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 […]
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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 […]
Kobo Aura One Review and Video Walkthrough
Review Date: September 2016 – Review unit purchased from Chapters.Indigo Overview The Kobo Aura One is the first ebook reader to feature a 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink display. It’s also the first ereader to offer a frontlight with adjustable color temperature. Additionally the Kobo Aura One is the first and only Kobo ereader to […]
Here’s How OverDrive Works on Kobo Aura One for Free Library eBooks
Aside from the large 7.8-inch 300 ppi E Ink screen, one of the coolest things about the Kobo Aura One is the fact that it has OverDrive support built-in so that you can easily download free ebooks from your public library directly onto the reader itself. Previously library ebooks had to be downloaded to a […]