My Kobo Clara Colour has become a staple on my person at all – and Amazon’s Spring Sale means it’s cheaper to buy
I am a reader to the point most people in my life would probably list it in the first three things they say about me. I actually moved across the country just so I could have a home library and opted to use the smaller bedroom for sleeping so my books can have more space.
Ironically I rarely leave the house with a paperback as I’m worried about the damage to the pages so I’ve been known to constantly have my Kobo on me.
I do have a Kindle Paperwhite, and for a long time, that was the staple in my bag, but that was before I found out about the wonders of the Kobo. I have the Kobo Clara Colour, as the name suggests it comes with a coloured screen that still has a paper-like texture. It means I can highlight in four different colours, and the covers aren’t washed out to black and white.
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It has really satisfying stats you can access on the book you’re reading and also your entire library. At the top of the page, it tells me how long I have left in the chapter, and further down, I can see what’s left in the book altogether.
At first, it was a little difficult as I have a Kindle library of over 200 books, and you can’t transfer them. I spent a good few hours searching online to see if there was a way to share them, but there isn’t any legitimate way to achieve this, which I found to be a drawback. As a result, my Kindle lives beside my bed so I can tackle both libraries but I now tend to only buy Kobo books as they do price match Amazon – Argos also sells the device for £129.99.
One of the things that makes me swing all the way to team Kobo is a handy little app called Libby. I am constantly recommending it to people as it’s an online library that you can link up to your local library – some libraries even let you sign up completely online for a virtual library card to use with it.
You can listen to audiobooks for free and rent out ebooks that you can read on your Kobo. I do this quite often and will rent out books I own physical copies of so I can read them on the go without having to buy them twice.
I think eReaders are ideal for travel, especially if, like me, you go through a book every two to three days and can find yourself needing a few for a trip. I recently went to France and didn’t even go to breakfast without my Kobo in hand, just in case I got a few minutes to read.
I find the battery life lasts a few books before I have to charge it, and it’s slightly smaller than the Kindle, which allows it to fit nicer in my hand. I would strongly recommend a stand case as it protects the screen from scratches when out and about but also works as a stand for hands-free reading. The Kobo Clara Colour is available for £129.99 on Amazon, Argos and Rakuten Kobo now.
