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Rating: A
I’ve had my Kobo Sage for 100 days and read 20 books: books purchased from Kobo, books downloaded from a library via Overdrive, books downloaded from a library and sideloaded, and a book purchased from Google and sideloaded. I also have the stylus and PowerCover. I chose the Sage because I don’t need color.
TLDR: I enjoy the reading experience on the Sage and don’t miss my Kindle Oasis.
MINOR CONS
It sometimes gets stuck in Sleep or Power Off mode requiring a hard restart but not often
You need to make sure the device is powered off when you are done reading for a while or the battery will drain, especially overnight. I recommend the “Automatically Power Off After:” settings.
It’s too heavy to comfortably read one-handed with the PowerCover.
Only 1 library can be setup in the Sage’s Overdrive settings
Overdrive options at your library are limited. You can see Holds but not your library Wish List. Also, the Sage gives me a network error when trying to view New eBooks. Maybe it’s a memory limitation.
Pros
I like the 8”screen which makes it suitable to use horizontally.
It has forward and back buttons. It comes with the Back button on top and forward on bottom but this can be switched if desired.
As long as I make sure the Sage is powered off when not in use, I can go several days without charging.
It doesn’t have the same range of font faces as my Kindle Oasis but I didn't have trouble finding one I like (Kobo UD Kakugo).
It has a nice selection of options for reading: font face, font size, line spacing, margins, and justification. You can also select a header and footer. I have mine set for a page in chapter header and page in book footer.
When you connect the Sage to a computer via USB-C you have the option to Connect the Sage as a device which is important for sideloading
You can download a library book directly to the Sage via Overdrivw.
I have access to 2 libraries but can only set up one. I download the ebook from the library and sideload it via Adobe Digital Editions. I register the Sage within ADE and it shows up as a device. I also do this with non-Kobo books I have purchased. Easy peasy and it takes less than a minute.
For epubs without DRM, I download and put in Calibre where tthe Sage will be recognized as a device. Even more easy peasy.
The stylus works well with the Sage both for annotating a book and writing in a notebook.
The Sage has Bluetooth, web browser, DropBox and Google Drive options but I haven’t tried yet.
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