I no longer have a Kindle to compare, but I'm very happy with build and lighting on my Kobo Libra 2. I've used Kindles since the Kindle 1, and there are some Ko

I no longer have a Kindle to compare, but I'm very happy with build and lighting on my Kobo Libra 2. I've used Kindles since the Kindle 1, and there are some Kobo things that I don't like as well as Kindle, but it's a better-than-decent e-reader and I'm glad to be out from under Amazon's thumb.