As the holiday shopping season comes to a close, there are still some good deals to be had on Kobo ebooks and some Kobo devices. The original 6-inch Kobo Aura is marked down to $99 as part of Kobo’s Boxing Week Deals. That’s $40 off the regular price. The sale is ongoing at Kobo.com and […]
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Kobo eBook Readers on Sale
Kobo has been making a lot of changes to their website recently. They’ve also got some of their ebook readers on sale right now. Once again the Kobo Aura is marked down to $99 from $139 both at Kobo.com and Chapters. The Kobo Aura has a high resolution 6-inch E Ink Pearl screen, a frontlight, […]
Kobo Adds Reviews to Website and eReaders with Firmware Update 3.12.0
Kobo has started rolling out a new software update for the Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura, Aura HD and H2O. The new firmware is labeled as version 3.12.0. Like usual you can wait for it to automatically download and install over Wi-Fi or you can download it from the direct links to Kobo firmware thread at […]
Kobo and E Ink Partner to Offer Kobo’s eBooks on 3rd Party eReaders
Yesterday E Ink announced a new collaborative ebook access program with Kobo that gives manufactures of E Ink devices the opportunity to offer Kobo’s ebooks on their ebook readers. This gives E Ink’s hardware partners more marketing power by being able to offer a recognizable ebook store on their devices without having the expense of […]
Kobo Now Listing eBook Formats Once Again
When Kobo redesigned their website in 2013 to make it more tablet and mobile device friendly, they removed the section that specified what format the book was available in, along with customer reviews. Fortunately Kobo.com has finally started listing format type once again and if a title has DRM or not. Kobo is known for […]
Kobo Black Friday Sale: $99 Kobo Aura; up to 75% off Bestsellers
Kobo is running a few different Black Friday sales from now through Sunday on Kobo.com. They are offering up to 75% off bestselling ebooks from every genre (don’t forget that Google is running a 75% off Cyber Monday weekend sale as well, and Amazon is price-matching many of the titles from both promotions). Kobo is […]
Kobo Adds eBook Preview Option to Website
Kobo has recently started to rollout a new feature on their website that lets anyone preview an ebook using a web browser directly from the ebook description page. You don’t have to be logged in or even have a Kobo account to view the previews. All you have to do is click the “Preview Now” […]
Kindle Voyage vs Kobo Aura H2O Comparison Review (+Video)
The Kindle Voyage and Kobo Aura H2O have set themselves up as the best two new ebook readers released this year, and a lot people have been asking how they compare, which is better and what to get. Both ereaders share a number of similarities as far as software features are concerned, and each offers […]