They’re available to preorder now.
  • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev
    462·
    5 months ago

    with extras like […] no lockscreen ads

    What the fuck? Why is that an extra not just the default? It’s great that this product isn’t riddled with ads, but that’s like saying it’s great a burger is not made of human shit; it’s crazy that anyone would tolerate a shit-burger in the first place.

    Maybe ads are normal in the e-reader space for some reason, but that’s just insane to me.

    • octochamp@lemmy.ml
      29·
      5 months ago

      I think it’s only Amazon that does lock screen ads but since they have two-thirds of the market share globally (and a near monopoly in the US where the Verge is based) then whatever they do in the e-reader space is “normal”

      • Pattyice@lemmy.ml
        9·
        5 months ago

        Just talking here in the US, the only competitor Amazon has really had here is Nook which also has lock screen ads

    • supercriticalcheese@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      Lock screen in a ebook reader is not something you are bound to see much often since I would hope you have some kind of protection over it.

  • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    I use a kobo libra 2 with calibre and it’s great. If you buy a kobo either make sure you really like it or buy it from Amazon. Their customer service is absolutely horrible.

    • GarlicToast@programming.dev
      2·
      5 months ago

      Bought a math book from them, they refunded it with no questions, after I read a lot of it, because some of the equations were unreadable.

    • shawwnzy@lemmy.world
      21·
      5 months ago

      I had a good experience with their customer service.

      My Kobo bricked a few days after the warranty expired (it’s possible I broke it installing koreader improperly or something) and they replaced it no problem.

      Took a few weeks but I was happy they replaced it at all.

      • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        I’m glad you did! I ordered a device from them and wanted to return it and it took multiple chats over multiple days (maybe weeks?) to get it done. Was quite a headache.

  • thejevans@lemmy.ml
    8·
    5 months ago

    I hope the reason they took so long is that they were waiting on a really good color e-ink screen, but I doubt it. That said, I love my Kobo Sage and my LazyLibrarian + Calibre-web + Kobo Sync workflow, and if you can do the same on these, then they’ll probably be a good buy.

      • thejevans@lemmy.ml
        2·
        5 months ago

        I can, but I’m not happy with it. If you containerize this setup, each container needs it’s own Calibre instance and it’s very inefficient. I run it on Proxmox and plan to either package it all in a single Docker image or roll it into my Ansible playbook on a different VM.

  • wit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    5 months ago

    Ooohhh, this is huge! And also an upgraded Kobo Clara (in black and white)!

    BW e-readers are sufficient for reading but colors are awesome for image content in books, such as graphics and maps and whatnot. Hopefully some reviews show up soon.

  • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    5 months ago

    “Kobo announces they’ll finally spend a couple more bucks in each unit so they can ship same display any other Chinese company doing e-readers ships”. - There, title fixed.

  • echo64@lemmy.world
    32·
    5 months ago

    Whilst this is nice. I’ve had a color ebook reader for maybe four years. It’s not a new technology.

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.ml
    23·
    5 months ago

    Kinda surprised they even still exist. Bought one for my mom years ago. She used it a lot but thought 10-15 bucks for an ebook was too much. So i had to download a bunch of public domain stuff for her. Kept her occupied for a good while