Rakuten's e-book reader "Kobo" with a new model, waterproof and handwriting compatible 2 products

Two new models of Rakuten's e-reader will be released, and "Kobo Sage" (hereinafter Sage) and "Kobo Libra 2" (hereinafter Libra 2) will be released on October 20th (Wednesday). The selling prices are 30,800 yen and 23,980 yen, respectively, and reservations are being accepted at "Rakuten Kobo e-book store" as well as home electronics mass retailers.

Book reader compatible with the e-book service "Rakuten Kobo"

These are terminals compatible with the e-book service "Rakuten Kobo", and the Sage is equipped with an 8-inch touch display and the Libra 2 is equipped with a 7-inch touch display "Carta flush E Ink HD 1200". In addition to having an IPX8 compliant waterproof function that can withstand up to 60 minutes at a depth of 2 m, Sage can also write notes using the separately sold pen "Kobo stylus". Covers for each model are also available as an option.

The size of Sage is 181.4 x 160.5 x 7.6 mm thick, weighs 240.8 g, has a resolution of 1,440 x 1,920 dots (300 ppi), has a built-in memory capacity of about 32 GB, and has a black body color.

The size of Libra 2 is 161.6 x 144.6 x 9 mm, weighs 215 g, has a resolution of 1,264 x 1,680 dots (300 ppi), has a built-in memory capacity of about 32 GB, and has white and black body colors.

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