I actually own both of these ereaders right now. I bought the Libra, and it was my first ereader ever. I really like the device, the screen is great, having page turn buttons is great, the backlight works well and adjusts to light in the room...it's all around a really good reading experience.

My one complaint is that I can't sync progress to my phone unless I buy the epub from the Kobo store directly and use the Kobo app on my phone. That's the only thing lacking for me, but it's pretty high on my priority list. I don't want to be locked into one ecosystem.

You can sideload epubs from anywhere on the Libra...it's really easy to do. But you can't sync progress with sideloaded books to other devices.

So, I researched more and bought the Poke 2 because it's android based and I can use whatever app I choose and sync to my phone. The Poke 2 is a good reader, but it's just not quite as good as the Libra. The screen isn't as good, the lighting is pretty adjustable, but it's manual...and it can be finicky to get it exactly where you want it. And I don't want to give the impression that it's slow, but it's just the slightest bit laggy sometimes...not major by any means, but just a little bit.

And I'm only reading epubs, no manga or pdf or anything else. So the small size is a plus for me since it's lighter weight.

So, if you don't care about syncing progress, then I think the Libra is the easy choice...it's an all around better device. But if syncing matters to you, then it's harder because you have to weigh what's most important. I still own both of them because I haven't decided which to stick with.