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Originally Posted by saak
poor backlighting that is not consistent across the screen
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The gradient is so subtle that unless you look for it, it is very hard to spot. I never see it.
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relatively worse build quality as it is plastic
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I've found it easier to scratch my Oasis than my Libra.
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significantly inferior libraries and lookup
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There is no difference in the libraries in relation to traditionally published books, the only difference is when it comes to indies. I don't know what you mean by "lookup."
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locked into bs Amazon ecosystem, where they can literally delete your books (see what happened to people's copies of 1984 after a publisher dispute with Amazon),
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Seriously that only happened once and I doubt it will ever ever happen again. Now they just simply stop selling the ebook without pulling it out of libraries.
And since you can always sideload onto a Kindle (or a Kobo) I disagree here.
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do not support epubs so have to convert my own to mobi, though I have Calibre and this isn't a huge problem
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You can also email your files and they will be converted, I see this as a non-issue.
No this came from negative reviews from people that do not understand how indexing work and initially kept draining their battery after they downloaded their entire library. Over time the Oasis has pretty much the same battery life as any other modern Kindle.
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no Overdrive support (also not sure about this one)
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That is both correct and incorrect. It doesn't have overdrive built into the ereader like it is on Kobo but it is still easy to check out library books. I just open up Libby on my phone to find a book and check it out and it shows up on my Kindle. If checking out library books is most of what you'll be doing, it still makes more sense to buy a Kobo however.
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have to pay Amazon just to remove ads (seriously? on such a pricy product?)
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Agreed. I have a feeling that if Kobo and Nook were more competitive Amazon would have done away these slimy ads, at least on premium products.
I bought my Oasis 3 on Black Friday for under $200. I could see that sale happening on Prime Day. If you can wait I do consider it to be the better ereader because the screen uniformity is perfect and the adjustable color temp is perfect. It just feels more polished than the Libra.
If you're looking to buy now just get the Libra. It doesn't make sense to pay SO MUCH MORE for the Oasis unless you're already tied to the Amazon ecosystem.