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Kobo has announced a new Bluetooth-enabled remote for its e-readers, allowing for easier page-turning and a more immersive reading experience, making it the first e-reader brand to offer a native remote, though it comes at a higher price of $29.99.
Rakuten has replaced Pocket with Instapaper on Kobo ereaders following Mozilla's shutdown of Pocket, allowing users to access and manage saved articles offline, with minor feature differences and global availability.
Kobo e-readers have replaced Pocket with Instapaper through a free firmware update, providing users with a new read-it-later app after Mozilla shut down Pocket, and no premium subscription is required.
Today is the last day of 'Stuff Your E-Reader Day,' an event offering hundreds of free and discounted e-books from August 12-16, with a focus on historic and contemporary fiction, allowing readers to keep their chosen titles forever across Kindle, Kobo, and other reading apps.
Stuff Your E-Reader Day, running from August 12-16, offers hundreds of free and discounted e-books, mainly themed around 'Stepping Through Time,' including historic and contemporary fiction, available on Kindle, Kobo, and other reading apps, providing a great opportunity to stock up on books for free or at low cost.
Kobo, a platform known for being more open than Amazon Kindle, has updated its Terms of Service to include AI features, causing concern among authors about how their work may be used or misrepresented, with no clear opt-out options and potential impacts on their relationship with readers.
Kobo has unveiled the new Kobo Clara Colour and Kobo Libra Colour, the first e-readers from a major company to feature colored displays, available for pre-order and set to release on April 30. Priced at $149.99 and $219.99 respectively, these devices offer E Ink's Kaleido 3 screen technology with support for 4,096 colors and 300 PPI resolution, making them affordable alternatives to other color e-readers. With access to a vast library of books and a reading subscription similar to Kindle Unlimited, these e-readers provide a compelling option for those seeking a colored display on a Kindle-sized device.
Kobo is set to release its first color e-readers, the $149.99 Kobo Clara Colour and $219.99 Kobo Libra Colour, on April 30. The devices feature 6-inch and 7-inch screens, physical page-turn buttons, stylus compatibility, and E Ink's Kaleido 3 screen technology promising 4,096 colors. The new Kobos significantly undercut other color e-readers in price, with the Clara priced the same as Amazon's black-and-white Kindle Paperwhite. Amazon has yet to introduce a color Kindle e-reader, but its Paperwhite is due for a refresh.
Rakuten Kobo has unveiled its first color e-readers, the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour, both featuring E Ink’s Kaleido color screen technology. The Kobo Libra Colour, priced at $219.99, offers physical page-turning buttons and compatibility with the Kobo Stylus 2, while the $149.99 Kobo Clara Colour boasts an improved processor and 16GB of storage. Additionally, Kobo introduced an upgraded black-and-white Kobo Clara BW for $129.99. All devices are available for preorder and are set to ship on April 30th.
Kobo has unveiled two new color ereaders, the Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara Colour, featuring E Ink Kaleido 3 technology, offering over 4,000 colors and writing capabilities. The Libra Colour, an upgraded version of the Kobo Libra 2, boasts a 7-inch screen, improved processing power, and a larger battery, priced at $219.99. The Clara Colour, a 6-inch mid-range option, is priced at $149.99. Additionally, Kobo introduced the Kobo Clara BW with the latest E Ink Carta 1300 screen tech. The devices are made from recycled plastics and are waterproof, with a repairability initiative in partnership with iFixit.
Rakuten Kobo has launched the Elipsa 2E, a 10.3-inch e-reader with a pen that can be used to take notes, annotate documents, and make notes in books. The device can be preordered now and will start shipping on April 19. The Elipsa 2E is priced at $400 and competes with Amazon's Kindle Scribe. Kobo has also introduced a Kobo Plus unlimited book subscription for $8 a month that will compete with Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service.
Kobo has launched its latest e-reader, the Elipsa 2E, which is priced at $400 and is a competitor to the Kindle Scribe and reMarkable 2. The device has a 10.3-inch e-ink touchscreen with a resolution of 300ppi, a faster processor, and a better stylus. It also includes ComfortLight Pro, which adjusts the front light’s color temperature and brightness to reduce eye strain. Kobo has also launched Kobo Plus, a tier-based subscription service offering unlimited access to over 1.3 million e-books and 100,000 audiobooks.
Kobo has launched the Kobo Elipsa 2E, a 10.3-inch E Ink e-reader and writing device that retails for $399.99 and comes with an upgraded stylus that you can use to write directly on the pages of ebooks and documents. The device is made from over 85 percent recycled plastic, with 10 percent from ocean plastic, and the SleepCover is made from over 97 percent recycled plastic. Kobo also announced the launch of its own take on Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, the Kobo Plus service, in the US today.