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Kobo Software Update


The link below is to an article reporting on the latest Kobo Ebook Reader firmware/software update.

For more visit:
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2020/05/20/kobo-software-update-4-21-released/

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Kobo Update 4.17


The links below are to articles reporting on Kobo Update 4.17.

For more visit:
https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/09/20/kobo-update-4-17-features-improved-navigation-more-header-and-footer-options/
https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2019/09/17/kobo-update-4-17-released-for-all-kobos-adds-several-new-features/

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Kobo Online Community


The link below is to an article that reports on Kobo developing an online community which should launch in 2020.

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/kobo-ereader-news/kobo-is-developing-an-online-community-that-will-launch-in-2020

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The History of Kobo


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the history of Kobo.

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/the-history-of-kobo-and-how-they-changed-the-e-reader-market

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Kobo eReading and Audiobook App Review


The link below is to a review of the Kobo eReading and Audiobook App.

For more visit:
https://goodereader.com/blog/reviews/kobo-ereading-and-audiobook-app-review-for-ipad-and-iphone

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Harry Potter Ebooks Now Available Outside of Pottermore


The link below is to an article reporting on the availability of Harry Potter Ebooks outside of Pottermore.

For more visit:
http://the-digital-reader.com/2016/01/07/harry-potter-ebooks-now-available-in-the-kindle-nook-store-as-pottermore-abandons-exclusivity/

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Kobo Superpoints


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Ebook Reader Review: Kobo Touch 2.0


The link below is to a review of the Kobo Touch 2.0 Ebook Reader.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-reader/kobo-touch-2-0-e-reader-review

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Kobo’s porn purge hits many innocent bystanders


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Kobo stops using the Amazon-owned Goodreads API


Laura Hazard Owen's avatarGigaom

Maybe this was inevitable since Amazon (s AMZN) acquired book-based social network Goodreads (see disclosure), but Kobo has stopped using the Goodreads API on its website and in its apps, Good E-Reader reports.

That means no more Goodreads ratings and reviews on Kobo book pages. It sounds as if the decision was driven by Kobo, not Goodreads or Amazon: The company’s chief content officer Michael Tamblyn tells Good E-reader that Kobo might re-add the Goodreads API in the future. And back in March when Amazon acquired Goodreads, the companies told me they would leave the Goodreads API open and would not shut off the Kobo feed. (Update: Goodreads confirmed it’s made no changes to its API.)

Nonetheless, the move demonstrates the risk of relying on what is now a competing retailer’s API. At one point, Goodreads actually encountered a similar problem itself: In early 2012, it stopped sourcing its…

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