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Recent Rakuten acquisition Kobo reports a ten-fold increase in its number of e-book customers relative to the pre-holiday period. While Kobo hasn't released sales numbers, it says that it has had "hundreds of thousands" of new device activations each day since Christmas Eve, while rival Amazon is claiming...

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In a slightly underwhelming attempt to match Amazon's Lending Library proposition, Kobo will start to offer a free download each month to new Touch eReader owners. Starting in January, customers will be able to pick from the decidedly broad selection of Pride and Prejudice, HBR's 10 Must Reads: On Managing...

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Kobo, purveyor of eReaders and eBook software across a variety of platforms, announced on Tuesday that it will be acquired by Japan-based Rakuten. Rakuten will purchase 100% of outstanding shares of of Kobo for $315 million in cash. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Kobo was spun off of Canadian retailer Indigo...

Ebook Readers, kobo, Vox
Canadian retailer Future Shop gave us an accidental sneak peek at the tablet last month, but now Kobo is making Vox official, complete with a 7-inch 1024 x 600 resolution AFFS+ display with multi-touch, a 7-hour battery and 8 gigs of internal memory with support for up to 32GB of SD storage. The $200...

Ebook Readers, Tablets, kobo
With the launch of the new $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet, attention may turn to Kobo, which is currently testing its Vox "eReader Tablet".

Kobo submitted the Vox to the FCC on Sept. 14, a Wi-Fi-enabled tablet that will apparently compete with the Kindle Fire. But how? The release of Kobo Pulse,...

Ebook Readers, kobo, eReader Touch Edition
At the moment, there are two very similar-looking e-readers with black-and-white Pearl E Ink touchscreens on the market, and now, the smaller and less expensive of the pair is up for grabs. The Kobo eReader Touch Edition went on sale today in the US and Canada for $129.99 (or $139.99 Canadian) at Best...

Ebook Readers, kobo, eReader Touch Edition
Kobo on Monday took the wraps off its latest eBook reader, which touts one feature in particular that should be of interest to future eReader buyers: touch. The unveiling comes just one day ahead of B...

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It may be facing an uphill battle against the likes of Amazon, but it looks like Kobo's footprint is only continuing to get bigger, with

Ebook Readers, Aluratek, kobo, LIBRE PRO, Wireless eReader
Give credit to Amazon and Barnes & Noble for sparking an eBook reader price war, or give a shout out to the emerging tablet market, which undoubtedly has played a role in the recent market adjustment....

Ebook Readers, kobo, Wireless eReader
Looking for a no-frills alternative to the Kindle or Nook? For $150, you'll probably find it in the Kobo eReader -- now available for purchase

Ebook Readers, kobo, Wireless eReader
Anyone who pre-ordered the Kobo should have received an e-mail saying that their device has been shipped and will arrive in 2-3 days.

Ebook Readers, kobo, Wireless eReader
Kobo, a global eBook retailer, launches its own e-reader called the Kobo eReader that comes pre-loaded with 100 free e-books.