Get to know Kobo Glo.

Size

114 x 157 x 10 mm (4.5 x 6.2 x 0.4 in)

Weight

185 g (6.5 oz)

Processor

1 GHz

Display

6" XGA Pearl E Ink touchscreen; 1024x758 resolution; 16-level grey scale

Screen

Responsive touchscreen for glare-free, fingerprint-resistant reading

Light

Built-in ComfortLight technology with micro-thin hard coating for durability and even light distribution

Buttons

Power on/off, light on/off

Connectivity

Wi Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB

Storage

2 GB*
Option to expand up to 32 GB with a Micro SD card

Battery

Over 1 month with Wi Fi turned off**
Up to 70 hours of continuous usage with ComfortLight on***

Colours

Black Night, Pink Sunset, Blue Moon, Silver Star
Each featuring Kobo’s signature soft quilted-patterned back

eBookstore

over 3 million eBooks, newspapers, and magazines
Over 1 million free titles

Kobo Everywhere

Kobo eBooks are stored safely in the cloud — retrieve them at anytime
Bookmarks and settings are seamlessly synced across all your Kobo eReading apps and devices

Social Reading

Includes Reading Life — Track your reading stats and share what you're reading, favourite passages, and Reading Life awards to Facebook and Twitter

Kobo Picks

Brings readers personalized recommendations based on their feedback and preferences

Fonts

8 font styles with 24 font sizes and exclusive weight and sharpness settings

Dictionary

Built-in dictionary

Notes, Quotes

Highlight text, type notes, share to Facebook and Twitter

Advanced Features

Library personalization, predictive search, brightness controls, double-tap PDF zoom in, SimpleTurn™ page turning

Open

Read almost any eBook on your Kobo Glo. Supports ePub and Adobe DRM

File Types

EPUB, PDF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TXT, (X)HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR