The Sage looks like a very nice ereader. The screen appearance and the power button could be better than the Forma’s and I’m fine with the change to USB-C. I don’t care at all about audio or dark mode, but I don’t object to their existence.
However, the ergonomics of the Forma are almost magical to me. The weight, the shape, the groove where my thumb rests, the fact that the weight is concentrated right above my hand and not spread across the screen to pull it off balance, and the non-slip finish make it the only ereader I’ve ever been able to comfortably hold in one hand (despite the fact that it’s one of the largest and heaviest of all my ereaders).
I bought a second Forma a few months ago because I was afraid it would be discontinued. I don’t need another ereader this year but I’m afraid the Sage might signal the end of the line for the mobius screen and form factor of the Forma and I’m very sad about that.
All that said, I’m apparently an ereader junkie so I’ll probably cave and order a Sage anyway. Does anyone know if it has a non-slip surface?
I don’t know what it is about ereaders that makes me keep buying them; my phone is four years old, my main tablet is six years old, and my laptop is eleven years old and in dire need of replacement.
