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May 03, 2011

Kobo Users Get Hands-On, Industry-First Experience With Bbm-Based Social Reading Application At Blackberry World Conference

Black­Berry World 2011, booth #359 – Kobo, a leader in global eRead­ing, an­nounced that a pre-re­lease ver­sion of their highly an­ti­cip­ated so­cial read­ing ap­plic­a­tion will be demon­strated at Black­Berry® WorldTM. The app, which provides Black­Berry® smart­phone users with the in­dustry’s first so­cial eRead­ing ex­per­i­ence, was show­cased dur­ing the...

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April 11, 2011

Kobo Kicks Off European Expansion at the London Book Fair

Kobo, the leader in global eRead­ing, today an­nounced its plans to launch local con­tent stores in Ger­many and Spain start­ing in May 2011, with local stores for France, Italy and the Neth­er­lands fol­low­ing shortly after. Kobo’s European stores will offer cus­tom­ers a rich as­sort­ment of local con­tent, mer­chand­ised...

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February 14, 2011

Kobo Demonstrates eReading Experience for BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet at Mobile World Congress 2011

Kobo, the only pure-play global eRead­ing ser­vice, today an­nounced its par­ti­cip­a­tion at the Black­Berry® booth at Mo­bile World Con­gress. Kobo will demon­strate its eRead­ing ex­per­i­ence that will come pre-loaded on the highly an­ti­cip­ated Black­BerryÒ Play­BookÔ tab­let as well as the Kobo eRead­ing app for Black­BerryÒ smart­phones. Kobo spokespeople...

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February 04, 2011

Kobo Wireless eReader Now Available at Future Shop

Ca­na­dian con­sumers look­ing for the Kobo Wire­less eReader at the low­est price, re­joice! Kobo, a global eRead­ing ser­vice, today an­nounced that the Kobo Wire­less eReader is avail­able for pur­chase at Fu­ture Shop’s re­tail stores and on­line at www.​futureshop.​ca. The Kobo Wire­less eReader is now avail­able at all Fu­ture...

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January 28, 2011

The Kobo Wireless eReader Now Available at Best Buy Canada

Now there are even more ways for Ca­na­dian con­sumers to get their hands on the Kobo Wire­less eReader. Kobo, a global eRead­ing ser­vice, today an­nounced that the Kobo Wire­less eReader is avail­able for pur­chase at Best Buy, Canada’s fast­est grow­ing re­tailer and e-tailer of con­sumer elec­tron­ics. Avail­able for...

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January 06, 2011

Kobo Set to Lead eReading Industry Expansion in 2011

Kobo, the only pure-play global eRead­ing ser­vice built on an open plat­form, today an­nounced that it has gained ac­cess to more than 20 mil­lion con­sumers through se­cur­ing re­la­tion­ships with over a dozen part­ners that in­clude tab­let and eReader ori­ginal equip­ment man­u­fac­tur­ers (OEMs) and mo­bile op­er­at­ors. Kobo has at­trac­ted...

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December 27, 2010

Kobo Breaks eBook Records this Holiday Season

Kobo, the only pure-play global eReading service built on an open platform, today revealed its Holiday 2010 momentum. This Christmas, readers around the world received new eReaders and iPads and other eReading devices under their tree. Over a million people connected to Kobo, and hundreds of thousands of...

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December 03, 2010

Kobo and Swindon Book Co. Ltd Bring Exceptional Value and Style to Hong Kong Readers Offering the New Kobo Wireless eReader

Kobo, a global eRead­ing ser­vice, today an­nounced a stra­tegic new part­ner­ship in Hong Kong with Swin­don Book Co., Ltd./Kelly & Walsh, bring­ing the re­gion its first high-qual­ity, af­ford­able and name brand eReader. The Kobo Wire­less eReader is now avail­able at Swin­don Book Co. Ltd. Re­tail out­lets and on­line...

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October 27, 2010

Kobo Introduces Newspapers and Magazines now Available on the Kobo Wireless eReader, the iPhone and iPad Kobo Reading Apps

Kobo, a global eReading service, today announced that a selection of the most popular newspapers and magazines are now available for download with a two -week FREE trial from the Kobo store. Effective immediately, dozens of top U.S. and Canadian publications have been added to Kobo, which currently...

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September 29, 2010

Kobo Introduces the New Kobo Wireless eReader

Kobo, a global eReading service, today announced the new Kobo Wireless eReader, the newest addition to the Kobo family. The new Kobo Wireless eReader adds WiFi connectivity, upgraded hardware with faster performance, longer battery life, and a sharper eInk screen. With the new Kobo Wireless eReader, consumers can...

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