Like Amazon and Barnes & Noble, Borders has created an online platform for selling eBooks. Rather than building its own brand of eReader device, however, Borders opted to partner with Kobo, a subsidiary of the Canadian book retailer Indigo Books & Music. But you must have heard the news already: Borders filed for bankruptcy protection [...]
Borders is planning to copy it’s eBook online store to it’s brick and mortar locations, creating special sections in the stores exclusively for eBooks and eReaders. The eBook store, created by global ereading service Kobo, launched with more than 1.5 million titles, including thousands of free titles, in a variety of formats, including EPUB, mobile [...]
Well, It seems like someone went crazy in the eReader universe. After Amazon slashed the Kindle price to $189 and B&N released their Nook Wi-Fi version for $149, Borders yesterday announced that the Kobo reader will be bundled with a $20 gift card to be used in the Borders online store. That brings the Kobo [...]
Kobo has finally been released. It’s a simple device with basic eReader capabilities. But like any first release, the Kobo eReader suffers from some software issues. Fortunately, there are some hacks you can use to solve these issues. Kobo Common Bugs: ePub Font Freeze Most people experience font size issues when reading ePub books. That [...]
Kobo, The manufacturer of the $150 eReader is bringing its platform and bookstore to Android, beating bigger players like Amazon to the game. If you’ve already got a Kobo account, you can just log in and get instant access to your already-purchased books, but if you’re new, you can buy stuff right from your phone; [...]
Only few weeks after officialy lanuched, The Kobo eReader already being hailed by the press as a “Kindle Killer”. Can the Kobo eReader, which will retail at $149, live up to the hype? How does it stack against the Amazon Kindle? Kobo vs Kindle: Where Kobo Wins 1. Lighter, more compact form: Both the Kobo and [...]
[Update: The Nook price was slashed to $199 for the 3G version and $149 for the Wi-Fi only version] When the press talks about Kobo, they usually speak of two so-called advantages. 1. It comes with 100 free pre-installed books. 2. It is cheap – about 40% cheaper than the Kindle and the Nook. The first instance [...]
Netronix, the company behind the Kobo Reader and the Cool-er eReaders submitted a new 6″ eReader device to the FCC and are waiting for approval. Netronix may not be a household name in the e-reader market, but that’s only because we’re more used to seeing their devices branded as Cool-ER or Kobo. Once approved, the [...]
With the incredible selection of ereaders on the market, it’s extremly hard to make the right desicion. Some prefer large screen, other prefer a great selection of content for a low price. No matter how you look it, the perfect ereader for you is out there, somewhere. So we’re here to help make the right [...]
Kobo is giving away a brand new Kobo reader each week, for the next 3 weeks. How can you win one? It’s pretty simple. All you have to do is take a picture of yourself reading a book, magazine, newspaper or anything else you can think of and then just send it to ereadandwin@kobobooks.com. ou have [...]