The Rakuten-owned brand Kobo follows closely behind Amazon Kindle as the second most popular name in the e-reader space. Kobo offers a wide range of E Ink devices in varying screen sizes that cater to all price tiers. In June 2021, we saw the launch of the 10.3-inch Kobo Elipsa that offers plenty of screen real estate. It is the most premium device offered by the brand with … [Read more...] about Top 5 reasons to buy a Kobo Elipsa
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Rakuten Kobo CEO Discusses Tolino, Shelfie and Kobo Plus
Kobo Books is the third largest e-book and e-reader company in the world and their primary focus is underserved markets. Instead of competing in the ultra-competitive US market they instead developed infrastructure to sell their line of products in bookstores all over Australia, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom. The company started out as Shortcovers in 2009, which was … [Read more...] about Rakuten Kobo CEO Discusses Tolino, Shelfie and Kobo Plus
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