WTB: Kobo e-readers

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jonathan18

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#302053 25-Oct-2022 14:19

I’m looking for Kobo e-readers for for one, or possibly both, of my kids; keen on looking for s/h as, at this stage, I’m not sure how much they’d use them.

Looking for one with OverDrive built in, so as to make borrowing library books really easy. According to Kobo, these models feature OverDrive:

Kobo Clara 2E
Kobo Sage
Kobo Libra 2
Kobo Elipsa
Kobo Nia
Kobo Libra H2O
Kobo Forma
Kobo Aura ONE
Kobo Aura H2O edition 2
Kobo Aura edition 2
Kobo Clara HD

Please let me know if you have one you don’t use and are happy to part with.

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#2987820 25-Oct-2022 14:52

Not selling one, but having just picked up a Clara HD for my son, they were on special at PB Tech for $194 Unsure your budget.

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#2988279 26-Oct-2022 13:57

davidcole:
Not selling one, but having just picked up a Clara HD for my son, they were on special at PB Tech for $194 Unsure your budget.

That’s a pretty decent price, but yeah looking to spend less (therefore likely second-hand) so as to test out whether they’ll use an ebook reader much.

Going with the cheapest option - a non-OverDrive-equippped model - isn’t going to prove anything either, as the requirement to use a computer and Adobe Digital Editions to borrow and download content is such a barrier!

Will also keep an eye out on TM, but if anyone does have one they’d like to sell please let me know.

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#2988280 26-Oct-2022 13:59

jonathan18:
davidcole:

Not selling one, but having just picked up a Clara HD for my son, they were on special at PB Tech for $194 Unsure your budget.

That’s a pretty decent price, but yeah looking to spend less (therefore likely second-hand) so as to test out whether they’ll use an ebook reader much.

Going with the cheapest option - a non-OverDrive-equippped model - isn’t going to prove anything either, as the requirement to use a computer and Adobe Digital Editions to borrow and download content is such a barrier!

Will also keep an eye out on TM, but if anyone does have one they’d like to sell please let me know.

Actually I haven't tried the overdrive component yet....I've been meaning to. But it was why I went kobo.

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#2988286 26-Oct-2022 14:14

Overdrive is great, awesome for keeping bookworks happy when you cant get to the library due to location / sickness etc. I grabbed a Clara HD not too long ago, unfortunately just before the Clara 2E was released - which I would have waited for at the time but couldn't due to upcoming travel.

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#2988287 26-Oct-2022 14:15

Actually I haven't tried the overdrive component yet....I've been meaning to. But it was why I went kobo.

It works pretty well - I changed from one without OD built in to an Aura HD primarily for that reason.

That said, while one can use the Kobo to look for books to borrow from the library, it’s not the nicest experience (primarily due to slow page refreshes) - so it’s fine to do it that way if looking for and borrowing a specific title. But if browsing for books, I find it easier to use my library’s phone app or website and borrow the titles via that; then simply sync the Kobo to download them.

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#3124359 7-Sep-2023 05:59

A bump on this - does anyone have a Kobo with OverDrive built in that they’d be happy to sell? Interested in any models.

Thanks.

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#3124362 7-Sep-2023 06:24

I got a kindle for my 9 year old at Christmas and just aquire books from other sources.

She has read nearly 100 books since Christmas.

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#3124413 7-Sep-2023 07:52

Yeah, I'm not that interested in using (or having my kids use) 'other sources ' - that will often mean more work (conversion etc) and potentially books of dodgy origin.

A key aim here is to remove impediments to my kids reading more, which baked-in OverDrive does. My son borrowed my Kobo this week and is back into reading, which is a great indicator...

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#3124449 7-Sep-2023 09:24

jonathan18:

Yeah, I'm not that interested in using (or having my kids use) 'other sources ' - that will often mean more work (conversion etc) and potentially books of dodgy origin.

A key aim here is to remove impediments to my kids reading more, which baked-in OverDrive does. My son borrowed my Kobo this week and is back into reading, which is a great indicator...

Understand.

I don't let her source the books herself. I download and keep a library in Calibre.

But it is more work.

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