The eBook Reader Blog

The night mode hack has been one of the more popular mods for Kobo’s ebook readers to read with white text on a black background, as some call inverted text mode. The older methods to get inverted mode to work kept getting broken with firmware updates, but nowadays there’s a much easier way to use […]

The Kobo Libra H2O was officially released yesterday on the 17th, and surprisingly, right on time, Walmart has started selling the Kobo Libra from their website in the US. They have both white and black versions of the Kobo Libra available to order with free 2-day shipping. At first they had the wrong price but […]

Coinciding with the release of the new 7-inch Kobo Libra H2O, Kobo has officially released a new software update for their lineup of Kobo ebook readers past and present. As noted last week, the new software features that come on the Kobo Libra are now available on all the other Kobo models as well. The […]

When Kobo announced their latest new ebook reader earlier this month, the Kobo Libra H2O, they also revealed some new software features that will be available on it. The new software features won’t just be limited to the Kobo Libra; the updated software will be getting released for other Kobo models as well. In fact […]

As expected, Kobo has started accepting pre-orders today for their new Kobo Libra H2O. It’s expected to get released on September 17th. The Kobo Libra is available for $169.99 USD with free shipping from the Kobo website. It’s also available to order from Chapters.Indigo in Canada where it sells for $199 CAD. If ordering in […]

When Kobo first revealed the Kobo Forma last fall, everyone called it a Kindle Oasis clone. As it turns out, the real Kindle Oasis clone is the new Kobo Libra that Kobo just unveiled yesterday. It has the exact same E Ink display as the Kindle Oasis, which has been the only device to use […]

Kobo has announced the upcoming release of a new ebook reader called the Kobo Libra H2O and it looks like a bargain for the price, so much so that the Kindle Oasis could be in trouble. The Kobo Libra H2O has a 7-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, and it has an asymmetrical design similar […]

Here’s an interesting deal. The Kobo Forma is available refurbished for cheap from a couple different places. Over on eBay the refurbished Kobo Forma is selling for $173.94 with free shipping. It’s also available “renewed” on Amazon for $229 with free shipping (renewed is Amazon’s new word for refurbished). The 8GB version of the Kobo […]