Kobo Libra 2
Ranked 21 of 29 e-readers by recommenders
Owners praise its reading experience and physical design, and several have gifted it to friends, saying they have no need to replace it.
Owners praise its reading experience and physical design, and several have gifted it to friends, saying they have no need to replace it.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent reading experience and design
“I bought a Libra 2 a few years ago and loved it so much that I've gifted a couple more. There's nothing about it I'd want to change.”
Comment from 24 May 2026 in “Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers” “I love my Kobo Libra 2 and it lives on my nightstand table. It's an excellent reader.”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader” “The Kobo Libra 2 black and white is the best ereader I have ever had.”
Comment from 21 Jul 2026 in “Freeink: Open Ecosystem for E-Readers” - Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “If You Quit Social Media, Will You Read More Books?”
Owners stay satisfied and gift it
“I bought a Libra 2 a few years ago and loved it so much that I've gifted a couple more. There's nothing about it I'd want to change.”
Comment from 24 May 2026 in “Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers” “I love my ereader and have no need to replace it.”
Comment from 3 Aug 2026 in “Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery”
Other e-readers people recommend
The four most recommended other e-readers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Kindle | 222 | 255 | 47% | 12 | 12 yrs37 owners | — |
| Xteink X4 | 178 | 47 | 79% | 10 | 2 mo31 owners | Approved |
| Kobo e-reader | 154 | 53 | 74% | 12 | 7 yrs14 owners | Approved |
| reMarkable 2 | 93 | 45 | 67% | 12 | 5 yrs13 owners | Approved |
| Kobo Libra 2This page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 7 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“They discontinued their two best devices: the 8" Sage and the 7" Libra 2.”
“I love my ereader and have no need to replace it.”
“Kobo makes the best linux-based readers, but they're somewhat more expensive”
“The Kobo Libra 2 black and white is the best ereader I have ever had.”
“I love my Kobo Libra 2 and it lives on my nightstand table. It's an excellent reader.”
“I'd change mine so that the portrait and landscape button layout were separately configurable.”
“I bought a Libra 2 a few years ago and loved it so much that I've gifted a couple more. There's nothing about it I'd want to change.”
“it's pretty much as good, only thing i miss is the dual battery system”
“the UI/UX/physical design just make reading so much more appealing”
“My Kobo Libra 2 has a "My Books" tab with no ads.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.