Kobo has rolled out their Mother’s Day Sale on select Kobo models on their website, and the deals are available through other retailers such as Walmart and Amazon as well. You can get $30 off on the Kobo Sage and $20 off on the Kobo Clara 2E, and the first generation Kobo Elipsa is $50 […]
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Kobo Clarifies Mandatory Software Update Requirements
Last week Kobo started sending out emails to some Kobo ereader owners about a mandatory software update, but it raised more questions than answers so now there’s a notice on Kobo’s help website that clarifies some of the details. There was some confusion about the update because they didn’t give any details about what software […]
Mandatory Software Update for Kobo eReaders
Kobo has started sending out emails to customers notifying them about a “mandatory software update” for older Kobo ereaders (the full list is at the bottom of this article), including the Kobo Clara HD, which they were still selling as recently as last year. According to Kobo, without the update, older Kobo ereaders will no […]
Kobo Elipsa 2E Now Available to Purchase via Walmart
If you were waiting for one of Kobo’s retailers to start selling the new Kobo Elipsa 2E, it’s now available to order from Walmart’s website for $399 with free shipping. The seller is listed as BlueProton, not Walmart, but BlueProton has been selling Kobo ereaders for several years now and is listed as an official […]
Differences Between Kobo Elipsa 2E and Kobo Elipsa Pack
Over on the ereader section of Kobo’s website, they have the new Kobo Elipsa 2E and the older Kobo Elipsa Pack listed side-by-side, and both are the same price at $399.99. I can see this being confusing for potential buyers that don’t follow Kobo’s every move and know the differences between the two versions. It’s […]
Kobo Plus Launches in US and UK – Kindle Unlimited Alternative
In addition to announcing the Kobo Elipsa 2E yesterday, Kobo also launched their Kobo Plus subscription service in the US and UK. It’s similar to Kindle Unlimited where subscribers pay a monthly fee to have unlimited access to a select library of ebooks and audiobooks. Kobo currently offers over 1.3 million ebooks and over 100,000 […]
New 10.3″ Kobo Elipsa 2E Now Available to Pre-Order (Video)
Kobo has officially announced the upcoming release of the second generation Kobo Elipsa, called the Kobo Elipsa 2E, and it will be available starting April 19th. Kobo is selling the Kobo Elipsa 2E for $399, the same price as the 1st gen model. It can be pre-ordered now from Kobo’s website, and pre-orders include a […]
New 10.3″ Kobo Elipsa 2E Details Revealed
For some odd reason an unboxing video of the new Kobo Elipsa 2E was uploaded to Facebook about a month ago, so it would appear that Kobo is getting set to release their second generation eNote soon. It doesn’t look like a lot has changed from the 1st generation Kobo Elipsa. It has the same […]