It looks like Kobo is getting ready to release their first ereader with a color E Ink screen soon, most likely the Kobo Libra Color. My guess is they’ll announce it early next week and start shipping it later this month. Update: As expected, Kobo has officially announced the upcoming release of the Kobo Libra […]
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Kobo Libra 2 eReader Now On Sale
Kobo is currently running a Spring Sale and the Kobo Libra 2 is their only reading device that’s on sale this time. During the sale you can get the Kobo Libra 2 for $169.99 with free shipping. That’s only $20 off the regular price so it isn’t anything to get excited about, but I don’t […]
New Color Kobo eReaders Leaked (Probably)
Yesterday someone over at Mobileread posted links to a website that sells Kobo ereaders with listings for three new Kobo ereaders, including two models that seem to have color E Ink screens, and it looks like these new devices might in fact be the three Kobo ereaders that are listed on the FCC website. Every […]
A Third New Kobo eReader Device Hits the FCC
It looks like 2024 might be an interesting year for new dedicated reading devices, as a third new Kobo ereader has turned up at the FCC for testing. The model number for this latest new device is N367, and the FCC ID is NOIKBN367. Most of the pertinent information and photos are hidden until August […]
Kobo Software Updates Have Really Slowed Down Lately
It’s been six months since Kobo last released a software update for their line of dedicated ereaders. They used to release updates a lot more frequently than that, so what has changed? It was the same story last year. After 6 months of nothing for the first half of the year, they finally released a […]
Kobo eReaders on Sale for Valentine’s Day, up to $50 off
If you’re thinking about getting a new Kobo ereader for yourself or someone else, now is a good time while they’re on sale for Valentine’s Day, which is coming up on February 14th. The sale ends on February 8th so you have about a week and a half to get the sale prices, and the […]
What Would Happen if Kobo Closed Their eBook Store?
If you follow the ebook business closely over the years then you know it’s not unusual for an ebook store to go out of business. It happens fairly often, and Kobo has benefited a lot from some of those closings. Kobo absorbed Sony’s accounts when the Sony ebook store closed down back in 2014. They […]
These are the Most and Least Popular Kobo eReader Models
I noticed that Amazon has started showing an estimate of how many units they’ve sold in the past month for some products, and I was looking at the list of Kobo ereaders on Amazon and thought the results were pretty interesting. Kobo doesn’t reveal any kind of sales figures and they obviously don’t say which […]