I have two Kobo e-readers on my nightstand right now, a Clara Colour and a Libra Colour, and I use them both more than I ever used my Kindle. I didn’t set out to switch ecosystems (though the less of my money goes to Amazon, the better), but Kobo does several things that matter to me as a reader that Amazon simply doesn’t. If you’ve been assuming Kindle is the default and Kobo is a niche alternative, that assumption is worth revisiting.