Thanks everyone, quite helpful. I am
based in the USA and have updated my profile to reflect that.
Some things I am noting is inconsistent anecdotes about the battery life of the Oasis—is it nearly as good as the Kobo or not? The Overdrive support in the USA is certainly a big plus. I am familiar with converting through Calibre and sideloading, so sending my personal ePubs to either device shouldn't pose a huge hurdle.
I will definitely concede that Amazon's customer support is miles above and beyond pretty much any customer support I have yet had to deal with, so that is certainly a plus in favor of the Oasis.
I also do agree that the Oasis
seems to be the more polished product, with the flush screen allowing for more consistent backlighting and the solid metal build, though I too have heard people saying the metal gets overly cool to the touch and may not be as 'grippy' as the textured plastic of the Libra and other plastic e-readers.
Removal of the ads will necessarily make the base price of the Oasis, even on Prime day or Black Friday sales, $195 since it is a $20 fee you must cough up. I like the aesthetic of the Kobo OS better, as far as I have seen in YouTube videos, but I must agree that the Kindle has some polish that is lacking in the Kobo (automatic adjustment of backlight as you scroll as well as the 'clean' look of the physical device itself). I do wonder if the slightly different shapes (Kobo Libra having the side with buttons slightly elevated at an angle vs Kindle Oasis being rather flat all around) make a difference in ergonomics and ease of holding for long periods of time.
In terms of battery life:
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Originally Posted by haydnfan
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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Could you elaborate on this for me and for others who do not understand why battery life drains due to indexing issues?
Overall, I am leaning towards waiting for the Kindle, but am still not fully sure. It seems this is a nuanced discussion where you must give up some things no matter which device is chosen.