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Kobo launches ad-supported Touch ereader in US
Kobo has released an ad-subsidized Kobo Touch ereader with 'Offers' for US$99.99, a US$30 discount
Rakuten to acquire Kobo
Ebook platform provider and online retailer Kobo is to be acquired by Japanese internet service company Rakuten. Rakuten confirmed in a statement its 'definitive agreement' to 'acquire 100% of total i...
In Brief
Kobo Touch now available to order from A&R, Borders websitesKobo ereading devices are now available for pre-order from the Angus & Robertson and Borders websites, owned by Pearson Group Austra...
Kobo to launch publishing arm
Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis has told CBC News that his company will offer a publishing arm. 'It's part of the new market and if you expect to be a number one player in that market globally it's table st...
Kobo devices now available at JB HiFi; Collins launch to follow this week
Kobo ereading devices are now available from JB HiFi. The retailer is selling the Kobo Wireless Ereader for $138, and the new Kobo Touch Ereader for $168. The Weekly Book Newsletter understands ...
Kobo's deals with WH Smith and Fnac 'put them into the top tier'
With Kobo announcing ebook partnerships with the UK's WH Smith and Fnac in France, Mike Shatskin believes that the ebook powerlines have shifted.
Kobo to enter Dutch ereading market
Kobo has announced a new retail partnership with Dutch retailer Libris Blz, which will see the Canadian-based company expand into Holland. Libris Blz will begin selling the Kobo Touch device from the ...
In Brief
More ReadCloud ebookstores launchedMore independent Australian bookstores have launched their ebookstores with ReadCloud. Birchalls, Bookshuttle, Books and Beyond, Megalong Books, Melbourne University...
Kobo Vox available at Whitcoulls; Collins, JB HiFi to sell device before Christmas
Whitcoulls bookstores in New Zealand are now selling the new android-based tablet from Kobo, the Kobo Vox. The Kobo Vox retails for NZ$399 (approximately A$302) in Whitcoulls stores and on the booksel...
Kobo asks US court to make Borders US licences invalid
Ebook provider Kobo has asked a US bankruptcy court to ensure that any sale of former assets of Borders US does not include licences with Kobo that cover ereader devices, ebook content and customer de...
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