Kobo customer support has been heralded by many people to be abysmal and if our blog is any indication on the poor service, it is hurting. Readers of our blog have responded that they experience sometimes an hour or more of wait time and in some cases are disconnected randomly. Support right now is outsourced to India and many of the 1st and 2nd tier support staff have no … [Read more...] about Kobo Responds to Angry Customers and Revises their Customer Support
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Kobo Book Club to Launch in 2012
Kobo announced today that they are launching a new Book Club in the 1st quarter of 2012. This will allow anyone who has purchased a Kobo Touch e-reader to select a free ebook every month for the entire year. This is available to residents of Canada and the United States who activate their Kobo eReader Touch or Kobo Touch with Offers today through March 31, 2012, regardless of … [Read more...] about Kobo Book Club to Launch in 2012
Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.14 Released
New Firmware was just released for the latest touchscreen e-ink reader from Kobo! There is a plethora of new features including expanded bookmarking and more! The update is available to be pushed via the Desktop Manager, and this has also been updated as well.Here is the recent build notes• Tap the upper right-hand corner of your page to bookmark it • Add notes to your … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch Firmware 1.9.14 Released
Kobo Pulse for iPad Updated and Finally Allows You to Disable it
Kobo has updated their iOS application for the iPad, which brings more functionality to their Pulse program. The last Kobo update brought Pulse to the iPad, which gives you a chance to see who is reading the same book as you and chat with them in real time. It also adds a thumbs up/down feature to promote the best comments to the top of the page. Today they expanded on the … [Read more...] about Kobo Pulse for iPad Updated and Finally Allows You to Disable it
Kobo Touch with Special Offers launched for $99
Kobo has taken a page out of the Amazon playbook and launched its own variant of the Special Offers edition! Kobo has begun marketing its advertising supported device and is offering it for $99.99.Kobo Touch with Offers presents you with sponsored screensavers and valuable offers when your device is powered off or in sleep mode, and in other discreet places that are always … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch with Special Offers launched for $99
Breaking News – Kobo acquired by Japan based Rakuten
Canadian based Kobo has been sold to Tokyo based e-commence giant Rakuten, Inc. The contracts were signed today and the Japnese company acquires 100% of the stock valued at $315 million dollars.Kobo was originally financed by Indigo that owned a large percentage of the company and gave the Canadian based start-up critical retail space in all of their bookstores in Canada. … [Read more...] about Breaking News – Kobo acquired by Japan based Rakuten
Kobo Vox Offers Tablet Exclusive eBooks
Kobo has introduced a new section to its store that has Vox exclusive ebooks. These books comprise of graphic novels, cookbooks, kids books, and enhanced variants.The Kobo e-reader came out a few weeks ago and we were the first news source to give you a full review days before the device was released. The main allure is that it is full color and gives you the advantage of … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Offers Tablet Exclusive eBooks
Kobo Adds Pulse to the Apple iPad
Kobo has just rolled out its new update to its popular iOS application for the Apple iPad! The big new feature dropping in version 5.0 is Kobo Pulse! This is one of the new social aspects found in the new Kobo Vox eReader that allows users to chat with each other and interact.Kobo Pulse was first unveiled during the Facebook developer conference last month and has finally … [Read more...] about Kobo Adds Pulse to the Apple iPad
Kobo Vox Video Review – Retail Edition
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Review! We now have the Kobo Vox Retail edition in our possession. This video documents all of them main features in the first tablet from Kobo.During the course of this video we show you how Kobo Pulse, Reading Life, Library and the store look! We also show you how the Amazon Android App, Nook Reading App and many other 3rd party … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Video Review – Retail Edition
Kobo Announces the Launch of its Own Publishing Platform
As if releasing a tablet that is priced to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire wasn’t enough work for one week, Kobo has announced that it will be launching a publishing division sometime after the beginning of 2012. The third-ranked ebook distributor and developer of the Kobo touch screen e-ink reader that was unveiled at BookExpo America this year has an opportunity to reach a … [Read more...] about Kobo Announces the Launch of its Own Publishing Platform
Video Review of the Kobo Vox
CEO of Kobo Michael Serbinis and Markus of Good e-Reader walk through the main features of the new Kobo Vox e-Reader! This device is being released in the next few days and this video serves as a worldwide exclusive on what to expect. Make sure to check out our full written review if you have any questions or want to know more about it! … [Read more...] about Video Review of the Kobo Vox
Kobo Vox Review – Full Hands On
Kobo will be releasing their first tablet dubbed "Vox" this Friday at Chapters/Indigo locations and from their website in the USA. It will be competitively priced at $199 vs. the Kindle Fire. We just got back from Toronto, where we were at the Kobo HQ and got a full hands on review a few days before it officially comes out!HardwareThe Kobo Vox features a 7 inch … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Review – Full Hands On
Collins Booksellers to Sell Kobo e-Readers and eBooks in Australia This Week
Kobo has formed a new partnership with Collins Booksellers in Australia to sell its new e-readers in over 50 different retail locations. Not only can you now buy the physical device, but also Collins is opening a new eBook store, powered by Kobo.Starting this week Collins will start stocking the Kobo WIFI ($138) and Kobo Touch e-reader ($168). The company is also opening … [Read more...] about Collins Booksellers to Sell Kobo e-Readers and eBooks in Australia This Week