Kobo doesn’t usually participate in Amazon’s sales events, but this year they are running a sale on Kobo ereaders that just happens to coincide with Amazon’s Prime Day sales.
Now through October 14th, Kobo has the 7-inch Kobo Libra H2O on sale for $149 and the 6-inch Kobo Clara HD is marked down to $99. Both are $20 off the regular prices, and both are available from Kobo.com and through Walmart’s website.
Kobo’s sales are never anywhere close to the same level as Amazon’s sales, where they’re taking $50 off the price of the Kindle Paperwhite for Prime Day, but getting $20 off on a Kobo ereader is still better than paying full price, and since you don’t have to pay an extra $20 to remove ads on Kobo ereaders, the Clara HD basically works out to the same price as the Paperwhite with ads for $79.
Plus the Kobo Clara HD has one major feature the Kindle Paperwhite lacks: a frontlight with warm color adjustment.
The Clara HD is not waterproof like the Paperwhite, but the Libra H2O is if that’s something that’s important to you.
Kobos are a good alternative to Kindles, especially for those that like to tinker with hacks and mods. See my Kobo Clara HD review and Kobo Libra review for a closer look and a complete rundown of their features.
The Clara HD and Libra H2O are both on sale from Kobo’s Canadian store as well; in the UK they have the Kobo Nia on sale instead of the Clara HD.
I have been waiting for a Kobo sale, but the one I really want is the larger Forma. Think this bodes poorly for the prospects of a Forma sale this year?
Kobo doesn’t put the Forma on sale very often. They had it marked down to $199 earlier this year but it hasn’t been on sale since. Maybe Black Friday, but Kobo doesn’t usually do much for Black Friday. Last year all they did was put the Clara HD on sale for $99.
20 whole dollars. how insulting