Amazon may have put Kindle development on hold for the duration, but Kobo has not. A new Kobo ereader just showed up on the FCC website this morning. All of...Continue reading
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OverDrive Retires the Libby Windows App
I’m sure many people know that OverDrive developed a reading app called Libby about four years ago. What you might not know is that in addition to the Android and...Continue reading
Kobo Firmware Update 4.23 Includes Major Changes to the Menus, Interface
Going by the reports from their latest firmware update, Kobo is apparently in one of those moods to reinvent everything. The 4.23 update, which was released on Monday, includes a...Continue reading
Kobo Plus Launches in Canada
Remember how I told you a couple months ago that Kobo would launch its subscription ebook service in North America? It’s starting to happen. Kobo launched Kobo Plus in Canada...Continue reading
Kobo Nia Replaces the Aura 2 as Kobo’s Entry-Level eReader
Remember how I shared all the relevant info on the Kobo Nia about three weeks ago? Alas, that didn’t really leave me much to say about today’s launch. Yes, the Nia...Continue reading
Walmart Has Pulled Kobo Displays From Stores
Walmart has pulled the Kobo displays from its stores in a recent reorganization, but they still have the ereaders in stock. Earlier today I had a reason to visit my...Continue reading
OverDrive to “Acquire” Part of RBmedia
Overdrive just announced they are “buying” part of RBmedia RBdigital, although given that both companies are owned by KKR, this is really more of a reorganization than an acquisition. OverDrive is...Continue reading
Kobo Nia is a Tolino Page 2 Clone
It turns out Kobo’s new ereader is not as new as I had hoped. I was just reading over on MobileRead that Staples Canada has put the Kobo Nia’s product...Continue reading
Kobo Plus is Launching Soon (?) in The US and Canada
It has been three years since Kobo launched its subscription ebook service Kobo Plus, and for all that time the service has been limited to Belgium and the Netherlands. I...Continue reading
Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn To Coronavirus Spammers “Just. &%$*@. Stop.”
Amazon is well-known to have a problem in the Kindle Store due to their failure to invest in QA processes to keep out the spammers, the cheats, the book stuffers,...Continue reading
Kobo Nia eReader is Coming Soon
Remember how I’ve been saying that Kobo’s next ereader will probably have a color E-ink screen? Well, I think that device may have just cleared the FCC website. Earlier today...Continue reading
Rakuten Sells Overdrive to Private Investment Firm
I do not know why they chose to announce this on Christmas eve, but yesterday Rakuten announced that it was selling Overdrive to KKR. KKR, a leading global investment firm, today...Continue reading
Kobo and FNAC Partner to Launch a POD Service
Earlier this month Kobo partnered with the French retailer Fnac to offer a print-on-demand service through Bookelis. Authors who have their books in Kobo Writing Life can pay 49 euros to...Continue reading
Is Anyone Else Not Seeing the New Audiobook Section in Kobo Writing Life?
One of the more interesting news stories last week was Kobo’s announcement that Kobo Writing Life now distributed audiobooks (I didn’t expect this to happen until after Rakuten bought Findaway)....Continue reading
Rakuten Viber Adds a Short Story Feature to its Chat App
The Kobo sister company Rakuten Viber launched a new storytelling feature on Monday. It’s called Shorts by Viber, and it will feature over 50 original, free stories told entirely through...Continue reading