Kobo may be a smaller firm than Amazon, but it has been producing e-readers for almost as long. Amazon originally produced a 9.7-inch Kindle, however, it never supported natural input through a touchscreen or pen and was discontinued in 2014. Recently, Kobo was the first to release a waterproof e-reader, and it is the first of the big e-reading companies to release a 10.3-inch tablet with a pen.
The Elipsa, like other Kobos, is a superb e-reader with a battery life measured in weeks, depending on use. Unlike Kindles, Kobos seems to offer an infinite number of ways to tailor the reading experience. You may experiment with margins, line spacing, typefaces, and font size indefinitely to create a page that looks precisely as you want it to, regardless of screen size. The accompanying stylus works on any PDF or Kobo ePub, so it may be used on library books as well as books from the Kobo store.
When it comes to libraries, Kobo is well-known for its close cooperation with the ebook library service OverDrive. If your local library utilizes OverDrive, you may simply access, browse, and download library books right from your smartphone. Borrowing an ebook from the New York Public Library was a breeze, and all Kobos are a must-have for library fans.
Unfortunately, Elipsa lacks note-taking skills. When writing with the pen for any length of time, there is a significant latency, and the notebook functions are pretty rudimentary. The basic notebooks only have four templates while the advanced notebooks only have one lined template. Advanced notebooks allow you to enter drawings, diagrams, arithmetic equations, and a free-form area, as well as transform your handwriting into text. There are just a handful of pen kinds and five pen brush sizes to pick from.
The Kobo Elipsa features 32GB of storage, a 227 DPI resolution, and blue front light, but it lacks the Boox’s warm light. While this E Ink tablet falls short when it comes to long-form writing, it shines as a large-screen, library-friendly e-reader with the option to doodle in the margins.
