The e-reader industry has lost most of its innovative spirit, the vast majority of companies that were around from 2007 to 2011 are all out of business. There was some truly interesting e-paper technology that could have changed the game, such as Bridgestone e-paper, Liquavista, LG, Mirasol, Pixel QI, and Plastic Logic. The reason why most of these companies abandoned the … [Read more...] about E-Reader Companies Refuse to Innovate – Let’s Force Them
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Kobo and Nook for iOS Receive Big Updates
If you have an Apple iPad or iPhone you might have noticed that all your favorite e-reading apps were not updated for two weeks due to the Christmas holidays and New Years. Everyone in the app development scene is back to work and the Barnes and Noble Nook and Kobo apps have received some big updates. Barnes & Noble updates its iOS NOOK app. This is the first update for … [Read more...] about Kobo and Nook for iOS Receive Big Updates
Did you know that Kobo Price Matches eBooks?
Kobo has a price matching system for e-books that many people are blissfully unaware of. Customers from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom who buy an eBook from Kobo and find the same one on another website for a lower price can ask Kobo to credit them the difference, plus 10% of their original purchase price. In order to qualify for the price … [Read more...] about Did you know that Kobo Price Matches eBooks?
Kobo has created a new e-book section for Wattpad
Kobo has quietly unveiled a new section of their website where readers can purchase e-books published by Wattpad. There are currently 18 titles being showcased on the main landing page and prices range from $1.00 to $12.00. Wattpad is social media platform for telling stories, all of the prose on the site is user-generated content. The service currently attracts over 40 … [Read more...] about Kobo has created a new e-book section for Wattpad
Canadian Retails Discount Kobo Glo HD to $119
The Kobo Glo HD e-reader was released earlier in the year and has received numerous discounts the closer we get to Christmas. During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period you could have bought the HD for as little as $99 and then it shot back up to the regular price of $129. Kobo and most other Canadian retailers, such as Chapters/Indigo have once again discounted it this … [Read more...] about Canadian Retails Discount Kobo Glo HD to $119
Will Kobo start selling audiobooks in 2016?
Kobo has been involved in the e-book, digital magazine and newspapers for the last six years. The company has arguably one of the largest international footprints and operate in more countries than even Amazon does. One of the missing pieces of the puzzle is to leverage audiobooks and get customers to buy content directly through them, instead of 3rd party companies. Will Kobo … [Read more...] about Will Kobo start selling audiobooks in 2016?
Watch Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn talk about e-books
Newly minted Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn was at the Future Book conference in London earlier this month and gave a provocative keynote address on e-books and the future of digital reading. Considering Kobo provides the closest competition to Amazon on the worldwide stage, this is very compelling. The main element of Tamblyn's discussion is how publishers, analysts, market … [Read more...] about Watch Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn talk about e-books
Kobo has taken over the Flipkart e-book business
The largest online retailer in India is Flipkart and the company today abandoned its e-book service, because the general public failed to embrace the format. Kobo will be taking over their e-book business for an indeterminate sum of money. In a few weeks existing customers will be sent an email outlining how they can transfer over all of their purchased e-books over to the Kobo … [Read more...] about Kobo has taken over the Flipkart e-book business
Kobo has just released a Universal Windows 10 App
Kobo has just released a new Universal Windows 10 app that targets a complete device family. The Kobo e-Books app is optimized to work on any Windows Phone, tablet or your desktop computer. This app is very familiar to people who used the older Windows 8 iteration. It still maintains the same design principles, but it has a number of new enhancements. The Kobo Universal app … [Read more...] about Kobo has just released a Universal Windows 10 App
Kobo provides insights on Canadian e-Book habits
Kobo is one of the largest companies in the world that are invested in the e-book space. Every year they produce data which analyzes the the reading habits of Canadians. One of the key takeaways from this years report is that the true north strong and free read more than almost every other market in the world. With over 13 billion pages turned globally in 2015, eBooks remain … [Read more...] about Kobo provides insights on Canadian e-Book habits