Last week Kobo announced a new partnership with StoryGraph, an alternative to Goodreads, for tracking reading stats and providing reading recommendations when using Kobo ereaders and Kobo apps. Starting in June, you’ll be able to link your Kobo account with a StoryGraph account to automatically sync reading progress of ebooks and audiobooks purchased from Kobo. […]
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Kobo eReaders Now $20-$30 More Expensive After Price Hike
Kobo has raised the prices of their ereaders again for the second time since they were released in 2024. At first I thought it was just BlueProton, Kobo’s US distributor, charging above retail yet again, but now even Kobo US has suddenly raised the prices on their Amazon store. Midway through writing this article, the […]
Why Does Kobo Still Refuse to Release a 7″ Libra BW?
With Pocketbook releasing the new Era Lite with a 7″ black-and-white E Ink Carta 1300 screen, I can’t help but notice it’s exactly what Kobo customers have been asking Kobo to release for the past 2 years. It highlights the fact that Kobo still isn’t listening to what their customers want by refusing to release […]
Kobo Contest: Win a Libra Colour, Kobo Remote, or Gift Cards
Kobo is running a This or That Contest from now until May 12th where you can enter to win a Kobo Libra Colour bundle worth $340, a Kobo Remote that’s worth $30, or a $75 Kobo eGift card. To enter the contest, you just have to take a short quiz to “discover your reader persona”, […]
New Kobo Collector Cases Released; Plus Kobo Libra Colour Sale
Kobo has released some new limited edition cases for the Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara models that they’re calling “collector” cases. They just got released today, and they have a couple different floral patterns available for each model. The Kobo Libra Colour collector case is selling for $39.99 and the collector case for the […]
Kobo Still Supporting eReaders Released 15 Years Ago
With Amazon making news about their decision to stop supporting the first five generations of Kindles, Kobo is still supporting most of their ereaders going back 15 years. Not only is the Kobo Touch from 2011 still being supported, it’s still getting occasional software updates that add new features. In fact, Kobo just released another […]
New Problem Preventing Purchasing eBooks on Kobo eReaders
There’s a notice on Kobo’s support website about a new issue that’s causing problems for some folks when trying to buy ebooks using the built-in store on Kobo eReaders. Apparently the issue is caused by something called 3D Secure (3DS), which is used to validate payments in Europe and the UK. Sometimes the process doesn’t […]
Software Update for Kobo Libra 2 Improves Kobo Remote Stability
Kobo recently issued a firmware update for the Kobo Libra 2 that reportedly improves the stability of the Bluetooth connection when using the Kobo Remote. The new software version is 4.38.23648, and so far it’s only available for the Kobo Libra 2 specifically, although it sounds like Kobo is expected to release it for their […]