Thread: Kobo Sage and Libra 2 released (pre-order)
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Old 10-06-2021, 12:09 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by rcentros View Post
As for Amazon, I don't know what sales figures they could have been going by, since this is their first 6.8" reader. As it is, I think the 6" Paperwhite was their best seller by a large margin. But, since the bezels were pretty large on the 6" Paperwhites, going to 6.8" (with thinner bezels) and yet ending up with a reader pretty close to the same size is probably a no-brainer for them.
Amazon does have the 7" Oasis for sales info. I think it is more interesting as to why they chose 6.8" rather than a matching 7". And looking back at Kobo's devices, they had several 6.8" devices before going to the 7" Libra H2O.

But, what I am curious about is why the chose 6.8" for this device. Unless there is something about the 7" that means it won't work in this shape. Maybe it is to do with the light positions and what screens are available for that.

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I don't think they have to get rid of the Nia — just drop its price by $20, or at least by $10 and making it truly attractive for those on a budget. As it is there's no reason to go cheaper when the Clara often goes on sale for the same price as the Nia (which hardly ever goes on sale).
I think it would need to be more than $20 to make it worth it. To me, the specs of the Nia, and the Aura Edition 2 before it, are just to close to the next model up to make them sensible at anywhere near the current price point. It would be interesting to see what the actual sales are for the various devices.
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