[beespeckled]

8/30/24 update: decided to use the birthday gift cards. Ordered the Libra Colour White and clear case from Amazon. It arrived Wednesday. The background is definitely grey w/no light compared to Kindle Oasis 3.

The grey background in bright outdoor light isn't bothering me like I thought it might, it seems easy on the eye the short time glance just to see what the experience would be. I'm in the throes of an action thriller on the Oasis 3 so haven't given the LC a full go yet.

Easy setup with Overdrive, downloaded a library book & the few books I purchased transferred easily. It also downloaded the stats thru April on the books I had borrowed from OD. My collections that I had created on the Aura One were transferred as well. Glad to have my page number progress and familiar interface and simple bookmarking option.

Decision based on newest processor, owner experiences, size, Kobo ecosystem, Overdrive integration, familiarity, cost after factoring in gift cards & future repairability.

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It will no longer charge with any of the USB cords I have.
I initially thought that maybe a new charging cord/cable would maybe solve, but I have the Kindle Oasis 3 that charges fine with the same USB's that the beloved One will not, so it must be the One's port that is the problem.

In doing a search, several threads popped up with the same or similar prob.

I've had it since Sept 2016 sigh.

I've been reading on the Kindle Oasis 3 (purchased because I had Amazon gift cards during shutdown and the ease of using for ARC's) Also used it for getting books from another library system so I wouldn't have to sign in and out of the ONE between library systems. Amazon has made many improvements on the initial software on the 3 since my initial purchase, but there are still things that irritate me.

I exclusively use OD/Libby from library. I only purchase books when I need them for book discussion group when no copies from the library will be available to read in time for book discussion or if it is an author I really enjoy and am not patient enough to wait in the library holds queue.

The conundrum is that nothing seems to really compare to what I have had with the Aura One.

Briefly intrigued with the new Colour models, the Libra Colour form factor would be pretty much the same as the Oasis 3 but the advantage would be the wonderful OD/library integration that I enjoy with the One. Then I read about the battery life and higher percentage of light usage. (the Oasis 3 light set to 6-12% in darker rooms during daylight compared to only 2-4% on the One in same conditions, so One battery life was better than the Oasis)

I like reading on the 7.8"One so I've been leaning towards the 8" Sage, but OUCH! on that price & then to read battery life isn't so great.

Sorry if this has turned into a "woe is me" posting.