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.