When it comes to dedicated reading devices, new models often get released in the fall before the busy holiday shopping season. Could Kobo be preparing to announce a new Kobo ereader soon? Kobo often releases new models at the same time that Amazon releases new Kindles. I think it’s part of their strategy to get […]
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Kobo Needs to Release a New Entry-Level eReader
Looking over Kobo’s current lineup of ereaders, most of them are still relatively new. They released the 6-inch Kobo Clara 2E last fall, and the 10.3-inch Kobo Elipsa 2E earlier this year. The Kobo Sage and Kobo Libra 2 were both released in October of 2021. There’s a chance Kobo could replace them, perhaps with […]
How to Use Custom Screensavers on Kobo eReaders
I came across a post on reddit yesterday with directions on how to set custom images on the screen when Kobo ereaders are turned off or sleeping, and it’s really easy to set up. Apparently the newer software on Kobos has an option to use custom screensavers but the feature is not being advertised. This […]
Why Don’t eBook Readers Have Reading Timers?
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could enter a time on your ebook reader when sitting down to read, say like 30 minutes, and then a popup notifies you when the time runs out? One thing I don’t like to do while reading is keeping an eye on the clock. It takes me out of […]
Kobo eReaders Losing Pocket Support in July (Apparently Not)
If you use Pocket to read web articles on your Kobo ereader, you’re going to have to find another option starting the second week of July. Update: Now they’ve backtracked and it looks like Kobos won’t lose Pocket support (see update below). Pocket has announced plans to migrate accounts to Firefox so moving forward Pocket […]
New Kobo Software Update Released – Major Notetaking Update
Kobo has released a new firmware update for their line of ereaders, version 4.37.21533. For most Kobo models it’s a fairly minor update, but for the notetaking models, including the Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa, it’s a pretty big update that adds a lot of new features. This is the first update that Kobo has […]
What is Your Favorite Kobo eReader?
Yesterday I posted an article about favorite Kindles, so today let’s shift the same question over to the Kobo platform. Kobo has been in the E Ink ereader game since 2010, and they’ve released a lot of ebook readers since then. I’ve reviewed most of them, except the very first model (I also refused to […]
Kobo iPad App Supports Adding Handwritten Notes to eBooks
Earlier this year Kobo added support for adding handwritten notes to ebooks with their iPad app. It happened back in February but I hadn’t heard anyone talking about it until recently. It’s actually a pretty cool new feature, and it’s something other popular reading apps, like Kindle, don’t support. You can use an Apple Pencil […]