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August 28, 2013
KOBO BRINGS POCKET’S SERVICE TO ITS EREADING PLATFORM
Toronto, August 27, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced a new partnership with Pocket, a San-Francisco based company that lets users save and consume interesting web content they discover on a variety of devices. Kobo is the first eReading company to bring the convenience...
August 28, 2013
KOBO EXPANDS WITH DEDICATED KIDS STORE AND GROUNDBREAKING MAGAZINE EXPERIENCE
Toronto, August 27, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, announced today that it will bring the world’s most popular fashion, science, business, and technology magazines to its Readers along with a new dedicated Kids store with safe-search features and accounts for kids this fall. The company...
August 28, 2013
Kobo Unveils New eReading Lineup, Taking Readers Beyond The Book
Toronto, August 27, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its new lineup of eReading devices, featuring the new Kobo Aura 6” E Ink eReader and the Google-certified Kobo Arc 10HD and two Kobo Arc 7 tablets. Designed for Readers, the new lineup is built...
July 22, 2013
KOBO ENHANCES KOBO WRITING LIFE MAKING SELF-PUBLISHING EASIER FOR AUTHORS
Toronto, July 23, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced its Kobo Writing Life (KWL) self-publishing platform now offers advanced features that enable authors to easily create eBooks and edit their work directly within the KWL text editor. Since its launch in July of last...
July 09, 2013
KOBO EREADING APP NOW AVAILABLE FOR BLACKBERRY 10 SMARTPHONES
TORONTO, July 9, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced that its free, award-winning eReading application is available for BlackBerry® Z10 and BlackBerry® Q10 smartphone customers. The app will enable Readers on-the-go to carry, browse and shop the more than 3.5-million books sold on Kobo’s...
July 09, 2013
Kobo Appoints Former LG Electronics Marketing Executive Colin Bettam as its Chief Marketing Officer
TORONTO, ON – July 9, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced the appointment of former LG Electronics VP of Marketing Colin Bettam to the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Bettam joins Kobo with more than 20 years of marketing experience and a proven track...
June 20, 2013
KOBO INSTILLS A LOVE OF READING IN KIDS: DIGITAL READING AMONGST CHILDREN ON THE RISE GLOBALLY
Toronto, June 20, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, wants kids to reach the Cornucopia, tour the Chocolate Factory, and visit the City of Bones with great eReader savings. With the number of children reading digitally on the rise and summer holidays around the corner, parents...
June 14, 2013
KOBO DADS GET PERSONAL WITH THEIR FATHER’S DAY BOOK SUGGESTIONS
Toronto, June 13, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced exclusive North American Kobo Arc tablet promotions in honour of Father’s Day along with great book recommendations from its own Dads - who truly love to read. From inspirational stories about living life to the...
May 28, 2013
KOBO’S BET TO DOUBLE DOWN ON PASSIONATE BOOKLOVERS PAYS OFF: Q1 EREADER SALES UP 145% YEAR OVER YEAR
Toronto, May 28, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced double-digit Q1 year-over-year growth across its device and content sales resulting in a 98 percent growth in revenue. In the first quarter, the company grew its user base by 2.5-million Readers bringing its total registered...
May 01, 2013
KOBO CELEBRATES PASSION FOR READING IN NEW AD CAMPAIGNS
Toronto, April 30, 2013 – Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced two new advertising campaigns to celebrate the ‘Reader’s Passion’ and those who gave us the ‘Gift of Reading’. The Gift of Reading campaign, which celebrates Mothers and Mother’s Day, will include a mix of television...