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Originally Posted by rcentros
When Kobo came out with its color eReaders I was happy to see it because I liked choice (not that I would ever want a color reader). But I never dreamed that the Libra Colour would replace the best selling Libra 2, I thought both would be available. That disappointed me and, honestly, made me cynical about the direction Kobo was going. It seemed Kobo went away from developing the best and clearest e-Ink reader screen they could use, to trying to force an inferior "gimmick" color screen on its users that cost more. (I realize that folks like the Libra Colour, but I thought we would get BOTH a color version AND a black and white version.) Even though I hadn't yet considered buying a 7" reader, I thought the Libra line would always be available if my eyes got worse and I wanted a bigger screen. So I've currently got a "meh" attitude about all new eReaders now. I still hope a new Libra B/W is coming — it was very popular and I think Kobo made a big mistake dropping it.
I've still got plenty (too many) older 6" eReaders. At this point I'm not anticipating buying any new 6" ones (or currently even a 7" one). I know Carta 1200 (or 1300) Libras would sell. If you look on eBay you'll see that used Libra 2s and Libra H2Os are advertised for over $350 — about twice their new price. I don't like it when companies decide to force a (to me) inferior choice on their customers.
(For those who like the Libra Colour I'm not running down your choice, but it's not a choice I'll ever make.)
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This is why I cannot really recommend Kobo to anyone anymore. I cannot recommend any color models. I cannot recommend the Clara BW unless the person asking specifically wants a 6" screen. I cannot recommend the Sage because the battery is poor. The Ellipsa battery is also poor and it's a 10.3" screen so most won't want that size.
So really, Kobo leaves no real choice. If anything happened to my Libra 2, I'd have to go back to my Aura H2O as there's nothing Kobo sells now that I want.