It offers great bang for buck, but this discount makes it even better value
Japanese-Canadian ereader maker Kobo announced three new reading devices on April 10, with all three up for pre-order immediately. Two of these are colour ereaders and, even at full price, offer excellent value – particularly the Kobo Libra Colour.
For the launch price of AU$359.95, you get a 7-inch screen that makes colours appear a bit more saturated as compared to some of its competition, plus there’s stylus support too. Importantly, it’s the most affordable colour ereader in its size class available in Australia – scoring a full five stars in our Kobo Libra Colour review on account of its performance and value for money – despite needing to purchase the Kobo Stylus 2 separately.
However, Australian book retailer Booktopia is shaving a decent chunk of change off the pre-order price of not just the Libra Colour, but of the other two 6-inch devices that were announced alongside it – the Clara Colour and Clara BW.
All three are already listed with a 10% discount on Booktopia’s online store, but add the code SENIORSSA10 at checkout and you’ll save an additional 8.9% on the price of the ereaders. That means, the Libra Colour is down to just AU$291.60, which is cheaper than the AU$315.95 retail price of its predecessor, the Kobo Libra 2.
You can also add the Kobo Stylus 2 to your cart and the same code will discount the full package, getting you both for AU$399.56 – that’s a steal, considering the 8-inch Kobo Sage retails for AU$449.95 without the stylus.
Note that pre-orders end April 30.
Kobo Libra Colour | AU$359.95 AU$291.60 at Booktopia (save AU$68.35 with code)
The Libra Colour offers excellent bang for buck considering you get not just a colour display but also writing features. Sure, you need to buy the stylus separately, but that’s the case with the Kobo Sage too. There’s even better value here if you pre-order the device from Booktopia, where it’s already discounted by 10%, but the use of the checkout code SENIORSSA10 shaves off another 10%, albeit on the discounted price.
