If you’re in the market for a color reader, one from Rakuten Kobo latest models is on sale for Black Friday. You can order today Kobo Scale Colorfor $200, with a seven-inch color e-ink screen and physical page-turning buttons. If you’re content with reading in black and white, the company’s other two models — this one Sage and Ellipse 2E – there is also a discount.
While not everyone needs color while reading, the device can enhance the visual presentation of book covers, highlights and comics on its seven-inch 1,264 x 1,680 E Ink Kaleido 3 display. Unlike tablets like the iPad, it doesn’t glow in sunlight. The device includes Kobo’s ComfortLight Pro, which automatically adjusts the blue levels of the front light for a more comfortable reading experience. It also has a dark mode for night reading.
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The device differs from Amazon’s new ones Kindle Colorsoft are physical page turn buttons. Although it’s not quite a chore to reach your thumb slightly to touch the screen, I prefer the satisfying feel of physical buttons: Hold your thumb over it and press when it’s time to turn the page.
Scale Color supports notes, annotations, and highlighting—all in color Kobo Stylus 2. Unfortunately, accessories such as a pen are not included in the box; if you want a more notebook-like experience, you’ll have to shell out an extra $70.
The reader has 32GB of memory, enough for 24.00 e-books or 150 audiobooks. Rakuten Kobo rates the device at up to 40 days of battery life, although this varies based on usage. The Scale Color has an IPX8 rating, which means it can be submerged in more than 6.5 feet of water for an hour. As a welcome advantage, it is a reader can be repaired by itself Through a partnership with iFixit.
On the black and white reader front, Kobo sage and the Elipsa 2E is also on sale for Black Friday. The Sage has a larger eight-inch screen with deep contrast and fast page turns. Usually calls at $270, sells for $240. Finally, Kobo Ellipse 2E it has a tablet-sized 10.3-inch screen and software built around note-taking (including handwriting conversion). It has an MSRP of $400, but is discounted to $350.
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