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App Update: Kobo Android App Takes on the World
The Kobo Android app goes global with the latest software update. Now Android users get a multi-lingual experience with support in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch! This new version includes a new in-book progress indicator and additional font sizes. What’s more, users in France, Spain, Italy...
Top 5 Tips for Self-Published Authors
You’ve got the story, but now what? Get the inside scoop on self-publishing with Kobo’s Top 5 Tips for success! 1. People do judge books by their covers! The old idiom doesn’t stand true when it comes to buyer behavior. You need to stand out from the crowd...
Hey Japan, we’re here!
We’re thrilled to let you know the Kobo Touch has made its way to Japan. Since we first announced our plans and began pre-orders online, Kobo has had overwhelming response from Japanese consumers. Our eReader is so popular that it outsold the 100-million other products offered by Rakuten’s...
Kobo Touch and Desktop App Reset Process
While most of our customers are enjoying the new features and enhancements recently made to our Kobo Touch eReader and Desktop Applications, there are a small number of customers that have not had a seamless experience. In some cases the Kobo Touch eReader may have frozen during the...
Kobo Writing Life is Here!
We’re rolling out the red carpet and opening the Kobo Writing Life doors to indie authors and publishers alike—everyone with a story to tell! Since we first announced the beta of Kobo Writing Life last month, we’ve had a tremendous response with over 5,000 authors signed up to...
Kobo Turns Up the Heat with 50 Shades Confessions!
If you haven’t heard about the explosive popularity of the Fifty Shades of Grey series, where have you been?! It seems everyone, even husbands, are getting curious and talking about the steamy sexcapades of Christian and Ana! These tales are so hot we decided to look under the...
New and Improved Kobo Touch and Desktop Experience!
First Kobo iOS, then the Kobo Android app, and now the Kobo Touch and Desktop apps have more amazing features. The Kobo Touch There are some major updates with this new version of Touch software. The first is thanks to your feedback! We’ve added a Wishlist function to...
Kobo Touch Quenches Japan’s Thirst!
The Kobo Touch tops the charts as the most popular item on Rakuten’s online shopping mall—outselling water! The award-winning Kobo Touch™ is now the top selling product among the over 100-million items available on Rakuten’s supermall—the world’s third-largest eCommerce website! We will officially hit the Japanese market on...
Kobo Makes its Mark in Italy This Fall!
We’re thrilled to announce that Mondadori Group, Italy’s leading retailer and publisher of books and magazines, will be bringing the awesome Kobo eReading platform and eReaders to the Italian market this fall! Kobo and Mondadori will offer popular eBooks in Italian – ranging from major international works, romance...
Kobo In Japan — A Day in Pictures
Earlier this week, we announced that Kobo is launching in Japan on July 19, and since the news hit it’s been a whirlwind! Here’s an insider look courtesy of our very own Michael Tamblyn! Go Kobo! Wall Street Journal Japan's Photo Page At the subway station Kobo on...