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Old 09-05-2025, 10:35 AM   #1
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Any rumors on new Kobos?
I'm hoping we get an b&w equivalent to the Libra Color with an Carta 1300 screen. My wife has specifically told me she DOES NOT want a color ereader, and I was hoping to get her a b&w device in the Libra form factor.

Also would love an Elipsa 3E with a Carta 1300 panel also, since the Scribe has been a disappointment.
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Old 09-05-2025, 12:27 PM   #2
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The Libra Colour already has a Carta 1300 screen.

What your wife wants is what a lot of us want. We want a Kobo Libra BW with improved battery and better processor.
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Old 09-05-2025, 02:44 PM   #3
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We only know of a white clara colour upcoming release but as far as I know it hasn't been officially announced.

I have also been waiting for a libra BW release. Out of desperation I gave libra colour a fair shot and ended up returning it. So I gave up and bought a second hand, barely used, libra 2. It's recent enough, having only been discontinued for a year. I'm very satisfied with mine. It does have carta 1200 screen but it's a great device so if you can get a hold of one of these, I'd highly recommend. Also, Boox is currently selling a BW device with a similar form factor if that might interest your wife.
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Old 09-05-2025, 03:07 PM   #4
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There are new versions of the Clara Colour and Clara BW coming out but those are not new devices, the internals may change but the form factor and screen will be the same.
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I'm hoping we get an b&w equivalent to the Libra Color with an Carta 1300 screen. My wife has specifically told me she DOES NOT want a color ereader, and I was hoping to get her a b&w device in the Libra form factor.

Also would love an Elipsa 3E with a Carta 1300 panel also, since the Scribe has been a disappointment.
Count me in on a new Elipsa with an even better screen. I'm OK with the current screen but a 300DPI one would be nice.
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The Libra Colour already has a Carta 1300 screen.

What your wife wants is what a lot of us want. We want a Kobo Libra BW with improved battery and better processor.
I though the Libra Color used a Kaleido screen, and not a Carta screen?
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Count me in on a new Elipsa with an even better screen. I'm OK with the current screen but a 300DPI one would be nice.
The 300 PPI screen on the Kindle Scribe is nice. But it's PDF support is VERY lacking. I'd love to just try a current Elipsa out and see how it does with PDFs.
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I though the Libra Color used a Kaleido screen, and not a Carta screen?
Kaleido is just an RGB filter applied on top of the screen. The actual screen is Carta 1300, but because it's covered in RGB dots, it looks darker and fuzzier than if the RGB filter were not present.
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I originally bought the Scribe but hated the Kindle system so much I returned it and got the Elipsa 2E. I found the screen looks pretty close, close enough that the Kobo was by far and away the winner for me. But I'd still like that tiny extra bit of crispness in the text so a new Elipsa would make me happy.
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I hope in a new 8" screen. I would like a new Kobo Aura One, I skipped Forma and Sage.
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Just wait a few hours; I'm sure GoodeReader will pick up this thread and post a news story..
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I though the Libra Color used a Kaleido screen, and not a Carta screen?
The Kaleido screen is an overlay to the Carta 1300 screen. The Kaleido screen makes the test less sharp and clear. It also lower the contrast.
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