Kobo has partnered with a translation service to procure Kobo Writing Life authors a discount. Kobo Writing Life is excited to introduce Translation to the array of services we offer our...
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Walmart is Actually Selling eBooks in Stores, But Still Doesn’t Give a Crap About Selling eBooks
Earlier today I had the good fun of exhibiting at a local writer's workshop (Back on Track, held in downtown Manassas, VA). On my way there I stopped at...
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Walmart Doesn’t Care About Selling eBooks
When Walmart and Rakuten Kobo first announced their partnership in January, a few hopeful souls thought that Amazon finally have a real competitor in the ebook market. I am...
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Kobo Forma Sports an 8″ Screen, Will Cost $279
When UPS told me yesterday that I was getting a shipment from Toronto some time today, I was thrilled to find out that I'd be getting the new Kobo...
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Kobo Has Banned US Customers From Its Site
Update: No one else is reporting the same issue, so it looks like a mountain has been made out of a molehill. Ever since Kobo and Walmart first announced...
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Kobo Adds Overdrive Integration to Aura, Clara HD, and Aura H2O2 eReaders with Update 4.10
When Kobo launched the Aura One two years ago, they thrilled fans by integrating support for library ebooks, only to frustrate us by leaving the feature out of subsequent...
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Walmart Now Partnered with OverDrive
The hot news this Tuesday morning is the launch of Walmart's new ebookstore (powered by Kobo), but that is not the only potential bombshell dropping today. I have just...
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Walmart’s eBookstore is Launching Today
Walmart is in the process of setting up new ebook sections in the book departments of its stores, Kobo has let slip a promo video for "Walmart eBooks", and...
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Walmart and Kobo Are Launching Their Joint eBookstore on 21 August
Kobo is keeping mum about the official launch of its joint ebookstore with Walmart, but all signs point to the launch happening in the second half of August. Initially...
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Kobo: Keep Your Book Description Shorter Than 4,000 Characters Or It Will Be Excluded From Walmart.com
I am currently following a discussion over on KBoards about Kobo and Walmart, and one author just dropped a useful nugget of information that authors might find useful. Kobo...
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Leaked: Kobo Clara HD Costs $129, Ships Early Next Month
Kobo's newest ereader isn't scheduled to ship until the end of the month, but Notebook Italia finding a leaked product listing on an Italian retailer's website just rendered the...
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Leaked Youtube Video Reveals Kobo Clara HD has a 6″ Screen With Color-Changing Frontlight
Kobo's next ereader leaked on Youtube today, and it is exactly what we were expecting. Kobo’s Canadian retail partner, Chapters/Indigo, uploaded a video to YouTube showing the Kobo Clara HD....
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Kobo Firmware Update v4.8.10956 Adds Fast Page Flip, New Default Font
Kobo released a new firmware for its ereaders a couple weeks ago that added a faster page turn speed as well as other improvements.. Hold the corner of the...
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How to Get Night Mode (White Text & Black Background) on Kobo eReaders
Kobo gives readers a nearly infinite number of different ways to tweak their reading experience so it's perfect. We can change the margins to either leave a pleasant amount...
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Kobo Content Sales Up 60% in 4th Quarter 2017 – Mostly Due to Tolino
It turns out Kobo has a lot in common with the major trade publishers; in both cases, much if not all of their growth comes from acquisitions rather than...
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