The Pocket extension is no longer available for the Mozilla Firefox desktop browser, and the extension has now been removed. This means that Pocket articles can no longer be saved and delivered to your device, including Kobo e-readers. Mozilla Firefox 140 was just issued a couple of hours ago. Pocket will be entirely down on July 8th, and a couple of months later, all data will be deleted. In the meantime, the GetPocket website remains operational, although many people are unaware of its existence.
Pocket said in a statement to Good e-Reader, “We’ve made the difficult decision to shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025. Thank you for being part of our journey over the years—we’re proud of the impact Pocket has had for our users and communities. ”
The “read it later” service was a key factor that made Kobo unique in the e-reader space. With it going away, many Kobo users are up in arms and are begging the company for a replacement such as Instapaper, Wallab, Readwise, or a myriad of others. If Kobo does not engage in a new partnership or buy it outright, this will be a severe blow to making Kobo distinct in the market. This could have a cascading effect, where users may even switch to other brands, such as Pocketbook, Tolino, Onyx Boox, or even the dreaded Kindle.
With Pocket being discontinued and no replacement being announced, how will this affect your decision to buy a Kobo for the first time or buy a new one to replace an older model? Did you see Pocket as a service that you used regularly, or did you not use it at all?
Michael Kozlowski is the editor-in-chief at Good e-Reader and has written about audiobooks and e-readers for the past fifteen years. Newspapers and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times have picked up his articles. He Lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
