Kobo is the second largest e-reader and ebook retailer in the world. The company burst onto the scene in 2009 in Toronto, Canada. They quickly took over the Canadian market and started to expand into foreign countries in a really intelligent way. The future is bright for Kobo and they continue to release two new … [Read more...]
Walmart will start selling Kobo e-readers and e-books on August 21st
Walmart signed an agreement with Rakuten Kobo earlier this year to sell e-readers and ebooks online and carry a number of electronic readers in their retail locations in the United States. Walmart has just developed an ebook retail page and an e-reader page on their online website, but everything is placeholder right … [Read more...]
Kobo Clara HD now available in Australia and New Zealand
The Kobo Clara HD e-reader has been available in Canada and the United States for a number of months. This device has just launched in Australia at Myer, JB Hi-Fi, Angus & Robertson and Harvey Norman. It is also available in New Zealand in-stores at Noel Leeming, JB Hi-Fi and other select retailers and online on the … [Read more...]
Kobo implements new system for ABA Bookstores
Kobo has just launched a new process for bookstores who belong to the American Booksellers Association to sell e-readers inside their retail locations or online. Stores will now use unique discount codes to purchase devices at the same discount and with the same affiliation terms as before. Information on using … [Read more...]
Kobo e-readers will be in US Walmart stores in August
Walmart is been expanding the tech department in many of their retail stores and expanding the floorplan to put a bigger emphasis on laptops and its massive wall of flat-screen TVs. The company is also more focused on bringing in top-selling brands at an affordable price, like Lenovo. Walmart sources have disclosed to … [Read more...]
Reading outdoors on the Kobo Clara HD is glorious
One of the big advantages of E Ink based e-readers is that they display text perfectly in direct sunlight, as they are reflective displays – just like ordinary ink on paper. They have the same contrast ratio as a real book. The Kobo Clara HD does a solid job in direct sunlight and our most recent videos documents how … [Read more...]
Kobo just discounted e-readers in Canada but not the US
Chapters Indigo discounted the Kobo Aura Edition 2 and the Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 last week. The deals were available online and in hundreds of bookstores across the country. Kobo has also just discounted these two e-readers on the main Canadian website, for the same price. Customers living in the United States have … [Read more...]
What are the driving factors for upgrading an e-reader?
E-Readers do not have the same upgrade cycle that smartphones and tablets enjoy. Every year Qualcomm releases a series of new Snapdragon processors that flagship phones employ and Apple continues to develop their own for iPads and iPhones. RAM and internal storage continues to increase and battery life continues to … [Read more...]
Kobo Clara HD e-Reader Review
The Kobo Clara HD is a brand new six inch e-Reader that is the spiritual successor of the Kobo Aura Edition 2 and the Kobo Glo HD. It has a front-lit display so you can read in the dark and the same Comfortlight PRO orange LED system as the Kobo Aura One employs. The 300 PPI screen makes cover art and text look razer … [Read more...]
There is a growing negative sentiment towards e-readers
There are many mainstream online media outlets that proclaim that the e-reader has lost its shine and that the hardware is in a state of decline. The Barnes and Noble Nook is cited as the leading example of an e-reader that was once relevant, but not anymore. Are people no longer buying new e-readers anymore and … [Read more...]
Do you prefer small screen or large screen e-readers?
The e-reader industry has standardized the six inch screen and every company in the world has a few models that are this size. This includes the Kindle Paperwhite, Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight Plus and the upcoming Clara HD. Over the course of the past six years there has been a movement to increase the size of the … [Read more...]
When will Kobo e-readers be available in Walmart?
In January Rakuten Kobo announced that they formed an exclusive distribution agreement with Walmart. Sometime this year Walmart will carry the complete line of Kobo e-readers in all of retail locations and will sell audiobooks and ebooks on their website. Kobo and Walmart will also be releasing a co-branded e-reading … [Read more...]