo bookstore. The Kobo Libra 2 is a brand new e-reader that has a number of really exciting features. ![]()
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