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spacepope · 11-07-2021, 08:50 PM

I was planning to stick with just my Libra H2O, but the Sage felt amazing in my hands at the store, so I decided to buy it. The pen was not in stock, so that is coming soon.

If it works out as a note taking device, I'm definitely keeping it. If not, I'll sell it (no relaxed return policies in Japan).

However, the Sage is way too big to be portable, so I am going to keep voraciously reading on my Libra H2O while out and about. I have no intention on getting the Libra 2 when my H2O is working fine and is, to me, basically the perfect device.

Edit: I sideloaded an English book and I have to admit, reading on the sage is rather luxurious... Delicious, delicious real estate. For Japanese reading though, I think I'm going to stick to my kindle... The lack of line spacing and margin sliders is really killing me. Considering Rakuten is a Japanese company, I thought they'd figure this out by now... But the ebook market in Japan is tiny and I suppose they have no incentive (digital manga, on the other hand, is a booming business).

Speaking of manga, it looks pretty glorious on the Sage! So maybe this is my sign to go read all those manga I've been putting off for too long

11-07-2021, 08:50 PM	#14
spacepope Zealot Posts: 117 Karma: 5915366 Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: USA! USA! 🇺🇸 Device: Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo Clara, Kindle Paperwhite 3, Smartphone	I was planning to stick with just my Libra H2O, but the Sage felt amazing in my hands at the store, so I decided to buy it. The pen was not in stock, so that is coming soon. If it works out as a note taking device, I'm definitely keeping it. If not, I'll sell it (no relaxed return policies in Japan). However, the Sage is way too big to be portable, so I am going to keep voraciously reading on my Libra H2O while out and about. I have no intention on getting the Libra 2 when my H2O is working fine and is, to me, basically the perfect device. Edit: I sideloaded an English book and I have to admit, reading on the sage is rather luxurious... Delicious, delicious real estate. For Japanese reading though, I think I'm going to stick to my kindle... The lack of line spacing and margin sliders is really killing me. Considering Rakuten is a Japanese company, I thought they'd figure this out by now... But the ebook market in Japan is tiny and I suppose they have no incentive (digital manga, on the other hand, is a booming business). Speaking of manga, it looks pretty glorious on the Sage! So maybe this is my sign to go read all those manga I've been putting off for too long Last edited by spacepope; 11-07-2021 at 09:14 PM.