Kobo

We take a look at Kobo’s 6″ e-ink reader, the Kobo Touch, which is now available in the UK.

Kobo have announced they will create mini-shops within 100 High Street branches of WHSmith, its biggest retailer partner in the UK. With a dedicated team of Kobo experts, customers will be guided through their eReading adventure every step of the way—from activating their Kobo accounts, choosing the right device for their personal reading styles, and…

Executives from eBook retailer and eReader maker Kobo will be giving a series of talks at next week at the London Book Fair where the company will be exhibiting its Kobo Vox and Touch devices at the Fair. “London Book Fair provides a great opportunity for Kobo to connect with our partners and offer our…

Supermarket Asda has cut the cost of the Kobo Wireless e-Reader to just £49, undercutting Amazon’s Kindle by £40.   The WiFi-capable Kobo e-Reader features a glare-free screen and uses eInk pearl screen technology which displays an image as close as possible to the experience of reading a printed page.   Duncan Tate, technology expert…

More than 100 Dark Horse comics, including Star Wars, Conan, Buffy and Hellboy titles, are now available for the Kobo Vox reader. The Vox is an Adroid-powered tablet featuring a touchscreen, WiFi, the ability to play games, listen to music and watch videos and web access and is available in the UK from WHSmith. The…

Kobo will be one of the first retailers to offer an eBook app via the Windows Store for Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system. The company’s app will allow customers to read books on a laptop or desktop running Windows 8. In a blog post Kobo say the app offers “a new and improved interface” and…