The eBook Reader Blog

If you are looking for a budget ebook reader, Borders is the place to get one. They now have the original Kobo eReader on sale for just $59! The original Kobo eReader has a 6″ E Ink screen, supports Adobe PDF and EPUB, has 1GB of internal storage, an SD card slot, Bluetooth, 2 week [...]

The Kobo Wireless eReader is the 2nd generation device from Kobo and has just started hitting shelves in the US and Canada in time for the holiday season, and is expected to make it to Australia by Christmas too. I was finally able to stop reading for long enough to finish up the Kobo WiFi [...]

After being up for pre-order for about 3 weeks, the new Kobo WiFi eReader is now shipping to the United States and Canada. The Kobo WiFi is Kobo’s second generation ereader. It looks a lot like the old model, but comes with WiFi for a direct connection to ebook shopping from the Kobo ebook store. [...]

Kobo announced this morning on their blog that they are now taking pre-orders for a new updated Kobo eReader with WiFi. The new Kobo eReader looks identical to the last, with the exception that there are now three color varieties, onyx, and white with a silver or lilac back. Aside from the WiFi, the new [...]

In a much anticipated move, Borders has lowered the price of the Kobo Reader down to $129, cutting $20 off the price so that it is now $10 cheaper than the Kindle 3 WiFi. Borders also cut the price of the Aluratek Libre by $20, making it just $99. These new prices will go into [...]

Kobo announced on their blog this morning that the first phase of upgrades for Canadian Kobo Reader owners has gone well so far, and that the update will automatically be rolling out this week for everyone else in the US, Australia, and New Zealand. If you own a Kobo eReader, at some point during the [...]

The Kobo Reader, the once most cost-effective option for a 6-inch ebook reader (the Nook Wi-Fi now holds that title), just got its first firmware update to improve some of the initial problems with EPUB font sizing and power management. Kobo will be releasing the update over the next 2 weeks to different countries where [...]

Not to be left out of the price-cutting ebook reader hype and media frenzy, Borders issued a press release today announcing that they will be bundling the new Kobo eReader with a $20 Borders gift card and double Borders Bucks. The Kobo eReader sells exclusively from Borders.com in the United States for $149. It is [...]

Kobo just released their new app for Android, adding to the other smartphone apps for Blackberry, iPhone, and Palm Pre. If you have already have a Kobo account you can simply login with the new Android application and read or download any ebook that you have already purchased. If not, it’s easy to sign up [...]

Australia Kobo announced on their blog this week that Borders Australia will sell the Kobo eReader and launch an ebook store powered by Kobo that will include ebooks from Australian authors and publishers, among the 2 million titles Kobo boasts as their selection. The blog speaks in the future tense but it appears that the [...]