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  • Cost of reading on your Kobo or Kindle is set to fall after Government exempts ebooks from VAT

    Cost of reading on your Kobo or Kindle is set to fall after Government exempts ebooks from VAT

    The removal of VAT – currently set at 20% – should save users of the Kindle, Kobo and Apple Books stores money on every purchase.

  • Kobo announces big, waterproof and sleep-friendly ebook reader

    The new device was designed with the help of nine of Kobo’s top customers who each gave the firm a list of feature requests they’d like to see incorporated into the final product.

  • Waterstones quits ebooks, hands business to Kobo

    Waterstones quits ebooks, hands business to Kobo

    The retailer has emailed customers of its eBooks store to inform them that the service will close on June 13th. Customers will have until then to download and save any purchased books.

  • Review: Kobo Glo HD

    Review: Kobo Glo HD

    When we caught up with the Kobo team back in April, they explained how that thinking behind the Glo HD was to make reading as simple and enjoyable as possible both for existing ebook fans and, more importantly, the legions of book lovers who’ve so far turned their noses up at reading on a screen.

  • Kobo announces in-flight ebook deal with Southwest Airlines

    Customers will be able to use their own WiFi-enabled devices to connect to the plane’s entertainment portal and, if they’ve finished by the time they land, will receive an email from Kobo with information about how to purchase the book in order to continue reading the book at their destination.

  • Kobo unveils new ‘HD’ ebook reader

    Priced £109.99, the device will be available in Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand from the 1st May, with French shoppers able to snap them up from May 22nd, while those in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain will can get them the same day as UK buyers.