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 screen. The Kindle DX, Remarkable, Sony Digital Paper and … [Read more...] about Do you prefer small screen or large screen e-readers?
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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 app so customers can read and listen to their purchases. … [Read more...] about When will Kobo e-readers be available in Walmart?
Kobo Launches Rapid Page-Turn System
Kobo has just launched a new firmware update (4.8.10956) for all of their e-readers that increases the speed of your page-turns with a new rendering engine. You can turn this feature on by going to the reading settings menu and choose to turn pages by tapping or swiping, or by swiping only. This new system is great, it allows you to tap your finger rapidly on the screen or … [Read more...] about Kobo Launches Rapid Page-Turn System
Kobo Wishlist for Audiobooks and eBooks Now Available for Desktop
All of the Kobo mobile apps and e-readers have a wishlist system, where users can add ebooks to a dedicated list. Sometimes they do it to organize future purchases and others express a desire to read them, but without immediate intent to purchase. The main Kobo retail website for MAC and PC have been without a wishlist system since the store first launched in 2009, but that has … [Read more...] about Kobo Wishlist for Audiobooks and eBooks Now Available for Desktop
Kobo eBook Sales Increase by 60%
Kobo ebook sales have increased 60% year on year, according to the latest financial report by their parent company Rakuten. This includes the money that Kobo made from purchasing the Tolino assets last year. Kobo offers its digital reading experience to millions of readers around the world in 190 countries through its website, bookseller, and retail partner network, … [Read more...] about Kobo eBook Sales Increase by 60%
Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France
Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France and customers can now subscribe for €9.99 per month and get access to a single audio title. There is currently only 5,000 French audiobooks on the platform, but more should be coming soon. In order to promote the Kobo platform, their primary distribution partner FNAC has just ironed out a new agreement with Orange, a telecom … [Read more...] about Kobo Audiobooks are now available in France
The Kobo Clara HD is a new e-reader that is coming out soon
Kobo has developed a new e-reader called the Clara HD and the product should be released sometime next month. This device just hit the FCC and the official specs are embargoed, which is what Kobo normally does when they are about to release something new. The battery on the Clara HD is 1500 mAh, which is interesting because the Kobo Aura One, which is the current 7.8 inch … [Read more...] about The Kobo Clara HD is a new e-reader that is coming out soon
Kobo Aura H2O is Discontinued
Kobo has discontinued their first generation Aura H2O, which is their first generation waterproof e-reader. This device first came out in 2014 and it was the last model that had an SD card to increase the internal storage. Kobo continues to sell the Kobo H2O edition 2, which debuted last year. Kobo only has three e-readers in their current portfolio. The Kobo Aura One, Kobo … [Read more...] about Kobo Aura H2O is Discontinued
Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
Kobo Plus is an unlimited ebook service that is only available in the Netherlands and the platform is celebrating their one year anniversary. There have been over 125,000 people that have paid the fees to download as many titles as they want. Publishers have been embracing this new digital distribution system, Plus first launched with 18,000 titles and it has ballooned to over … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
Roundtable – Dual Screen e-readers, B&N and Walmart Kobo e-Readers
Welcome to another exciting edition of the Good e-Reader Roundtable with Michael and Peter. Today on the show the two fellows talk about the recent firings Barnes and Noble made last week, where 1,800 people were let go. Walmart and Kobo struck a deal where audiobooks and ebooks would be sold on the Walmart website and Kobo e-readers would be available in all US stores. Dual … [Read more...] about Roundtable – Dual Screen e-readers, B&N and Walmart Kobo e-Readers