e-Reading has changed dramatically in the last two years and many users are making the switch from traditional e-ink devices to tablets. Tablets offer a wide array of added functionality, such as videos, music, email, internet, and apps. Both Amazon and Barnes and Noble developed their own ecosystems to offer added content, while Kobo relied on Getjar for its apps and then … [Read more...] about What Kobo and Amazon Need to Do with Their Second Generation Tablets
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100,000 Kobo e-Readers Sold in Japan
The Kobo Touch e-Reader went on sale on July 19th in Japan and it seems as though over 100,000 e-readers have been sold. There are over 26,000 eBooks currently available to be purchased and downloaded for free. However Rakuten promised that the store would have 30,000 by the end of July, 60,000 by late August, and 200,000 by the end of the year. It does not look like they are … [Read more...] about 100,000 Kobo e-Readers Sold in Japan
Kobo Touch to Hit Japan in July
Rakuten will be bringing the Kobo Touch e-Reader to Japan next month and it will be available for purchase for $126. Pre-orders for the device will start on July 2nd and this device will have custom Japanese firmware to handle all of the specific characters for their ebooks. The Japanese ebook market is ripe for the pickings. Sony is the only big name company with any sort … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch to Hit Japan in July
Kobo Intends on Offering Books and eReaders in Brazil Q2 2012
Amazon is not the only company focusing on the the largest market in South America to distribute e-readers and eBooks. During a Rakuten Super Expo yesterday Todd Humphrey, EVP, Business Development at Kobo said that his company will be launching in Brazil in the second quarter. Kobo intends on forming partnerships with bookstores in Brazil to sell their devices to the end … [Read more...] about Kobo Intends on Offering Books and eReaders in Brazil Q2 2012
Kobo Controls 45% of the Canadian eReader Market
The Canadian e-reader scene certainly pales in comparison to the sheer variety of devices that are available in the USA. The Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, and many of their e-ink based readers are simply not available. This gives many advantages to Kobo, who has grown their business in the Canadian market via a strategic relationship with Chapters. In a recent research report by … [Read more...] about Kobo Controls 45% of the Canadian eReader Market
Gena Showalter Will Be the First Author to Chat with Fans via Kobo Pulse
If you love the book The Darkest Seduction by Gena Showalter, you are in luck! The author will be one of the first ever to do a chat with her fans using the Kobo Pulse platform. Kobo Pulse allows VOX owners to chat with other people or leave comments in real time. You can check out how many people have read the book or are currently reading it. If you want to chat with … [Read more...] about Gena Showalter Will Be the First Author to Chat with Fans via Kobo Pulse
Kobo Employees Sound off on Why they Dig working for the Company
Kobo has an impromptu meeting with employees last week and asked the staff members what they liked about working for the company. Various people from all over the organization and spoke about the culture, perspectives on growth, and shared one word descriptions of Kobo. This video gives you a cool introspective about the company that most other e-reader and eBook companies … [Read more...] about Kobo Employees Sound off on Why they Dig working for the Company
Kobo WIFI on Sale at ASDA for only £49.00
The Kobo WIFI was the second model the company ever made and has enjoyed fairly robust sales in Canada and overseas. This model of course is not the newest Touch model but a fairly budget friendly e-reader that is controlled by the D-Pad and manual page turn buttons. ASDA was one of the first companies in the UK to do business with Kobo and sell their devices in a retail … [Read more...] about Kobo WIFI on Sale at ASDA for only £49.00
Kobo Updates iPad App to support Retina Display
The official Kobo iOS app has undergone massive changes since it first debuted a few years ago and serves as their staging ground to test new features that eventually trickle done into other devices. Today the company updated their iPad firmware to version 5.4.1 which makes it place nice with the iPad 3 Retina Display. One of the main changes found in the new update was the … [Read more...] about Kobo Updates iPad App to support Retina Display
Kobo Vox Now Available at Best Buy and Target
Kobo has just ironed out agreements with some of the leading USA big box retailers to carry the Kobo Vox in their stores, including Buy.com, Best Buy, and Target. It will be sold for $199 and features Kobo Pulse, which is a way for people to talk about the books they are reading with each other. This new agreement between Kobo and some of the nation's largest retailers … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Now Available at Best Buy and Target