What next after Glo HD?

[chilligirl]

I’ve been using a kobo glo hd since 2017. I love it, but the usb port has recently come loose which means it’s difficult to charge or connect to a computer without holding the cable in a certain position.

Our local phone repairer may be able to repair it, in which case I’ll keep it. The battery life is fab and the screen is sharp.

If I need to replace, what would be at least as good or offer real improvements these days? Before the glo hd I had a Sony prs 505 bought in 2008 (should have kept it) and then a prs 350 which was perfect except for no light.

I’m UK based and the only library I can use for ebooks is cloud library which means downloading onto a PC then using ADE to transfer to the kobo. Overdrive not available in my county.

I did try a Libra2 a while back when I had a work bonus to spend. I think I got a faulty one because the battery only lasted a week at best, so Currys refunded it. My Glo HD lasts a month with reading on it most days. I also found the 7 inch form a bit unwieldy but loved the buttons.

Current thoughts are Clara BW, pocketbook verse pro or a secondhand Tolino

Wish list:

6 or 7 inch (although a kobo mini/sony prs 350 with a light would be my dream device)

Good quality screen at least as good as the kobo glo hd

Good battery

Buttons a bonus but not essential

Any uk experience with either pocketbook or tolino would be helpful insight.

Thank you!

[Geese1]

I have a Clara BW and really like it. I only upgraded to a Nook GlowLight 4 Plus a few weeks back due to wanting a bigger screen and page turn buttons.

If you don't mind the lack of page turn buttons, and are interested in a 6" screen size, the Clara BW is a good choice (although to be fair, it was my first non-Kindle device, so I don't have any real experience with brands other than Amazon with the exception of my GlowLight).

[Quoth]

I don't think Nook works in the UK now, though it did for a while. You can't even install the Android App.

Tolino is really "Kobo for the German market".

So Clara BW 6″, or Pocketbook 7″

[church mouse]

I have a Glo HD, a Boox Poke 2 and a Pocketbook Verse Pro.

My daily reader is the Boox, even though its screen is not quite as good as the other 2 and I have to charge it once per week (wifi is off except for downloading from my library). The reason for it being my daily, is that I love using the Calibre Sync app (linked with my dropbox account) to get my books and Alreader XPro is a really good reader app (in my opinion).

I bought the Pocketbook Verse Pro because I really like page change buttons and being able to send my books to it by PBSync from Calibre is really useful. However, the in-built reading app is sub-par. KoReader works on it but, in my experience, eats the battery. When I use the Verse, I use the old CoolReader fork - which still works but has not been maintained for some years. I wouldn't buy another Pocketbook unless /until they significantly improved the reader.

My Glo fell out of use because I experienced too many USB connection issues with my MacBook. My partner uses it when she has to read an e-book (she loves "dead tree" books) and only loads one book at a time.

If I was to buy a new e-reader, I think I would get another Boox but a Kobo would be my second choice (fingers crossed that I had no USB issues).

[Renate]

Originally Posted by church mouse

I have a Glo HD, a Boox Poke 2 and a Pocketbook Verse Pro.

My daily reader is the Boox, even though its screen is not quite as good as the other 2 and I have to charge it once per week ...

Of course all things get bloatier and bloatier, but if you like the Poke2, then the current Go6 (internally labelled "Poke6") should make you happy.
It's got the Carta 1300 display, which is the best B/W right now.
Your Poke2 battery is aging, but it's still got some life.

[meeera]

The obvious successor is the Clara BW, assuming you want a non colour device. Carta 1300.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by meeera

The obvious successor is the Clara BW, assuming you want a non colour device. Carta 1300.

And still a 6" screen.

If you want a 7" screen, I cannot recommend Kobo as all they have is a rubbish colour Libra.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you want a 7" screen, I cannot recommend Kobo as all they have is a rubbish colour Libra.

Why this compulsion to disparage perfectly adequate devices especially in the context of a dearth of alternatives? People can buy only what's out there. A nuanced comparison of pluses and minuses would be fine, but this free-ranging denigration isn't helpful. Noting also that frequent references to devices that haven't been sold in years as rubbish just adds to a context of negativity. What purpose does it serve?

I can't help thinking when I see yet another device described as rubbish of how thrilled we'd all have been to read on them 10 years ago, when we were happy with much less. Is the tech out there for a "better" device? Yes. Is someone selling it? If not, then there you are.

Sigh. Speaking anecdotally, I'm still reading on my Aura One. If it gave up, as things stand now I'd have to get a Nook Glowlight 4 Plus. I know as far as you're concerned, it's rubbish, but my top priority is a 7.8" to 8" screen. Second is a Kobo device, but at that I'd hit a roadblock before I went any further down my list of priorities.

Seriously! TL;DR: When every device is rubbish, then the only alternative is going back to paper.

[nana77]

Originally Posted by issybird

Seriously! TL;DR: When every device is rubbish, then the only alternative is going back to paper.

May I say? Without add anything at all to the discussion, but just noticing that, having been to borrow one paper book, like in a seemly painted city's quarter (from the lean hands of a very beatiful, long grey hair, librarian), having it that even perfumes just makes me wonder to pass by there at least once in a month. Seriously .
Ps: I'll have to ask her if is she that perfumes the books to give them some kind of subliminal addiction.

Please pardon this OT.

[PHughes]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

And still a 6" screen.

If you want a 7" screen, I cannot recommend Kobo as all they have is a rubbish colour Libra.

Which is the screen size many like and desire.

[cgsmom]

Originally Posted by issybird

Why this compulsion to disparage perfectly adequate devices especially in the context of a dearth of alternatives? People can buy only what's out there. A nuanced comparison of pluses and minuses would be fine, but this free-ranging denigration isn't helpful. Noting also that frequent references to devices that haven't been sold in years as rubbish just adds to a context of negativity. What purpose does it serve?

Agree 100%. Some people just sound like a sound bite that keeps getting thrown out there with no regard for relevance to the current topic.

I do have some experience with color. If I place my Kindle Colorsoft next to my Oasis, I can see a difference in the background. However, I don't read on both devices at the same time. When I am reading on my Colorsoft, I don't notice any problem at all (except of course, I miss the page turn buttons). I made the decision to purchase the Colorsoft over the Libra Colour because I don't like to rotate my reader every time I change hands.

Which is why I have been reading on my Nook GL4 more lately. My husband has taken over the GL4+. I have considered buying another GL4+ since BN is offering 20% off in the US right now. But I am waiting to see what they come out with in 2026.