Amazon's first color e-reader, the Kindle Colorsoft, got off to a hot start before encountering some turbulence after people started noticing some yellow tinging at the bottom of the screen. There's some mystery over what the problem is, but Amazon has halted shipments of the Colorsoft. Meanwhile, Kobo is still selling its competing color e-reader, the Kobo Libra Colour, and offering it for $200 or $20 off its list price. That's its lowest price to date and $75 less than the Colorsoft, which is a good deal if you're looking for a color e-reader.
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Kobo currently makes two color e-readers. The smaller Clara Colour has a 6-inch screen and costs $150 while the larger Libra Colour has a 7-inch screen and is compatible with Kobo's Stylus 2 (available separately for $70), which allows you to store handwritten notes on the device. The larger screen makes more sense for color, especially if you're viewing graphic novels or comic books (though a 7-inch screen is a little small for reading those types of content). You can also highlight text in different color options like you can with the Kindle Colorsoft.
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The Libra Colour uses E Ink Kaleido 3 display technology (300 ppi black and white/150 ppi color) and like the Kindle Colorsoft, it comes with 32GB of storage and is fully waterproof. While I think the color is a tad more vibrant on the Kindle Colorsoft, the Libra Colour has physical page turn buttons, which some people really appreciate. The overall footprint of the Libra Colour is a little larger than the Kindle Colorsoft, but for those who haven't bought into Amazon's ecosystem and are looking for a color e-reader alternative, the Libra Colour is a good choice.
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