Kobo will be introducing a new self-publishing platform called Writing Life in the next few weeks. The essence of this new platform is to allow indie authors to publish their ebooks on Kobo's expansive ecosystem. You will be able to sell books in all the markets that Kobo supports and set your own prices in each country. One of the most exciting aspects of this program are … [Read more...] about Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Kobo Writing Life Self-Publishing Platform
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The Kobo Vox Has Been Certified for Google Play Access
It has been a long time coming, but today the Kobo Vox has officially been certified by Google. You can now access the Google Play Android Market on your Vox e-Reader, which gives you access to over 500,000 apps available! Consumers can now take advantage of more music, movies, Android apps, and games than ever before with the Google Play store app preloaded on the Kobo … [Read more...] about The Kobo Vox Has Been Certified for Google Play Access
Kobo Updates iOS App – Support for Video and Audio
Kobo has updated their iOS app today and brings a slew of new multimedia features that cater towards enhanced ebooks.The main facets of the new update bring video and audio support to select Kobo titles. The functionality is now in place for indie authors taking advantage of their new Writing Life program to make books with enhanced media content. There is also a new 'Read … [Read more...] about Kobo Updates iOS App – Support for Video and Audio
Kobo Will Begin Selling eBooks in Japan
Canadian based Kobo intends on capitalizing on their new relationship with Rakuten to sell eBooks in Japan. The two companies intend on penetrating the lucrative Japanese market selling digital content and will save a bundle of money on tax loopholes.The sale of ebooks will originate from Canada, which will ensure a low tax bracket in Japan. Because digital books are … [Read more...] about Kobo Will Begin Selling eBooks in Japan
Interview with Michael Tamblyn on Kobo Writing Life and International Expansion
The biggest news of the day was the official unveiling of the new self-publishing program from Kobo, entitled "Writing Life." This program will allow authors to submit books in various formats and have them optimized to EPUB format. The big selling point of this new system is the deep analytics it provides for authors to track their sales in real time. If people review the book … [Read more...] about Interview with Michael Tamblyn on Kobo Writing Life and International Expansion
Kobo’s BEA Unveil of a Real-Time Sales Dashboard
BEA is the place for showing off a little, especially when it comes to new products or features. While this year’s event didn’t bring a new first-ever touch screen e-ink reader like Kobo sprung on the crowd last year, this year’s surprise package might be just as innovative, at least for authors and publishers.At the Kobo roundtable discussion this morning, the ebook … [Read more...] about Kobo’s BEA Unveil of a Real-Time Sales Dashboard
Kobo Experiences Triple Digit Growth
Kobo has announced today that the company has experienced triple digital growth year on year. Their eBook downloads have increased by over 400%, eReader sales by 160%, and eReaders by 280%. If you break it down their eReader device sales increased over 160 percent from the previous year and their bookstore surpassed 2.5-million titles with 1-million free books and books in 60 … [Read more...] about Kobo Experiences Triple Digit Growth
Kobo Pulse Now Available for Android
Kobo has introduced their Pulse social media feature into their latest update to their Android App. This allows users to comment to each other about the particular books they are reading and see how many other people are reading the same books.Kobo Pulse has been a huge success for the company and was originally featured in the release of their Vox Tablet last year. It … [Read more...] about Kobo Pulse Now Available for Android
Kobo Touch on Sale for $89.99
The Kobo Touch e-Reader is the latest generation device that has a full touchscreen display, and it is one of the better ones on the market. It currently supports many foreign languages, such as German, French, English, and many more. Shop e-Readers is now selling the Kobo Touch at a rock bottom rate of $89.99, which is $10 less than what you would pay at … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch on Sale for $89.99
Harry Potter eBooks now Available at Kobo
Kobo has just landed a deal for the seven new Harry Potter eBooks. Kobo customers across the globe will have access to them in many different languages such as;Â English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish to begin with, and more languages on the way.The eBooks themselves are not available for purchase with Kobo but instead you are redirected to the Pottermore website. … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks now Available at Kobo
Today’s Deal for Discounted eBooks on the Kobo Website Is Broken
Kobo has made a habit in the last few years of selecting ebooks to discount with their "Today's Deal" section. It seems this feature is broken or maybe discontinued. Many users have been experiencing the error message, "Today's Deal is empty or you may be geographically restricted from viewing its contents - try selecting a new list." People also have been looking further into … [Read more...] about Today’s Deal for Discounted eBooks on the Kobo Website Is Broken
Kobo Cloud Reader Released – Brings HTML5 to the iPad
The Kobo Cloud Reader was officially unveiled today and allows you to use your internet browser to both buy and read books. This new browser based reader was in development for the last six months and finally allows iOS readers the ability to buy books.The Kobo app for iOS does not let you buy books anymore and neither do any of the other large ebook companies. Amazon … [Read more...] about Kobo Cloud Reader Released – Brings HTML5 to the iPad
Chapters offering Kobo Touch e-Reader for $99
Canadian bookseller Chapters will be slashing the price on the Kobo Touch e-Reader on April 27th. The price has been reduced from the normal price of $139 to a paltry $99.99 and comes with 2 free ebooks. If you are a member of the Plum Rewards program you can get the deal one day early. This will insure if your local bookstore does not have a ton left in inventory you can get … [Read more...] about Chapters offering Kobo Touch e-Reader for $99