The Kobo Sage is Better Than The Kindle Paperwhite! And worse...

[@Leonnie13]

I just made the switch from Kindle to a Kobo Libra 2. The primary reason is because both my Kindles stopped syncing with Caliber. I purchase eBooks from other sources than Kindle. I also create my own ebooks from my writing so I can read them easily whenever I want. I just want to collect them one device. When I called Amazon technical support, they suggested I convert the ebooks to PDF and then email the materials to my Amazon account where they would then be applied to my account. Not an option for my personal writing. I also love love love borrowing ebooks using overdrive on Kobo. So far I am loving my Libra 2 and now I’m eyeing the Kobo Sage, too.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

NICE! I will have a new episode coming TUE on the Kobo Sage. So much to love. Thank you for the comment!

[@andrebrait]

FYI Nowadays the Kindle supports epubs, including conversion via their email service.

[@Eduardo-cr8ri]

libre means free as in freedom. like libre office and other open source software

[@jseger9000]

Kobos also integrate with Overdrive. So you can borrow library books directly on the device as easily as buying a book from the Kobo store (as long as your library uses Overdrive).

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

GREAT POINT! I wish I had mentioned that on the show... I do borrow tons of books from my library digitally and can read them on the kindle as well. It's just a process and you need to be at the computer first etc. With overdrive they just show up. Thanks for watching and your comment :) .

[@sophiagonzales8974]

@@weeklywasteoftime4650 You don't need the computer to use overdrive for kobo as compared to kindle you can actually use the overdrive function straight from the kobo device itself. But the books you borrow from Overdrive are also in the kobo store for this method to work. But its just a matter connecting from your library or signing in your overdrive account.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

@@sophiagonzales8974 Thanks for the message! GREAT point! The fact that you can use the kobo with no computer and still borrow books from the library is a HUGE plus!

[@3lcost3]

I'm only worry about the reflectivity of the screen, one thing I love about the Kindle is that I don't have to worry about glare, this one looks like you get some glare

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Mild glare at most...

[@Clive007]

Libre in Spanish means free (as in free space). Book in Spanish is Libro.

[@kgaletin]

You can borrow books from the library to read on your KOBO. :)

[@darkftforce]

what about everyone talking about trash battery life on sage?

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

It's not as great as a kindle, but not as bad as a tablet.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE COMMENTS!!! A bunch of NEW episodes coming soon!

[@alilxmas]

Kind of surprised you didn't mention your experience with battery life. As with listening to audio books it was almost less than one day. Also when using the pen for writing, battery was pretty much gone as well. Maybe I got a bad one, but Lobo wanted my credit card info to charge me for a replacement, and keep the charge active until they got the 1st one again. Then reimburse me, nonsense I say.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Thanks for the comment - great points. Not the best customer service I agree, that's ridiculous to charge you twice. You can see how I was annoyed with their customer service.

[@quangpham464]

I don’t actually see the point of using audio books on e-readers . I currently own kobo libra 2, have to be honest that i don’t even use audio books once. Because i have a phone. It’s much convenient to use audio books on smartphone. E-readers i think it’s the best just for reading. And also why people are so picky about battery life, we are living in the modern world, fast charging doesn’t take too long. 30 mins of charging you have about 50% battery enough for hours.

[@judsonanderson9007]

Thanks for the review. I've been eyeing the Sage up recently and didn't even realize it had pocket integration.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Thanks for watching - YES! Pocket is one of the MAIN reasons I use the Kobo as my primary ereader. It's such a great feature.

[@Burps___]

Does Kobo sync directly with Libby (my local library does not use Overdrive)? Thank you in advance.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

If you check out a book with the Libby app, you can read the book in the Kobo app which syncs with your eReader. (This according to Reddit, but I believe I have personally done this in the past as well!). CHEERS and thanks for the message!

[@Burps___]

@@weeklywasteoftime4650 Thank you for checking that for me.

[@twingytwango6971]

I Love ❤️ the Sage and the Libra 2. Yes, I purchased both because I might try the sage for note taking, eventually. They are beautiful and have so much more to offer than my static Oasis. So, yesterday someone on our Ebay was selling a Libra 2, new, unused, originally packed. I made him an offer below his listed price and he accepted. In the meantime I had only 1 day to return mine to Amazon, which I did on the same day I sent the seller a PayPal payment. So now I’m getting it tomorrow and am feeling $30:00 better in the difference between the two. I might splurge it on a pen. Might……

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

NICE! I am working on an episode of Note Taking with the Kobo Stylus coming soon!

