The eBook Reader Blog

There used to be a simple hack for Kobo ereaders to enable night mode (white text with a black background), but it doesn’t work anymore with the newer models and newer firmware. Some people still ask about how to invert the text on Kobos, and while it’s not as convenient as the previous option, there […]

It looks like the 1st gen Kobo Aura H2O has officially been phased out, as it’s no longer available on Kobo’s website. Kobo does this weird thing when they decide not to sell a model anymore. They remove the product description page from their website entirely so it just leads to an error page. There’s […]

Once again Kobo has a deal where you can get a free sleepcover with the purchase of the 6.8-inch Kobo Aura H2O. It’s the 1st gen model and it’s selling for $159, and the cover usually sells for $40 so it’s not a bad price for both. Kobo released the 2nd generation Kobo Aura H2O […]

Kobo has a couple of ongoing deals for the Kobo Aura Edition 2 and the 1st gen Kobo Aura H2O. The Kobo Aura 2 is on sale for $99. It normally sells for $119 but often goes on sale for $99, like the Kindle Paperwhite. The Kobo Aura (review) is Kobo’s latest 6-inch ereader, their […]

Here’s a quick comparison review between the Kindle Paperwhite 3 and the Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2, the latest new waterproof ebook reader from Kobo. The Kindle Paperwhite 3 was released two years ago now, but it’s still the most popular Kindle and is the most comparable to the Aura H2O. I won’t be comparing […]

Review Date: June 2017 – Review unit purchased from Chapters.Indigo Overview Kobo released the Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 in May 2017. As the name implies, it’s the 2nd generation model—the original H2O was released back in 2014 and was one of the first waterproof ebook readers. Overall not a lot has changed with the […]

Last September when Kobo released the Kobo Aura One it was the first ebook reader to come with a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, and it was also the first ereader to offer a frontlight with adjustable light temperature. Kobo calls it a Comfortlight Pro, and it’s also available on the new 2nd gen […]

The second generation Kobo Aura H2O was released this past week, so let’s go ahead and see how it compares to the larger Kobo Aura One that was released last fall. As mentioned yesterday in the Kobo Aura H2O first impressions review, I feel like the Aura One is the far superior device, with a […]