The eBook Reader Blog

Kobo has started rolling out a new software update for their line of ebook readers that adds a couple of new features and fixes some bugs. Kobo has mostly been doing minor updates lately that aren’t worth talking about, but this update at least adds a couple of new features, including a new parental controls […]

Last week Walmart had the Kobo Aura on sale for $79 for Mother’s Day, and now the Kobo Aura is marked down to $69 with free shipping. The very same Kobo Aura Edition 2 sells for $119 from Kobo’s US website, which is only $10 less than the newer Kobo Clara HD. It’s an odd […]

It’s been awhile since there have been any good deals on Kobo ereaders, but now both 6-inch Kobo models are on sale at Walmart for under $100. They have the Kobo Aura 2 marked down to $79 and the newer Kobo Clara HD is only $99. Both include free shipping. That’s $20 off the regular […]

Here’s yet another example of how the Walmart Kobo partnership has gotten off to a questionable start. To begin with the in-store Kobo displays turned out to be a joke. Walmart only stocked the entry-level model in a few stores and they haven’t had any of the higher up models on display at all. Then […]

With the Kobo Forma getting released last fall, the writing was on the wall, and now it looks like the Kobo Aura One’s run is officially coming to an end two and a half years after it was first released. Kobo has a weird way of discontinuing their ebook readers—they remove the product page from […]

Kobo released the Kobo Forma in October 2018 so it’s been on the market for about 4 months now. Since posting the Kobo Forma review in November, I’ve had a chance to use the device a good deal and I’ve come to appreciate it more than I did initially. At first I was distracted by […]

One thing that’s nice about Kobo’s ebook readers is the fact that they are open to software modifications and users can choose to install alternate reading programs if they wish, including programs like KOReader and Plato. What’s nice is you can still use Kobo’s default software if you want to; the installed reading apps don’t […]

Last month Kobo started sending out emails notifying customers about how they will no longer be supporting some older Kobo devices and Kobo apps after February 28th, 2019. The Kobo Mini is one of the devices affected by the security change, but it’s unclear at this point if Kobo is going to continue supporting it […]