Walmart and Kobo announced a strategic alliance a few weeks ago, where the retailer will stock Kobo e-readers in hundreds of their stores in the United States and sell audiobooks and ebooks online. Walmart and Kobo will be running a co-branded app for Android and iOS to listen to your purchases. Will Kindle and Nook loyalists switch their allegiances to Walmart? Will people … [Read more...] about Will people buy audiobooks and ebooks from Walmart?
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Kobo Aura Edition 2 Receives a $20 Discount
Kobo has discounted their latest generation e-reader, the Kobo Aura Edition 2. You can purchase it from their website and a number of their retail partners for $109.99, which is a savings of $20 off of the regular price. The Edition 2 features a six inch E-Ink Carta display with a resolution of 1024 X 768 and 212 PPI. These specs make it a very basic e-reader by 2016 … [Read more...] about Kobo Aura Edition 2 Receives a $20 Discount
Kobo eReading and audiobook app review for iOS – iPad and iPhone
The Kobo e-reading app for iOS has really grown up in the past few years. The home screen can be customized with your collections and all other media you have downloaded or purchased. Kobo Audiobooks launched a few months ago and the app has gained an audioplayer. Today we conduct a comprehensive video review where you can get a sense on what Kobo for iPad and the iPhone brings … [Read more...] about Kobo eReading and audiobook app review for iOS – iPad and iPhone
Kobo is finally selling e-readers in the US via Walmart
Kobo has ironed out a deal with Walmart to sell audiobooks, e-readers and ebooks in the United States. Customers will be able to buy devices in all of the retail locations and ebooks later this year. Walmart and Kobo will also launch a co-branded e-reader app. This is the first time that Kobo has cracked the US market since 2011 when Borders went bankrupt. Borders was one … [Read more...] about Kobo is finally selling e-readers in the US via Walmart
What do you want to see in a new Kobo e-reader?
Kobo tends to release one new e-reader just in time for Mother's Day. This is because the most active digital readers who purchase ebooks from Kobo are women who are aged 45 and older and they spend on average 30 minutes per consuming various genres. What new features would you like to see in a new Kobo e-reader? Kobo has made many advancements over the years, they were the … [Read more...] about What do you want to see in a new Kobo e-reader?
These are the Main Benefits of Using an e-Reader
E-Readers have really taken off in the past ten years with the advent of the Amazon Kindle and entrants such as Barnes and Noble and Kobo. There are many benefits to reading on an e-ink screen, such as it being easy on the eyes and the screen is not subsettable from glare from the sun. Most e-readers these days have a front-lit screen, which allows you to read in the dark. … [Read more...] about These are the Main Benefits of Using an e-Reader
Kobo releases their first original audiobook
Kobo has only been involved in the audiobook space for the past five months. They sell audiobooks individually and also charge a monthly subscription. The Toronto company has just launched their first Kobo Original by author Zoe Whittall, who was a 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist. The title is called the Best Kind of People and here is a short synopsis. "George … [Read more...] about Kobo releases their first original audiobook
Kobo VIP Customers have Received a Huge SuperPoint Gift
Kobo has a VIP program where users pay $10 per year and and can save 10% on anything they purchase. Whenever an audiobook or ebook is purchased on the Kobo website or on an e-reader, a certain number of SuperPoints are put in customer accounts. Once enough points are accrued they can be used to download free content. Kobo has just dispatched a special "New Year's Gift," which … [Read more...] about Kobo VIP Customers have Received a Huge SuperPoint Gift
Did Kobo Discontinue the Aura H2O Edition 2?
The Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 came out in May 2017 and it is completely sold out on the main Kobo website. Many bookstores that stock Kobo products are also reporting that they no longer have this model in stock on their website and their retail locations are hit or miss. Normally when Kobo is sold out of a product and has placed a new order with their manufacturer they will … [Read more...] about Did Kobo Discontinue the Aura H2O Edition 2?
Here are the most popular Kobo eBooks of 2017
Kobo has over five million ebooks in their digital bookstore and with so many titles available, what are the ones that proved to be the most popular in 2017? Kobo has just released new data that takes a look at the ebooks that sold the most units this year in Canada and the United States. Here’s a look at just 10 of the most popular reads this year—ranging from dark thrillers … [Read more...] about Here are the most popular Kobo eBooks of 2017