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As an older reader, I value the crispness and clarity of text highly, so I certainly hope that BW e-ink continues to be offered by Kobo and others.
However, it's clear from the response to the Libra Colour that many really want color.
I plan, at some point, to get a color device, just to see if my eyes will tolerate it. But I suspect my eyes will prefer BW for most reading. My eyes have always been very touchy. I cannot, for instance, tolerate a matte screen protector. I also cannot read on a tablet that has less than 250ppi without seeing yellow haloes around all black-on-white text. I find that I also cannot read in a completely dark room with front light only. I need at least a little ambient light. Dark mode isn't very friendly on my eyes either, unless I go to really large font sizes. It is what it is. I suffer from fairly severe dry-eye syndrome, and touchy hardly begins to describe it, LOL! I may find that I cannot tolerate a Kaleido device at all.
But I plan, if it appears that there will be fewer BW devices, to get myself a backup Kobo Sage, so that I can happily read on for a good while to come.
I even picked up a lightly used, one-year-old Pocketbook Era on eBay recently, for a great price, and will give that brand a tryout. I've always wanted to, and for $109 shipped, and the sunset copper color, hey!
Kobo is, right now, riding a wave of being the first major player in North America to offer color e-ink. That will probably change, and when it does, they may need to continue to compete in the BW device market as well as color.
I plan to stay open-minded about my BW options, that's for sure.
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