Last month after Kobo announced their new ereaders for 2024, they revealed that they would sell repair kits for the new models, giving customers the option to repair them when they break. Details were sparse at first, but now Kobo has updated their reparability page to explain how everything works, and there’s also now a […]
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Looks Like the Kobo Libra 2 is Being Discontinued
Now that Kobo has released the Kobo Libra Colour, it looks like they’re phasing out the Kobo Libra 2, which would be a big disappointment. The Libra 2 is now listed as “Sold Out” on Kobo’s website, and that includes their US, UK, and Canadian stores so it’s not just a localized stock shortage. The […]
New Kobos Now Available to Order from Amazon and Walmart
Earlier in the week, I posted about bundle packages and cases for Kobo’s new ereaders turning up online at Walmart and Amazon, but most of the listings where removed soon after because apparently they were listed too soon, as the new Kobos don’t officially get released until April 30th. Now the listings are back and […]
New Kobo eReaders and Cases Now Available to Purchase Online
Kobo’s new ereaders don’t technically get released until April 30th, but they’ve already started turning up for sale online at Amazon and Walmart. The Amazon listings are shipping now and the Walmart listings say they’ll arrive on May 1st. In both cases, they are being sold by BlueProton, Kobo’s official retail partner in the US […]
Help Articles for New Color Kobo Models Now Live
Kobo has added some help articles and user guides for the new Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara Colour on their support website. They have a page with some things to know about the color screen, and what uses it provides, like adding multi-colored highlights and annotations to ebooks. They also say the color screen […]
Kobo Clara: List of Differences Between 4 Models
Now that Kobo has annouced the upcoming release of the new Kobo Clara Colour and the Kobo Clara BW, I thought it would be helpful to outline the differences between each Kobo Clara model. The Kobo Clara HD was the first Clara model, and it came out in 2018. Fast forward six years and now […]
Kobo to Offer Repair Kits for New eReaders When They Break
One interesting detail that came out yesterday when Kobo announced the upcoming release of the new Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara models is the fact that they are going to sell repair kits for them so people can replace parts when/if they break. They haven’t revealed any specific details about this yet, so we […]
Two New Kobo Clara eReaders Now Available to Pre-Order
In addition to the Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo has unveiled two new Kobo Clara models, one with a color E Ink screen and one with a regular black and white screen, and both are available to pre-order now from Kobo’s website. The Kobo Clara Colour has a 6-inch Kaleido 3 screen, and it sells for […]