Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Libra
March 30, 2026
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This premium 7-inch Kindle features an ergonomic design with dedicated buttons for page turning. It offers a long battery life of up to 6 weeks. Removable cover is available in black, burgundy, or walnut. The high-resolution 300 ppi display offers crisp, laser-quality text and reads like real paper without glare, even in direct sunlight. Adjustable warm backlighting allows you to change the screen tone from white to amber. IPX8 water resistance. Page orientation automatically changes when you rotate the screen. The VoiceView screen reader, accessible via Bluetooth, provides voice feedback, allowing you to control the device and read books using text-to-speech.
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The Kobo Libra is a 7-inch e-reader with a fast screen, ergonomic design (with physical rewind buttons), wealth of features, customizable look (thanks to the attractive SleepCover color options), and ample storage for all your e-books. The screen is always glare-free, unlike your smartphone or tablet. Dark mode offers a choice of white text on a black background and the landscape orientation in the reading mode is also available. The Kobo Libra supports Kobo audiobooks via Bluetooth wireless technology.
Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Libra in our news:
2023. Kobo launched e-book and audiobook subscription service Kobo Plus
Kobo launched ebook subscription service Kobo Plus in the US - a competitor to Amazon Kindle Unlimited. Pricing starts at $7.99 per month (while Kindle Unlimited costs $9.99 per month) and gives users access to 1.3 million books (but not all of them). If you want access to both books and audiobooks, you'll need to pay $9.99 per month. Notably, the company allows you to read or listen to books offline in mobile apps for iOS, Android, desktop client and of course Kobo's dedicated e-Ink readers like Oasis and Libra. Untill now Kobo Plus was available in the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, France, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
