Kobo has achieved it once more. I observed the Kobo Clara BW is now again in inventory on Kobo’s web site, however the value is $10 increased than it was earlier than it went out of inventory, and the worth of Kobo’s shade fashions are actually increased as properly.
That is the second time Kobo has achieved one thing like this. Again in 2023, Kobo raised the costs of their ereaders by $10 throughout the board, and now they’re doing it once more.
The Kobo Clara BW, the Kobo Clara Color, and the Kobo Libra Color are all now $10 costlier than they had been yesterday. Kobo’s older fashions, the Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa 2E, didn’t get a value improve, no less than not but.
BlueProton, Kobo’s official US retailer, has been promoting the brand new Kobos for $10 above retail on and off since they had been launched so Kobo in all probability figured if individuals are keen to pay the next value then they may as properly make it everlasting. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if BlueProton decides to begin charging one other $10 of high of that.
Kobo’s shade fashions had been fairly moderately priced in comparison with the competitors so an additional $10 isn’t actually that huge of a deal, however elevating the worth of the Kobo Clara BW to $140 is a nasty thought, particularly when the construct high quality feels so low cost. It’s now $30 costlier than the essential Kindle, and it’s solely $20 lower than the Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindles go on sale on a regular basis so the Paperwhite will often price lower than Kobo’s primary mannequin.
Lots of people actually like Kobo’s ereaders, however Kobo has been making some questionable strikes these days. Their shade fashions appear to be a success, however their black and white fashions are critically missing. The Clara BW is now one of many costlier primary fashions, and so they solely provide two different BW fashions now. The Kobo Sage is over three years outdated and it’s a dear $270, with poor battery life in addition. The Elipsa 2E has an outdated display with decrease decision that different eNotes.
Hopefully Kobo will launch some new up to date black and white fashions this 12 months as a result of their present lineup isn’t very engaging, and elevating the worth of the Clara BW isn’t serving to issues any.
