[adriand]

I love my Kobo as well. It’s pretty old now but durable and still works fine. Here in Canada it works with my local public library using Overdrive. I also use the Libby app on my iPhone. Libby is great for discovering stuff, it’s fast and beautiful.

So I find books with Libby, check them out, then hit sync on the Kobo and they all show up. It’s brilliant. I used to torrent books and now I never do, I just borrow from the library constantly, and I love how having to make choices (because not everything is always available) widens the scope of what I’ll try reading.

[archon810]

Brilliant, this is exactly how my wife reads, and I've been dreading getting her a Kindle and her not using it or making me do endless syncing for her.

I've already had my eye on Kobo, but Libby support seals the deal I think.

Which Kobo do you have?

[adriand]

Honestly, I have no idea, like I said it's really old. It's waterproof, so maybe an H2O? I don't think you can really go wrong, although take a look at online reviews before purchase. Mine is fairly small (like small paperback dimensions), which I thought I might not like, but in practice it's never been an issue and I like the portability. And the battery life is great, I read a lot and I can go weeks without charging. Another bonus with them is that they support non-DRM ebook formats, so if you have books lying around you can just transfer them to the device.

In terms of Libby support, keep in mind that the method I am talking about doesn't depend on any interaction between the Kobo and Libby. I think it's all based on Overdrive, that is, I check books out from the library, and the Kobo knows what I have checked out and syncs anything that isn't on the device already. My kids have newer Kobos and this method works well for them too, so you should be good.