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Originally Posted by Josieb1
After having the Sage (which is going back) and the Forma I agree about 8inch e-readers, that extra inch is worth it, however I am also happy to use 7inch readers round the house and 6inch readers for my handbag.
I got my Forma for £200. And imo that’s the price it should have been from the start, and the price the Sage should have been. Both are too expensive at Kobos prices. I’ve bought the new Libra 2 as that is a far more realistic price, considering Kobo are more expensive than Amazon anyway.
The covers are also a ridiculous price. I managed to get the Red Libra 2 case for £25, and if a third party case had been available I would have got that instead.
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The amazing thing Kobo did with the Forma was to keep it the same weight as smaller readers. I feel that was a revolutionary design feature for larger readers that they've given up on. They should have designed the Libra 2 as a scaled down Forma that would be as light as the Clara.
I prefer the appearance of text on the recessed screen of the Libra 2 and most other Kobo readers to the flush screen models. It's a minor preference, although I've come to wonder if there is such a thing as a minor preference when it comes to the screens of these devices.
Imagine you're a modern consumer electronics company selling tablets and you can still sell your 3 year old model for basically the same amount as the new model. It's not great for us consumers.