Walmart currently has ebook gift cards of sale for Walmart ebooks, which is just the US version of the Kobo ebook store with a Walmart logo. You can get a $50 gift card for $40. They did this same deal last year except Walmart was erroneously charging sales tax (they aren’t supposed to tax gift […]
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Black Friday Deals on Kobo eReaders and Kobo eBooks and Audiobooks
Kobo has their ebook readers on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend, and they also have some ebook and audiobook deals as well. Unlike years past, Kobo is doing more than just taking $20 off their lowest-priced model for Black Friday. This year their base model isn’t even on sale, but all of […]
New Kobo Firmware Update 4.25.15875 Released
It’s time for another round of software updates for Kobo’s line of e-readers—they’ve sure been busy adding new features lately. The new software version is 4.25.15875 and it’s available for all Kobo models, except the Kobo Mini but some people still install the newer software on it anyway. It’s a relatively minor update that most […]
Kobo Promotion – Enter to Win a Free Kobo eReader (US only)
Kobo has an ongoing promotion through December 19th where you can enter a drawing to win a new Kobo ebook reader. Unfortunately the model they’re giving away is the Kobo Nia, the least interesting and least expensive Kobo available, but any US resident over 18 can enter the sweepstakes for free, no purchase necessary. Just […]
Kobo eReaders On Sale: $20 off Kobo Clara HD and Kobo Libra H2O
Kobo doesn’t usually participate in Amazon’s sales events, but this year they are running a sale on Kobo ereaders that just happens to coincide with Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Now through October 14th, Kobo has the 7-inch Kobo Libra H2O on sale for $149 and the 6-inch Kobo Clara HD is marked down to $99. […]
New Kobo Firmware Update 4.24 Adds New Dictionaries
Kobo has released another software update for their lineup of Kobo ebook readers that adds a revamped table of contents view and some new dictionaries. In fact Kobo has released two software updates this week. The first version was 4.24.15672, but a few days later it was replaced by version 4.24.15676. The update is available […]
Get a Kobo Clara HD for $89 Refurbished, or Kobo Aura H2O for $139
If you’re looking to get a 6-inch ebook reader with a 300 ppi E Ink screen and a frontlight with adjustable color temperature, the Kobo Clara HD is currently available from Kobo’s US shop for $89 with free shipping. The Kobo Clara HD usually sells for $119 new so you can save $30 by getting […]
Another Kobo Software Update Released, Adds Buttons to Scrollbar
Last week Kobo released a new software update for their line of Kobo ebook readers, version 4.23.15505, that changed the layout of the homescreen and library view (yet again). Apparently they received a boatload of complaints about the new scrollbar in the library view, so Kobo has released another update this week, version 4.23.15548, to […]