Kobo has announced that they’ve partnered with Walmart to bring Kobo ereaders back to the US. Walmart will also start selling Kobo’s ebooks and audiobooks. As the press release states, Walmart will become Kobo’s exclusive mass retail partner for the Kobo brand in the United States. There’s no specific date yet on when Walmart will […]
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Kobo Aura H2O with Free SleepCover Deal (1st gen)
Once again Kobo has a deal where you can get a free sleepcover with the purchase of the 6.8-inch Kobo Aura H2O. It’s the 1st gen model and it’s selling for $159, and the cover usually sells for $40 so it’s not a bad price for both. Kobo released the 2nd generation Kobo Aura H2O […]
Book Cover Screensavers are Underrated
One thing I appreciate about Kobo ereaders is the fact that they show the cover of the book that you’re currently reading on the screen when the device is in sleep mode or turned off. I don’t know why showing book covers on the sleep screen isn’t a common feature across all ereaders. It makes […]
Kobo Let Customers Help Design the Kobo Aura One
One interesting detail about the Kobo Aura One that’s easy to overlook is the fact that Kobo let a group of customers help design it. In my opinion the Kobo Aura One is one of the best ebook readers to ever get released, and it’s funny how it just happens to be the one model […]
Kobo eReaders Sale and New Super Points Promo
For Boxing week Indigo has the Kobo Aura and Kobo Aura H2O (both 2nd gen models) on sale for $20 off. Kobo also has a new deal on their website where you can earn up to 12,000 Super Points with the purchase of a new Kobo ereader. Both deals end on December 31st. With the […]
Kepubify Can Easily Convert ePub eBooks to Kobo ePubs
There’s a new freeware tool called Kepubify that can quickly and easily convert ePub ebooks into Kobo ePubs. Kobo’s ebooks use a variation of ePub format, commonly referred to as Kobo ePubs (.kepubs). If you have a Kobo ereader you can take advantage of additional software features by using Kobo ePubs instead of regular ePubs. […]
32GB Kobo Aura One Limited Edition Pre-Orders
Kobo has started accepting pre-orders for their new limited edition Kobo Aura One with 32GB of storage space. Technically pre-orders are only open to Kobo’s VIP members, which costs $10 per year, but it seems anyone can order if you know the secret “VIP access” code. The 32GB Kobo Aura One is expected to get […]
Kobo Releasing 32GB Limited Edition Kobo Aura One
This past week Kobo announced that they’re going to be releasing a limited edition Kobo Aura One that comes with 32GB of internal storage space instead of the usual 8GB. They just happened to make this announcement on the very same day the new Kindle Oasis was released so at least Kobo is showing some […]