Kobo Libra Colour e-reader drops back to $229.99 at Best Buy, Target, and Kobo

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The Kobo Libra Colour, recently repriced at $259.99, is currently available for its original $229.99 price at Best Buy, Target, and Rakuten Kobo. The device features a seven-inch color display, waterproofing, adjustable warm lighting, and 32GB of storage. Unlike Amazon's comparable Kindle Colorsoft, the Libra Colour includes physical page-turn buttons, broad EPUB file format support, and compatibility with the optional Stylus 2 for handwritten annotations. It also integrates with Instapaper, allowing users to save web articles for offline reading. At $229.99, the Kobo Libra Colour undercuts the Kindle Colorsoft by $20 while offering several additional features.

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