[@twingytwango6971]

I love the Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra 2. Both beautiful and awesome.

[@heidis2330]

I picked up a Sage and love it. I will use kindle for audiobook companions but otherwise ill use kobo

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Good call and glad you enjoy!

[@vincewong3602]

This is like a review of UPS at the end, which in my opinion has nothing to do with the Sage. A waste of time indeed!

[@Freedum_Fries]

you cant blame kobo for UPS... that makes NO Sense.

[@BrianHartman]

Great review. :) I like the idea of being able to write on the screen. I have the Paperwhite Signature Edition, and I love it, but the Kobo would be tempting, if I could spend that kind of money on an e-reader. :)

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Thank you Brian!

[@markphaneuf4653]

I’m curious how the reading experience is in direct sunlight. Thanks

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Reading in direct sunlight is SUPERB on all e-paper devices!

[@unknownmeaning8506]

Can anyone tell me can I put the kindle app on the sage? I read on my phone through the kindle app is there a way I could do this on the kobo sage? It's very confusing.

[@amandak.4246]

no lol. get a boox if you want the kindle app but not a kindle

[@-johnny-deep-]

The Sage looks great. Does it have a two-page-at-a-time view in landscape mode option? I'd love for that to be a feature on a 9 or 10 inch screen version: perhaps the "Kobo Sage Max", or "Kobo Sagacious" :-). The screen on the Sage is supposed to be more advanced than that on the Paperwhite, despite being the same 300 dpi, right? Do you notice an improvement? Does it refresh faster?

[@jseger9000]

The Sage and the newer, 6.8" Paperwhite both use the Carta 1200 screen. As does the Kobo Libra 2 and the Nook Glowlight 4.

[@-johnny-deep-]

@@jseger9000 Thanks.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Hello! The screen is REALLY NICE. I would say it's on par with the paperwhite. Amazon's devices have very short and clear text and this is the 1st Kobo I've owned that visually seemed close. You can tell it how often you want it to refresh and I couldn't get it to do 2-at-a-time in landscape. Hope this helps!

[@Questionable88]

All the channels omitting the sage's (out of the box) horrid battery performance can go straight into the garbage bin. Yes it can somewhat resolved but its making the consumer jump through hoops for a 300$ product

[@JohnSavant]

Kobo has built-in support for e-book formats available in my Balkan country, plus additional dictionaries can be added to it without any hassle. I worship my new Kindle Paperwhite, but would rather have the new Sage. Not to mention the 8 inch screen is so much better for manga than a 6.8 inch one.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Calibre is also your friend as far as converting other formats to Kobo Epub. I love BOTH the Sage and the Paperwhite, but yes, I use the Sage as my primary device because of the features mentioned in the show.

[@frenchimp]

Since you live in a Balkan country, perhaps you can tell me whether kobo has a russian dictionary or if one can easily be installed? I know that Russia is not in the Balkan, but well... some languages use the cyrillic alphabet in the Balkans so you might have looked into the matter :)

[@nunyabiz5479]

Great content, you are right about the customer service being trash compared to Amazon. I'm Still holding onto my kobo forma, until they release the power cover for the sage and pick it up .

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

Good call - I really want the power cover!

[@DarthDaddy-cg6ro]

Thanks.

[@CDubya.82]

Production quality and a limit on pointless jumpcuts every 3 words makes me wonder why there isn't more subs here.

[@nyx6937]

Kobos are great but on a side note I LOVE the title of your show : )

[@thebroccoliindustry4626]

I will never buy another kobo after two of them got an unfixable broken screen after a few weeks.

[@KL-xv5gj]

Same thing with me. One Kobo Forma got screen problem, not working. Kobo Aura One is very sluggish, and not durable. I regret buying Kobo Sage. It is half-baked and expensive. Totally not value the price. Do enough home first and check carefully before buying is important.

[@KL-xv5gj]

I think Kindle Oasis is much better and the OS is much user-friendly. The Sage is slow and lots of bugs. Even putting my own Epub books in there not working well. It is an expensive machine that does not deliver value. Buyers must do enough homework before buying it. It is over-rated.

[@weeklywasteoftime4650]

I love the Kobo for the dropbox / pocket integration that the oasis is missing. The oasis is cleaner / faster / simplified / and just works perfectly though - agree!

[@Panda-masterr]

Cool channel name.

[@LC-ps5kd]

Cojudo xD... "libre" dice

[@Eduardo-cr8ri]

😉

[@robin_birdie_]

you doing a device review or talking about UPS for 3-4 minutes?! total nonsense...

[@heidis2330]

You are mispronouncing calibre