If you like the old-school concept of jotting notes in the margins of a paperback, the $259.99 Kobo Sage tries to recreate that feeling for the digital era. But the experience doesn't quite translate. On one hand, we like the Sage’s waterproof build and, like every other Kobo ebook reader, its ability to integrate with local libraries. However, the Sage is an awkward size; it doesn’t feel great in the hand and isn’t big enough to display larger-format documents well. (We had similar thoughts about the Kobo Forma, the company's older 8-inch ebook reader.) If you're looking to jot notes on electronic documents, the 10-inch Onyx Boox Note Air 2 and Apple iPad are better bets.Great E Ink Screen, Cumbersome Design Like the Forma, the Sage is just a little too big to be pocketable at 6.3 by 7.1 by 0.3 inches (HWD). It looks like a slightly larger version of Kobo's Libra 2: both have flat fronts with a sizable bezel and a grip area with physical page-turn buttons on the side. At 8.5 ounc...
The 8-inch Kobo Sage helps you relive the experience of making margin notes in a book, but it's a bit awkward to handle compared with 7-inch and 10-inch ebook readers.
Waterproof; Excellent public library integration; Stylus lets you annotate books and PDFs
Awkward size; No way to export stylus annotations on books