KoboElipsa 2E | eReader | 10.3” Glare-Free Touchscreen with ComfortLight PRO | Includes Kobo Stylus 2 | Adjustable Brightness | Wi-Fi | Carta E Ink Technology | 32GB of Storage, Black

It's only been 24 hours and I'm already very happy with this purchase. The ereader is as good as Kindle but with the ability to integrate with a Calibre Web installation it just makes me so happy to be out of the Amazon eco-system for books. All my ebooks can be managed and delivered from one easy to use interface! The writing capabilities of this device are good, but I do a lot of technical writing and so am always putting complex sequences of characters together, this device just doesn't cope very well. I've learned A LOT in the last 24 hours and I am getting better at getting the device to undersatnd what I want, but there's a definite learning curve here. Be careful about buying replacement tips for the pen - the kobo site offers 10 tips for £30 which seems a bit steep. But the after market ones available on Amazon are £10 EACH!! I haven't bought any yet, but I considered it when buying. Amazon is a much better source for this device than direct from Kobo too. Kobo couldn't deliver for 3 days, Amazon Prime had it in my hands the next day. Otherwsie the prices all seem to be the same.The device is not 'heavy' but it's not as comfortable as my Kindle Paperwhite for reading in bed. Two hands for comfort. But it is a LOT bigger! I love the ability to change the brightness without having to tap too many times. I also like the customisability of the device - so many settings (and the menus seem a bit easier to navigate than the new Kindle ones). The pen feels comfortable to hold it really does feel like writing on (slightly rough) paper. The conversion from handwriting is good - and my handwriting is a bit scruffy, so I was very impressed at how few mistakes it made (only for the really complex stuff as mentioned before).My one concern is the battery might not last as long. It's too early to say yet, and I have been using it a lot since it arrived - new toy ;-) But the battery is now down to 90%. I hope to see this rate of fall tail off as thenovelty wears off and I settle into a more normal pattern.

It's not perfect but it's writing recognition is unparalleled to any other device or software.Extremely useful to read books and write notes.Battery life is about 2-3 weeks depending on usage.Crushes some times but overall it is reliable.Hopefully they will make it better with frequent updates.

This is a lovely large format e-reader. The biggest drawback is that, while it will read the global epub format, not all the options such as line-spacing changes work. You have to convert to kpub. Why oh why???? For me not a big issue but for others maybe. I also found that the usb type C cables don’t fit snuggly and can go off when charging. Same on 2 samples I tried but perhaps I was unlucky.

Very disappointing. Used to read a couple of short books over a weekend, the Elipsa told me twice to replace the stylus and needed it - stylus worn and writing scratchy (I'm a Apple pen user and used to a stylus not needing any pressure....) Also, you can't call up a notebook from a simple side-tab to make notes while reading (always 3 clicks away and 3 clicks back). Hopeless for anyone doing serious reading and note-making on, and about, the book. Screen sometimes slow to respond and sometimes showing several pages in overlay simultaneously. Eraser sometimes switched to drawing lines. Utterly frustrating. Such a shame because the technology seems so close to useful functionality. But after two days of serious student reading and note-making use, the screen was scratched and my patience was at an end. Wanted to love it, but couldn't. Back for a 'not for for purpose' refund. ~~ Have now realised that Kobo app on iPad lets me use Apple pen (no tips to replace) to annotate in handwriting on books - including, hurrah, across the top of each page, as Elipsa does not, - AND I can have Word doc or Notes on pull-in for making my summary notes. Not elegant and quite tiring holding the iPad, but for the student/academic reader and on-book/about-book note makers, the best working solution, I think ~~