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Originally Posted by Camellia
Odd little thread, but the folks in my life would probably just wonder when I'm going to stop rattling on about ereaders 
I recently made the switch from Kindle Oasis to Kobo Forma, and I am blown away by how brilliant the Forma is! It links to my book club account at a local book retailer, I can use Overdrive and Pocket, it reads so many more formats without needing to convert them first (so now I only need to convert books from Amazon, not everywhere-but-Amazon!), it automatically sorts my books into collections, it presents manga and comics so much better (and without the need of the extra step via KKC!), and I was unlucky with faulty Oasis batteries, but have no such problem on the Forma!
That's to say nothing of the ergonomics! The Kindle Oasis always hurt my hands with that strange ledge, but the Kobo Forma has a form factor that fits to my hands much better, the buttons are less "intrusive" to my reading experience, and way the Sleep Cover folds into a little stand is perfect for catching a couple of pages between boss fights in my favourite video games... 
This is honestly a much more user-friendly design for me! I am over the moon with this product, and I'll never be going back to Kindle. I know it's personal and subjective, of course - I have a friend who swears by Kindle and had an awful experience with her own Kobo device - but for me, this is perfect! |
I loved reading your post! I also moved from the Oasis, but to a Libra. I also love reading on it compared to the Oasis, it has a much nicer hand feel. I love being able to read with two pages in landscape view when using ePubs. I chose the Libra in part because I really prefer reading with white ereaders - for me, it really helps the side of the 'page' blend into the device.
It is so much more comfortable than the Oasis, and does not overheat in the sun, or get freezing cold to the touch in the winter. I also love that I can play simple games on it with devmodeon. Oh, and invert the screen to dark mode.
I also love trying not to give Jeff Bezos too much more of my money. I think he has enough of his own.
Yep, what you say about the battery was true for me too. My Oasis battery would only last for two days of reading, whereas my Libra lasts nearly two weeks, even when reading intensively.
I was keeping my Oasis for my newspaper subscription, but I hardly even use it for that these days. Might be time to sell it... do you still have your Oasis, or did you sell it to get your Forma?