![]() Kobo ereaders are much more friendly to third-party content than Kindles are. Unlike Amazon's books, though, Kobo books don't contain X-Ray additional material that lets you cross-reference characters and themes. The navigation lets you quickly slide between pages, jump to chapters, and search for words. Simple reading works well on the Kobo, especially if you need large type. If you have tired eyes, you'll appreciate being able to scale up the type without having to constantly flip the page. Kobo has many type size, line spacing, and margin width options, as well as 11 fonts. When you're reading text-only books, the Elipsa's big screen mostly allows for bigger type sizes. Amazon Kindles support the Kindle Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited subscription libraries as well as Audible audiobooks, which can't be used on a Kobo. The Kobo store has all of the big-name books you want, but it sticks to the simple plan of selling individual books. Unlike Amazon Kindles, Kobo ebook readers don't aggressively try to sell you things Kobo's store hides demurely under a Discover tab, where it shares a pane with your local public library selections. In your full library, you can sort by author, series, or your own collections. The home page is just a gallery of books you're in the middle of reading, a link to your full library, and some links to the public-library Overdrive system, if you've set that up. Kobo's interface is very straightforward. You can also transfer files from your PC over a USB-C cable. The dual-band Wi-Fi's 5GHz reception is slower than you'll find on, say, a Samsung Galaxy S21 phone, but it's fine for the limited downloading you'll be doing. The browser doesn't handle images well, unlike the one Onyx uses. It runs very few apps other than Kobo’s proprietary reading software-just a very basic web browser and solitaire, sudoku, and word scramble games-so the 2,400mAh battery can last for weeks. The Elipsa has a 1.8GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. Most recent ebook readers, including the Boox Note Air and the Forma, have a front-light that shifts from blue to yellow to be easier on your eyes at night. The front-light is bright and adjustable, but its blue tone can't be changed. E Ink makes 300ppi panels at the 7.8-inch size, like the one in the Kobo Forma, but 226ppi is the highest density you're going to get in a 10-inch panel. (Yes, it's confusing.) Both the Onyx Boox Note Air and the Elipsa use an 1,872-by-1,404, 226ppi E Ink Carta panel with 16 gray levels. The company E Ink makes a variety of screen panels that use the technology e-ink. ![]() ![]() The Sleep Cover wakes up the Elipsa when you peel it open. The case also has a slot to keep the stylus in, so it won't get lost. When you open the case, the Elipsa automatically lights up and wakes up. The Elipsa is sold only in a pack with a metal stylus and a gray-blue leather "sleep cover." The cover is actually a full case the tablet snaps into it, and a leather flap flops over the screen. (Currently, there are no waterproof ebook readers with styli.) Unlike the smaller Kobo Forma, the Elipsa isn't waterproof. The only port is USB-C the Elipsa has no speakers or audio support. I read all of Becky Chambers' latest novel on it while holding it by the bezel, with my thumb on the convenient screen-free area on the side, and it didn't hurt my hand. At 7.59 by 8.96 by 0.3 inches (HWD) and weighing 13.5 ounces, it's lighter than the Onyx Boox Note Air or an equivalently sized LCD tablet. The screen is delightfully matte, great to read or work on in sunlight. Into this rarefied company comes the Elipsa, a flat-front e-ink device with a dark blue back. Now the most prominent large-format note-taking ebook readers are the Remarkable 2, which we haven't reviewed, and the Android-based Onyx Boox e-ink tablets, which we love. (LCD tablets also often have styli, and their screens are more responsive than e-ink, but e-ink's restful nature and long battery life have many fans.) Sony made several in its Digital Paper line but shut down that division in 2020. Over the years, a small number of stylus-equipped ebook readers have emerged.
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