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Kobo Clara BW Black

8,6/10 (57 reviews)
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This product is our choice for an e-reader for on the go.
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Key specs

Screen size
6 inches
Water-resistant
Yes
Memory card reader
No
Built-in WiFi
Yes
Total storage capacity
16 GB
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Pros and cons

According to our e-reader expert
  • With ComfortLight PRO, you can adjust the brightness and filter blue light to make reading easier on your eyes.
  • You can safely read your favorite books next to the pool on this water-resistant e-reader.
  • You can listen to audiobooks with wireless earbuds.
  • The Kobo Clara doesn't have a color screen, so images and notes don't come to life as much.
  • A charger isn't included, only a charging cable.
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Description

Read or listen to your favorite books on the go with the Kobo Clara BW Black. This 6-inch e-reader is compact and lightweight. This way, you can easily take it anywhere with you. Thanks to ComfortLight PRO, you can adjust the brightness and color temperature yourself. The e-reader also filters blue light and you have a dark mode option. This gives your eyes more rest while you read, so you can fall asleep more easily. You can also safely read at the beach or pool, because the Clara BW is water-resistant. Don't feel like reading? Use wireless earbuds to listen to audiobooks. The Clara BW doesn't have a color screen. Want to bring your books to life more, or want to take colorful notes? Get the Clara Colour with color screen.
Read or listen to your favorite books on the go with the Kobo Clara BW Black. This 6-inch e-reader is compact and lightweight. This way, you can easily take it anywhere with you. Thanks to ComfortLight PRO, you can adjust the brightness and color temperature yourself. The e-reader also filters blue light and you have a dark mode option. This gives your eyes more rest while you read, so you can fall asleep more easily. You can also safely read at the beach or pool, because the Clara BW is water-resistant. Don't feel like reading? Use wireless earbuds to listen to audiobooks. The Clara BW doesn't have a color screen. Want to bring your books to life more, or want to take colorful notes? Get the Clara Colour with color screen.

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This is what you get

  • Manual
  • USB-A to USB-C cable

This is what you get

  • Manual
  • USB-A to USB-C cable

Key specs

Screen size
6 inches
Water-resistant
Yes
Memory card reader
No
Built-in WiFi
Yes
Total storage capacity
16 GB
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How do you choose the best e-reader for you?
You want to choose an e-reader that best suits your usage situation. If you like to read on the go, you need a different size than if you read at home a lot. We'll help you find the right e-reader.

How do you put books on a Kobo e-reader?
You want to transfer the digital library of your old Kobo e-reader to your new e-reader. That seems complicated. We'll explain how to do this here, so you can fill your e-reader with books without an IT degree.

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Reviews

57 reviews
8,6/10 (57 reviews)

Rating

25 reviews with 5 stars

28 reviews with 4 stars

2 reviews with 3 stars

2 reviews with 2 stars

0 reviews with 1 star

Rating per section

Speed
10,0
Screen quality
10,0
Design
10,0
Options
10,0

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Most helpful reviews

Our expert review

Compact and lightweight e-reader for on the go.

  • Colorful images
  • Easy to carry
  • Small screen for larger font
  • Emme-lotte. e-reader specialist.
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,8/10

Compact and fast e-reader!

  • Noticeably faster than previous devices
  • Excellent screen with excellent contrast
  • Lighting a bit odd
  • Nico
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
7,6/10

The BW version is more contrasty, but it has color.

  • Color if you need
  • E-ink screen so uses no energy as long as reads without action.
  • Color incomparable to an active screen (TFT, LCD, OLED, etc.)
  • Wil
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
6,4/10

Good for reading, poor for filling books.

  • Good to read
  • Service
  • Add epubs
  • Frits
  • 19 June 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Kobo is a good ereader

  • Antje
  • 15 June 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Perfect compact e-reader

  • Compact size, excellent image and super handy to take with you
  • None discovered yet
  • Kayke
  • 12 June 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
10/10

Great device

  • Adjustable light
  • Blue light filter
  • Marieke
  • 15 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,0/10

Nice e-reader

  • Light weight
  • Colour
  • A.
  • 18 August 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,4/10

Great ereader

  • Easy to use
  • Read ebooks super quickly and easily
  • Very occasionally some delay
  • Nandi
  • 4 June 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,8/10

Reading just got more fun!

  • Color screen
  • Faster than kobo nia
  • Anne-maaike
  • 10 June 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
Our expert review

Compact and lightweight e-reader for on the go.

  • Colorful images
  • Easy to carry
  • Quiet screen for your eyes
  • Small screen for larger font

The Kobo Clara Color is a light and compact e-reader on which I read books in color on the go. I didn't receive a charger, so I had to order one myself.

Colorful screen
Thanks to the color screen, I think the images in books or comic books come more to life. I also think the colorful book covers in the menu and in sleep mode are a nice addition. I highlight text with my fingers while reading. I do this, for example, when I want to read quotes again later. I highlight texts in yellow, pink, blue or green. I can easily find all marked texts in one overview.

Quiet before my eyes
I adjust the brightness and warmth of the screen myself thanks to ComfortLight PRO. For example, I read outside with lots of sunlight and in the evening. I like that, because I often read before I go to sleep. I then turn the brightness down and turn on the blue light filter. I also don't have to turn on a lamp, because the screen lighting of the e-reader is sufficient. I find this easier on my eyes and I fall asleep without any problems after reading. If I don't feel like reading, I listen to an audiobook.

