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In the video, Nathan from the eBook Reader Blog reviews the Kobo Clara Color, a 6-inch e-reader priced at $149, emphasizing its textured plastic coating, waterproof build, and repairability. It features a USB-C port, a repositioned power button, and a color e-ink screen, which appears darker without the front light. Its interface includes home, library, and discover tabs, supporting formats like CBR and CBZ for comics, and features like large print mode and a basic sketch pad. Advanced functions such as stylus support and advanced notebook features are absent.
The review further explores the Kobo software on a 7-inch device, discussing organizing, viewing options, and new services like Kobo Plus in the US. The color screen enhances comic reading, although it is less vibrant compared to an iPad. Other features include dark mode, customizable navigation settings, improved pinch-zoom for font size, and multi-color text highlighting.
Text resizing, font adjustments, and customizable front light settings were also covered. The device supports sideloaded fonts, a warm orange front light, and basic dictionary and web browser functions with some formatting limitations. The smaller 6-inch screen is less ideal for kids' books and comics compared to a 7-inch model.
Finally, viewers are encouraged to check out comparisons between different Kobo models on the eBook Reader Blog and YouTube channel, as well as links provided in the video description. The video concludes with a thank you message.
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In this part of the video, Nathan from the eBook Reader Blog reviews the Cobo Clara color, a 6-inch model priced at $149. He mentions it has a textured plastic coating, is waterproof, and repairable. Key design elements include a USB-C port and a repositioned power button on the back. The color e-ink screen has a color grid layer over a regular black and white screen, appearing darker without the front light.
The main interface includes a home screen, a library view with cover and list modes, and a discover tab for shopping ebooks directly through Kobo’s store, including Overdrive support for library books. Although color content is limited, the device supports CBR and CBZ file formats for sideloading comics. It includes features such as large print mode and a basic sketch pad for writing notes, but it does not support stylus use or have advanced notebook features like the Cobo Libra color.
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In this part of the video, the presenter discusses various features and options available in Kobo software on the 7-inch version device, focusing on sorting, organizing, and viewing options such as collections, series, authors, and file types. They mention the filtering options, including the ability to view OverDrive library books and the recently introduced Kobo Plus subscription service in the US for unlimited book access. The video demonstrates interface features like battery dial, search, front light adjuster, Kobo store, my books, current reads, annotations, and dictionary.
The presenter highlights the benefits of the color screen for reading comics, noting improved visibility over grayscale e-readers despite being less vibrant than an iPad. They show how to zoom in on comics and use landscape mode, mentioning the lack of an auto-rotation sensor on the Clara model. Additional features discussed include dark mode, which reduces white borders around comics, different refresh settings, customizable header options, and tap settings for navigation.
Further, they discuss the pinch-zoom feature for font size adjustment, which has been improved for smoother performance, and the ability to highlight text in multiple colors—an advantage of the color screen, although this model supports highlights only, not handwritten notes like the Libra color model.
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In this segment, the video discusses various features and settings available on a particular device, focusing on text resizing, font adjustments, and front light settings. It explains that highlights scale with text size changes and describes the available font customization options, including sideloaded fonts and adjusting font boldness. The front light can be controlled manually or set to adjust automatically based on the time of day, with a strong orange warm light option. There are options to look up words in a dictionary, search within a book, and use a basic web browser for quick Wikipedia or Google searches. However, the web browser has limitations such as poor formatting and jittery scrolling. The device also features an annotations list and a table of contents, though it lacks an export option for highlights. Lastly, the color ink is noted to be beneficial for kids’ books and comics, despite potential limitations of a smaller 6-inch screen compared to a 7-inch model.
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In this part of the video, the speaker encourages viewers to check out comparisons between various Cobo eBook readers, specifically the regular Cobo Black and White versus the Cobo Clar Color, as well as a comparison involving the larger Libra Color. They mention that links to these comparisons will be available in the description and suggest visiting the eBook Reader Blog and YouTube channel for more information. The video concludes with a thank you message to the viewers.