Kobo has now opened up shop officially in the Netherlands today in conjunction with their new business partner—Dutch retailer Libris Blz. Starting January 30th, you will be able to walk into one of their stores or order online and get free shipping. The only product the company is stocking right now is the Kobo Touch Reader, but we were told the Kobo Vox should be available … [Read more...] about Kobo Expands e-Readers to the Netherlands with Libris BLZ
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Kobo Introduces Reading Life Integration with Facebook Timeline
If you have a Kobo E-Reader by now you are aware of the deep social media imprint via Twitter and Facebook. With Reading Life you can earn rewards and achivements by reading books under different conditions. You have the unique ability to let your friends know all about your progress and even form virtual book-clubs. The company announced today that their apps and e-readers … [Read more...] about Kobo Introduces Reading Life Integration with Facebook Timeline
Rate your experiences with Kobo Customer Service
Kobo Customer Service is a wicked and harsh mistress! You only have to look as far as a few of our posts HERE and HERE with thousands of comments to see peoples utter disdain on the entire Kobo customer service experience. The company outsources all of its support to India and most of the call center representatives have never had a Kobo in their hands, in their life. This … [Read more...] about Rate your experiences with Kobo Customer Service
New Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.16 Released
The Kobo Touch is one of the most updated e-readers on the market and is constantly refined to give users the best experience. Today Kobo has released new firmware that provides a number of enhancements. Firstly the speed is dramatically increased for page turning and searching. The books themselves now have higher resolution fonts that make the text appear more crisp. One … [Read more...] about New Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.16 Released
UK Supermarket Chain ASDA to carry Kobo e-Readers
One of the largest Supermarket chains in the United Kingdom have officially announced it will begin to carry the Kobo line of e-readers. During the holiday season they have drastically reduced the price of the entry level WIFI model for £67 and the newly released Kobo Touch will retail for £107. Duncan Tate, a technology expert at Asda said, "The Kobo e-reader has received … [Read more...] about UK Supermarket Chain ASDA to carry Kobo e-Readers
Kobo Responds to Angry Customers and Revises their Customer Support
Kobo customer support has been heralded by many people to be abysmal and if our blog is any indication on the poor service, it is hurting. Readers of our blog have responded that they experience sometimes an hour or more of wait time and in some cases are disconnected randomly. Support right now is outsourced to India and many of the 1st and 2nd tier support staff have no … [Read more...] about Kobo Responds to Angry Customers and Revises their Customer Support
Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.14 Released
New Firmware was just released for the latest touchscreen e-ink reader from Kobo! There is a plethora of new features including expanded bookmarking and more! The update is available to be pushed via the Desktop Manager, and this has also been updated as well. Here is the recent build notes • Tap the upper right-hand corner of your page to bookmark it • Add notes to your … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.14 Released
Kobo Pulse for iPad Updated and Finally Allows You to Disable it
Kobo has updated their iOS application for the iPad, which brings more functionality to their Pulse program. The last Kobo update brought Pulse to the iPad, which gives you a chance to see who is reading the same book as you and chat with them in real time. It also adds a thumbs up/down feature to promote the best comments to the top of the page. Today they expanded on the … [Read more...] about Kobo Pulse for iPad Updated and Finally Allows You to Disable it
Kobo Adds Pulse to the Apple iPad
Kobo has just rolled out its new update to its popular iOS application for the Apple iPad! The big new feature dropping in version 5.0 is Kobo Pulse! This is one of the new social aspects found in the new Kobo Vox eReader that allows users to chat with each other and interact. Kobo Pulse was first unveiled during the Facebook developer conference last month and has finally … [Read more...] about Kobo Adds Pulse to the Apple iPad
Kobo Unboxing Video
We unbox the brand new Kobo Vox e-Reader! This is the end user item that is available at some retailers. People who ordered the Vox online should be getting them next week and Canadians can see Chapters offering them November 2nd. In this video we document everything that comes with the unit, what to expect inside, and a first time bootup. … [Read more...] about Kobo Unboxing Video