I came across an interesting trick at MobileRead the other day for Kobo’s line of E Ink ebook readers—the Kobo Glo, Kobo Mini, Kobo Touch, and Kobo Aura HD—to get them to display white text on a black background instead of the usual black text on a white(ish) background. It’s a straightforward trick that doesn’t […]
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Deal Alert: Kobo Glo for $99, Kindle Fire HD $169
Kobo is running an unadvertised sale on the Kobo Glo through July 2nd at midnight. Instead of having to pay the usual $129, you can get it for $99 with promo code GL625 when ordered from Kobo.com. The catch is it is for US residents only (if you live in Canada you can still get […]
Kobo eReader Tip: Calibre Settings for Minimizing Wasted Space
If you’ve read any of my reviews for Kobo eReaders lately, the Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo, and Kobo Aura HD, you’ll notice that I complain a lot about how Kobo chooses to format ebooks. My main issue is with all the wasted space. Kobo insists on adding a huge bar at the bottom of a […]
Kobo Sales: $20 off Kobo Glo, $70 off Arc, 30% off Select eBooks
Kobo is running a regional sale this weekend on select ebooks where you can get up to 30 percent off. They are also cutting $20 off the Kobo Glo and Kobo Arc for the rest of the month. Enjoy! $20 off Kobo Glo and Kobo Arc Through June 30th, residents of Canada and the United […]
A Simple Trick to Fix a Buggy or Broken Kobo eBook Reader
Remember last week when I posted about how my Kobo Glo had become too buggy to function? It kept freezing up and not responding, the covers all disappeared from the homescreen, and it kept giving a network connection error whenever I tried to sync to upgrade to the new 2.5.1 software. Well, I eventually figured […]
My Kobo Glo has Become Too Glitchy To Function
While I’m eagerly waiting for the new Kobo Aura HD to arrive at my door, I can only hope that it works better than my Kobo Glo. I noticed the other day at MobileRead that there is a new firmware update, version 2.5, for the Kobo Glo. So I charged mine up and tried to […]
Kobo Now Selling eReaders and Tablets Direct Online Again
Kobo announced the launch of a revolutionary new concept today. They’ve finally decided to enter the 21st century and start selling their Kobo ereaders and tablets directly from Kobo.com. Gasp! Kobo used to sell the Kobo Touch and Kobo Vox from their website, but inexplicably removed the buy option last fall right before the busy […]
How Often Do You Have Your eBook Reader’s Frontlight Turned On?
I’ve noticed something interesting about my ebook reading habits. Ever since the Nook Touch with GlowLight was released, and now that the Kobo Glo and Kindle Paperwhite have come along, I almost always prefer to have the frontlight turned on when reading. The light always seems to make the screen look a little better, even […]