Kobo’s sales and marketing techniques have always been rather unusual, especially when it comes to selling their ereaders in the US, and things just keep getting more perplexing all the time. The Kobo Aura One was released 2 months ago. It’s the only ereader to have a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, which is […]
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Last Call for Kobo Glo HD, Get it Before it’s Gone
Now that Kobo has inexplicably discontinued the Kobo Glo HD in favor of the Kobo Aura Edition 2, the Glo HD has become an endangered species, disappearing from most stores and websites. The Glo HD has been out of stock on Kobo’s own website for several weeks now, and they even removed it from the […]
Kobo Firmware Update Released to Fix Battery Drain Issue
Kobo has finally issued a firmware update for the new Kobo Aura One and Kobo Aura Edition 2 to fix the battery drain problem and some other bugs. It’s too early to tell if the battery issue is resolved or not yet but hopefully they’ve got that problem fixed because it was causing a lot […]
10 Free Kobo eBooks – October 9th
Here’s another roundup of 10 free ebooks from Kobo.com. The last couple of months I posted similar lists now that Kobo has made their free ebook section better so let’s do it again. You can find more via the free ebook section on Kobo’s website. Note that the ebooks below are free as of October […]
Kobo Aura Edition 2 Review and Video Walkthrough
Review Date: October 2016 – Review unit purchased from Chapters.Indigo Overview The awkwardly named Kobo Aura Edition 2 is the second generation model to the original Kobo Aura, not to be confused with the Kobo Aura One, Kobo’s new 7.8-inch model. The Kobo Aura 2 was released in September 2016 at the same time as […]
Kobo Glo HD Likely Discontinued
The 6-inch Kobo Glo HD was first released back in April 2015. It was Kobo’s first ebook reader to come with a 300 ppi E Ink screen, and it came just a few months after the more expensive Kindle Voyage was released, the first 300 ppi ereader. Now all signs are pointing to the Kobo […]
Kobo Aura One vs Aura Edition 2 Comparison (Video)
The Kobo Aura One is getting all the attention lately but Kobo actually released two new ebook readers this September. In addition to the Aura One, they also came out with a new 6-inch Kobo Aura Edition 2 to replace the original Kobo Aura. I posted a Kobo Aura One review earlier in the week […]
Sainsbury eBook Store Closing, Kobo Inherits Accounts
Yet another ebook store is closing down and once again Kobo is the beneficiary of all their customer accounts. Sainsbury is a UK company that has decided to close their Entertainment on Demand business, which includes movies and TV, digital magazines and MP3 music, in addition to ebooks. Sainsbury is officially closing their ebook store […]