Amazon Kindle Colorsoft vs Kobo Clara BW

Buy the Kindle Colorsoft if you read comics, illustrated books, magazines or travel guides and want color covers and highlights on a 7-inch screen. Buy the Kobo Clara BW if you mostly read plain text, want a smaller one-handed reader, and care about ePub support and a long battery. The Colorsoft has the bigger, color screen and Amazon's store; the Clara BW has the sharper black-and-white text, a lighter body and a much longer rated battery.

• Choose the Kindle Colorsoft if you want color covers, comics and highlighted passages on a large 7-inch waterproof screen tied to Amazon's catalog.
• Choose the Kobo Clara BW if you read mostly text, want a compact one-handed reader with ePub support and a battery rated in weeks, not days.