Wouldn’t it be nice if you could enter a time on your ebook reader when sitting down to read, say like 30 minutes, and then a popup notifies you when the time runs out? One thing I don’t like to do while reading is keeping an eye on the clock. It takes me out of […]
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Kobo eReaders Losing Pocket Support in July (Apparently Not)
If you use Pocket to read web articles on your Kobo ereader, you’re going to have to find another option starting the second week of July. Update: Now they’ve backtracked and it looks like Kobos won’t lose Pocket support (see update below). Pocket has announced plans to migrate accounts to Firefox so moving forward Pocket […]
New Kobo Software Update Released – Major Notetaking Update
Kobo has released a new firmware update for their line of ereaders, version 4.37.21533. For most Kobo models it’s a fairly minor update, but for the notetaking models, including the Kobo Sage and Kobo Elipsa, it’s a pretty big update that adds a lot of new features. This is the first update that Kobo has […]
What is Your Favorite Kobo eReader?
Yesterday I posted an article about favorite Kindles, so today let’s shift the same question over to the Kobo platform. Kobo has been in the E Ink ereader game since 2010, and they’ve released a lot of ebook readers since then. I’ve reviewed most of them, except the very first model (I also refused to […]
Kobo iPad App Supports Adding Handwritten Notes to eBooks
Earlier this year Kobo added support for adding handwritten notes to ebooks with their iPad app. It happened back in February but I hadn’t heard anyone talking about it until recently. It’s actually a pretty cool new feature, and it’s something other popular reading apps, like Kindle, don’t support. You can use an Apple Pencil […]
How to Update Your Kobo eReader Past the Update Deadline
Last month Kobo caused a bit of a stir when they started notifying customers about a mandatory software update for Kobo ereaders, and Kobo was unclear about the details so it brought up a lot of questions. They later clarified things somewhat by saying that some Kobo models (listed below) needed to have software version […]
Kindle vs Kobo Dark Mode Comparison (Video)
I’ve heard some people saying that Dark Mode looks better on Kobo ereaders than on Kindles so I decided to put together a quick video showing how Dark Mode compares on Kindles and Kobos. Dark Mode (white text on a black background) is a relatively new feature on E Ink ereaders, at least officially—there have […]
Kobo Elipsa 2E Review and Video Walkthrough
Review Date: May 2023 – Review unit purchased from Walmart Overview Kobo released the Kobo Elipsa 2E on April 19th, 2023. As the name implies, it’s Kobo’s second generation Elipsa model, and it’s also partially made from recycled plastic (that’s what the “E” stands for). Kobo didn’t change much with the 2E model. Mostly they […]