Hey iPad*, Chrome and Safari users! Have you checked out the Kobo Instant Reader™? The Kobo Instant Reader gives you a way to buy books and read them within your browsing environment. Syncing your eBooks seamlessly across all of your devices and apps, the Kobo Instant Reader also bookmarks the last page you read. The best part? Even if you lose your Internet connection, you can keep reading offline.
Try it today – true to Kobo form it’s free – and one more way we’re helping you to read the way you want to, anywhere and any place. Internet Explorer and FireFox versions are coming soon.
Let us know what you think in the comments section! We’ll work to incorporate your feedback into the next versions of the Kobo Instant Reader.
* iPad 2 & 3 at this time (iPad 1 support coming soon!)
Nothing says “I love you” to mom, more than a good book…and some time to herself to read it! So what are you waiting for? This year you can send Mom’s top eBook choices directly to her Kobo account as an eGift from www.kobo.com. Kobo has one of the largest eBook selections in the world – choose from romance, the hottest best sellers, the latest new releases, and more! Kobo has books to suit everyone’s taste – the choices are endless!
Need some ideas? Take a look at what moms are reading around the world:
Recently, Andrew Losowsky, Huffington Post’s Books Editor posted an article about his vision for Facebook venturing into the land of eReading. We think he’s dead-on in his vision and wanted to share our take on it.
Kobo and Facebook share a common vision to engage consumers with an open, social platform – whether it’s for reading, publishing or interacting. We’ve been hard at work to ensure that eReading goes beyond the printed page to create the perfect experience whether you’re online or offline.
Taking Andrew’s lead, we’ve created our own slideshow – check it out to find out more about why we think he’s on to something – particularly the part about being “Amazon’s worst nightmare!”
Kobo is thrilled to announce that WHSmith customers in the UK will now have access to a personalized signature Kobo experience. Across the pond, 100 Kobo-branded experiential shops will launch within WHSmith High Street retail locations this year. The premier retail giant recently trialed “Kobo Centres” in some of its larger stores and due to an overwhelmingly positive response, Kobo and WHSmith decided to expand Kobo shops to other key locations.
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 browsing the Kobo eBookstore in search of their next great read.
Kobo is truly committed to offering customers a tailored country experience that appeals to unique cultural interests and tastes of that country. It has had tremendous success both through its localized online eBookstores that offer content in 60 languages across 190 countries, as well as through its network of premier retail partners across the globe, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands, the United States, France, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and Hong Kong.
Starting today, customers can enjoy great Kobo deals—available at all WHSmith stores and online at www.whsmith.co.uk:
• Kobo Vox eReading tablet is available for £149.99
• Kobo Touch eReader is currently available for the special low price of £79.99
We’re thrilled to kick-off Kobo Author Notes, our very own “director’s cut” for books. This new feature offered exclusively through Kobo Pulse™ – our social reading feature which now enables some of our amazing authors to add additional information to key parts of their books for fans to enjoy. From how they developed a character, to what they were thinking when writing a specific chapter, authors are connecting with their readers in a whole new and social way.
Currently available for Kobo Apple (iOS) app users, we’re starting this program for customers in North America reading Gena Showalter’s The Darkest Seductionand customers in the United Kingdom reading JoJo Moyes’ Me Before You. This week, these authors will be adding in more juicy details about these amazing novels.
So get a copy of the book at www.kobo.com to get the inside scoop on how these stories were developed. Remember Apple users, when using your device you need to access the Kobo bookstore using your browser to purchase the book before using the Kobo app. Happy reading!
Check out pages with author comments
Click on the photo to read their biography
Click on the comment bubble to read the full thread
At Kobo, we’re very excited to now be carrying 30 titles in the McClatchy portfolio. Customers can enjoy a two-week free trial to any of the company’s daily newspapers including the Miami Herald and its Spanish counterpart El Nuevo Herald.
Our newspaper lineup is already busting with great titles, including the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Harvard Business Review and more! With the addition of the McClatchy collection, we’re continuing to build out our local news offering – keeping customers up to speed on the latest local news – all from the palm of their hand.
Try it now! Get started with the free 14-day trial and for a full list of Kobo’s online periodicals at the Kobo News Stand.
This morning the Kobo HQ was all a buzz with a visit from Ontario Premier, Dalton McGuinty. The Premier applauded Kobo staff for being part of something bigger than just a job that pays the bills—he thanked us for being a driver of reading and education in Ontario and throughout the world.
A Kobo user himself, he talked about the importance of companies like ours, who embrace innovation and set their sights on big-picture thinking.
Mike Serbinis, Kobo’s CEO, took Premier McGuinty through a guided tour of the Kobo office, introducing him to staff who demoed the latest and greatest Kobo devices.
Just another day at the office! Want to be a part of all the fun? Check out the Kobo job section and apply today.
Bringing eReading to everyone around the world has been a goal for us here at Kobo since day one. Today we are excited to announce another step forward – the Kobo Vox eReader is now available to our Hong Kong customers!
Swindon Book Co., Ltd., Hong Kong’s premier English language bookstore, marks the first location in China where the community can get their hands on the revolutionary tablet and eReader. With the Kobo Wireless eReader and the award winning Kobo Touch eReader already available at Swindon, Hong Kong customers now have access to our entire lineup of Kobo eReading devices.
In addition to reading in colour on a multimedia touch screen, access to millions of apps and web browsing, booklovers can also ‘feel the pulse of the book’ with Kobo Pulse™. They’ll be able to find out how many people are reading with them and explore the most commented on books and passages. Talk about an engaging social experience!
To all of those getting together to celebrate Easter or Passover, we here at Kobo wish you a safe and happy weekend!
Do you have family members you won’t be able to see this weekend?
Cards are nice and chocolate is tasty, but why not consider a gift they’ll continue to enjoy no matter where they are. How about sending a gift to your loved one with an eBook? You can send a Kobo eGift card or a specific eBook anytime, anyplace – instantly!
Choose the amount you’d like to send (from $10-$100) and schedule it to be sent for this holiday weekend. Go one step further and send a personalized message. With over 2.5 million eBooks to choose from there’s something for every readers taste.
So while the traditions and family gathering continue, save the postage and consider gifting distant loved ones with an eBook today!
It wasn’t just another ‘day in the office’ last week. The Kobo team were cast into the spotlight, and given the floor to sound off on how they feel about working at Kobo!
With the camera rolling and someone to yell “action” employees from different areas of the business gave us their thoughts on what makes Kobo unique and special to them. They spoke about the culture, perspectives on growth, and shared one word descriptions of Kobo.
This video not only focuses on some of our very talented employees here, it exemplifies everything we stand for. We are open, agile, hardworking, dynamic and growing fast. Our employees are driven, and passionate individuals who are truly at the top of their fields. Without such a talented crew helping us to get where we want to go, we wouldn’t be where we are today.
Here’s what Kobo employees have to say:
“…it’s very dynamic, the people here are awesome and we’re all working towards the same goal.”
“…the class of people they’ve hired here are really smart, really dedicated and super loyal. And that’s just something you don’t find anywhere else.”
“What sets Kobo apart is the collaborative environment and the sense of ownership that we all get to take in our work and the latitude to have fun!”
With a goal to provide the best eReading service available, we recognize that the key to our success lies within the fantastic people that work here. Kudos to our Kobo employees!
Does this video inspire you to work at Kobo? Check out the job section and apply today.