Light and compact
I hold the light and small Kobo Clara in one hand. It also fits easily in my bag. This way I take it everywhere and read on the way to work. I did not receive a cover with the e-reader. If, like me, you take your e-reader with you a lot, I recommend a cover for protection. I personally read books in a smaller font, which is no problem on this small screen. Do you often read books in a larger font? Then I recommend a larger e-reader, such as the Kobo Libra or Kobo Sage. This way you don't have to browse as often.

Download books
I easily transfer books that I already have on my laptop to the e-reader with the supplied cable. I also easily download books via the Kobo library onto the e-reader itself. I find this useful, especially if I take out a Kobo Plus subscription. I then download unlimited books and audio books for a fixed monthly price.

  • Emme-lotte. e-reader specialist.
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
8,8/10

Compact and fast e-reader!

  • Noticeably faster than previous devices
  • Excellent screen with excellent contrast
  • Ideal size for on the go
  • Lighting a bit odd

You can also buy the color variant of this device, but for the time being I will recommend this device (the black and white variant) over the variant that can show colors, especially if you mainly read regular books. Because this device has a screen that looks slightly better in my opinion, with excellent contrast between the background and text. The text on an e-ink display has never looked this good.

Why consider black and white over color? To enable color you need an extra layer and that creates a darker screen that looks a little less like paper. This variant does not have to make this compromise, and if you only read text, this is in my opinion the best device that Kobo has currently made available in their lineup: fast, excellent screen, ideal size for on the go, and easy to read outside in the sun without needing additional lighting.

My only negative point is that the backlighting is not completely even (at the bottom you notice that the light differs slightly), but this is quite subtle and not so much of a problem. The material with which this device is made also feels sturdy when reading, and fingerprints are less likely to be visible on the frame of the device, which is also an improvement compared to the predecessor of this device.

Kobo's software is also nice and flexible, and you can put your own books and fonts on the device if you want, and make the necessary adjustments to make reading as pleasant as possible in terms of typography and readability. Especially people who experience problems with the text size of certain books will really like a device like this because you can display the text as large as you want.

In short: warmly recommended. You can take an entire library with you on the go and read books in an accessible way. Oh, and the battery also lasts much longer compared to a tablet or the like, which can also be a deciding factor.

  • Nico
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
7,6/10

The BW version is more contrasty, but it has color.

  • Color if you need
  • E-ink screen so uses no energy as long as reads without action.
  • Color incomparable to an active screen (TFT, LCD, OLED, etc.)

Because most books are simply black letters on a white background, contrast is important. That's why I exchanged it for the BW version, which is just as rich in contrast as the old Clara HD.

  • Wil
  • 7 May 2024
  • Automatically translated from Dutch
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You can choose one of the ERGO Insurance policies below in your shopping cart. The insurance can be canceled every year, with the right to a refund of the overpaid premium.
These insurances are governed by Belgian law. ERGO is a German insurer. If you have a complaint, you can contact the or our customer service.
Kobo Clara BW Black

Coverage

  • Fall and impact damage
  • Water damage
  • Theft (Optional)

What isn't covered?

  • Damage caused by gross negligence isn't covered
  • Damage that doesn't affect the product functioning (such as dents) isn't covered

ERGO Mobile device insurance including theft

  • Can be canceled monthly (26,28 per year) 2,19 per month
  • 2-year advance payment (21,00 per year) 41,99 one-time payment
  • 2-year advance payment (24,50 per year) 48,99 one-time payment

ERGO Mobile device insurance including theft - Cancellable monthly

  • Can be canceled monthly (33,48 per year) 2,79 per month

Deductible

In case of damage, a deductible of 10% (repair) or 20% (theft) applies

Specifications

Product

Product number
946245
Manufacturer code
N365-KU-BK-K-EP
Brand
Kobo
Warranty
2 years
Processing of your defect
Via Coolblue

Screen

Screen type
Electronic Ink
Type E-ink panel
Carta
Sharpness
HD+ (900p)
Blue light filter
Yes
Resolution height
1448 pixels
Resolution width
1072 pixels
Color screen
No
Screen size
6 inches
Touchscreen
Yes
Backlit screen
Yes
Pixel density
300 ppi

Memory

Total storage capacity
16 GB
Memory card reader
No
Internal RAM
512 MB

General properties

Operating system language
Multiple languages can be configured
eBook store integrated
Yes
Text file format
BMP, CBR, CBZ, GIF, HTML, JPEG, MobiPocket, PDF, PNG, RTF, TIFF, TXT, ePub
Photo file format
BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
Supported and protected file formats
Adobe DRM, MobiPocket, ePub
Text-to-Speech function
No
Dictionary
Yes
Web browser
No
Plays music
Yes
IP certification
IPX8

Physical properties

Weight
174 g
Color
Black
Controls
Touchscreen
Width
11,16 cm
Depth
0,92 cm
Height
15,9 cm
Material
Plastic
Water-resistant
Yes

Bluetooth and WiFi

Built-in WiFi
Yes
WiFi standards
Wireless A (WiFi 2), Wireless AC (WiFi 5), Wireless AX (WiFi 6), Wireless B (WiFi 1), Wireless G (WiFi 3), Wireless N (WiFi 4)
Bluetooth
Yes
Bluetooth version
4.2

USB connectors

USB port
Yes
Type of USB port
USB-C

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