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Join the Conversation With Kobo Pulse

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Kobo Pulse gives readers a voice. Share ideas on passages and books with other readers.

  • Feel The Life Of The Book!

    The Kobo Pulse indicator gets larger and brighter as you reach pages with more comments and reader activity.

  • Get More Out Of Reading

    Follow conversations and see what other readers thought of what you just read.

  • Join the Conversation!

    Share your ideas liking, disliking and adding comments on passages and books, and even comments made by other readers.

  • A Great Finish

    Rate and review the book you just read and share to Facebook. Plus, read the reviews of other readers.

Share to Facebook® and Twitter®

Share to Facebook and Twitter

Just imagine the fun and
engaging conversations!

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Connect with Your Facebook Friends' Reading Life

  • Check out your friends libraries and ask for recommendations

  • View and compare your friends Reading Life awards and stats

  • Invite more friends with just a single tap!*

Inspire Friends to Read More

  • Share directly to your friends' Facebook and Twitter news feeds

  • Post what you're reading, great passages and Reading Life awards

Earn Awards by Reading

Awards help celebrate fun milestones in your Reading Life. Earn an award for starting a new book, reading through the night, sharing a passage and more.

Learn more about our awards below.

  • Welcome to
    Reading Life

    Your digital Reading Life
    has just begun.

All Reading Life Awards
  • Welcome to Reading Life

  • BookLover

  • Facebook

  • I ♥ My Library

Track your Stats with Reading Life

Ever wondered how long it takes to read a book? How much of your library you've read?

Your Reading Statistics are a tally of your library and reading acitivity - a way for you to learn more about yourself and your reading habits.

  • Reading Times

    Newspaper in the morning, novels before bedtime, or both?

    When is your prime reading time?

  • On Average

    Speed reader or slow but steady?

    20 minutes on the train to work, or hours curled up on the couch with your latest favourite?

  • Completed

    The average person reads less than 100 books in their lifetime.

    How many have you read?

Over 12 million People Read with Kobo:

  • Shop over 3 million books, newspapers and magazines.

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  • Industry-first, consumer-loved social reading experience.

  • Own your books for life! Read your Kobo books on any open standard device.

  • Borrow books from your local library and bring your books and PDFs to a growing number of Kobo eReaders and Apps.

  • Free Kobo eReading apps for smartphones, tablets and computers - Kobo automatically saves your place and syncs your bookmarks across devices.

Don't have a Kobo device?

Read eBooks and sync your Kobo library on Android and iPad with free Kobo apps.