For some odd reason Kobo decided to announce their new ereaders out of the blue on the same day that Amazon demoed their new line of Kindles at a planned press conference with dozens of tech reporters in attendance. As a result, the new Kindles are getting a lot more coverage. Kobo is often overshadowed […]
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Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini, and Kobo Arc Tablet Incoming
Kobo just announced a compelling new line of ereaders coming out this October, two ebook readers with monochrome E Ink screens and a tablet that runs open Android 4.0. First up is the Kobo Mini. It’s the lightest and smallest E Ink ebook reader and is designed to “fit in your pocket” thanks to its […]
Kobo Updates iOS App to Add Adobe DRM Support and More Languages
Earlier this week Kobo issued an update for their iPad and iPhone apps that adds some interesting new features. The biggest change is the addition of Adobe DRM support. This means that Kobo app users can now load encrypted ePub and PDF ebooks into the iOS app that were purchased from outside the Kobo ebookstore. […]
Kobo Touch Update 2.0 Released; Kobo Desktop Updated Too
Yesterday Kobo released an update for the Kobo Touch ereader, firmware version 2.0, as well the Kobo desktop software, version 3.0. As you would expect, the updates add some new features and fixes some bugs. Here’s the list of the most prominent changes with the new software: Kobo Touch: Revamped home screen makes finding books […]
Kobo Touch Headed to Japan, But What Does That Mean Here?
Today Kobo announced that they are bringing their ebookstore and Kobo Touch ereader to Japan on July 19th. This is no big surprise considering Kobo was purchased by Rakuten earlier this year, a Japanese online retailer. The bigger surprise is that Kobo beat Amazon to the punch, who is also expected to launch an ebookstore […]
Kobo Vox Gets Official Google Play Access and Google Apps via New Firmware Update
Here’s a pleasant surprise for Kobo Vox owners and anyone who buys a new Kobo Vox. Kobo just issued a new firmware update that officially adds the Google Play Store to the Vox for access to over 500,000 Android apps from Google, along with music and movies as well. The update also adds several Google […]
90% off Codes for Kobo eBooks, $79 Kobo Touch; A New Kobo Device About to Launch?
Kobo is offering some huge sales right now, so big it makes you wonder if something is about to go down. Giving out codes for 90% off of ebooks is a good way to rack up sales and draw in customers, but certainly isn’t a good way to make money. It makes me think Kobo […]
Kobo Now Offering Author Notes and Author Chat in eBooks with Kobo Pulse
Kobo is rolling out an interesting new feature in some special edition ebooks that gives readers the opportunity to read notes the author has left throughout the ebook and ask the author questions within the ebook using Kobo Pulse, a social feature that ties-in with Facebook. The description page at Kobo says this feature works […]