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Kobo Mini is now $49.99 for limited time
Kobo has dropped the price of Kobo Mini from $80 to $49.99. According to Press release:
Starting on December 21st, the Kobo Mini promotion will be available at Best Buy, select IndieBound independent bookstores (store locator: Kobo.com/indieholiday) and Family Christian bookstores (store locator: Kobo.com/christmasgiving).
Here is the full press release:
KOBO MINI AVAILABLE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS FOR THE AMAZING LOW PRICE OF $49.99
Kobo, a global leader in eReading with more than 10-million users worldwide, today announced a great deal for U.S. customers. From December 21st to December 23rd, the More >
Video: Kobo Vox VS Nook Color
Here a comparison video between Kobo Vox and Nook Color. We have to wait for release of Kindle Fire to get a comparison between three of them.
Apple iPad Mini MD533LL/A (64GB, Wi-Fi, White)by Apple (510) Buy new: $529.00 $508.48 38 used & new from $479.99
Apple iPad Mini MD543LL/A (16GB, Wi-Fi + Verizon 4G, White)by Apple (510) Buy new: $515.99 8 used & new from $399.99
Apple iPad Mini MD528LL/A or MD528E/A (16GB, Wi-Fi, Black)by Apple (510) Buy new: $337.99 174 used & new from More >
Surprise: You can read Kindle ebooks on Kobo Vox!
Unlike Amazon, Kobo has partnered with other companies to feed contents except ebooks for Vox. The company has partnered with Zinio for magazines, PressDirect for newspaper, RDIO for music, and GetJar for apps. In a recent post we elaborate what apps come in-built with Vox.Kobo Vox doesn’t allow access to Google Android Market for apps. You rather have to get apps from GetJar.
What surprises me is that GetJar app market have Amazon’s apps for Kindle which is the competitor of Kobo in the ebook market. In other words, you can buy ebooks from Amazon and read them on Kobo Vox. Definitely, Amazon More >
Where do the apps for Kobo Vox come from?
Kobo has started shipping Kobo Vox. The website of the Kobo doesn’t answer all the questions the ereader enthusiasts have in mind. Unlike Amazon, Kobo has partnered with other companies to feed contents except ebooks for Vox. The company has partnered with Zinio for magazines, PressDirect for newspaper, RDIO for music, and GetJar for apps. In a recent post we elaborate what apps come in-built with Vox.
Kobo Vox doesn’t allow access to Google Android Market for apps. You rather have to get apps from GetJar. There are more than 15,000 apps that you can download from GetJar. I don’t have any More >
What is so special about Kobo Vox touch screen?
Kobo Vox has the same kind of touch screen like Nook Color or Kindle Fire. However, there is a significant difference in terms of readability on such kind of screen. According to a mashable reports,
its screen uses a different type of anti-reflective tech. While most screens have an anti-reflective coating, says Welch, Vox’s screen has anti-reflective properties baked in. It’s the same material used for screens in airplane cockpits, and it should make the device easier to read outdoors.
This is a distinctive quality for an ereader tablet implemented by Kobo. This feature will help to read and More >
What are the free books and magazines that come with my Kobo Vox?
Kobo Vox comes with 3 free ebooks, 12 selected free magazines, and 7 free newspaper isuses of your choice for your enjoyment.
3 free ebooks are:
- Our Favorites from Sweet Dreams Desserts
- Franklin and the Thunderstorm by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
- Lonely Planet’s Europe Essentials
12 Magazines:
You can also sign into your Zinio app to download 12 free magazines! These include the latest editions of:
- Cosmopolitan
- Elle
- Elle Décor
- Esquire
- Food Network Magazine
- Harper’s Bazaar
- House Beautiful
- Marie Claire
- Oprah
- Popular Mechanics
- Road and Track
- Woman’s Day
7 Issues of Newspaper:
You More >
What apps does the Kobo Vox come with?
Kobo Vox doesn’t allow the Google Android Market. Kobo has it’s own android app store. A lot of people are curious about what kinds of apps are in-built with the device. Here you go. Your Kobo Vox comes with the following apps:
- Email: Compose, send, and receive email.
- Browser: Use the browser to go online, search the web, and more.
- Music: Listen to music and manage your music playlist.
- Search: Search the web via Google, search for apps on your Kobo Vox, or search your contacts.
- Gallery: View pictures and videos loaded onto your Kobo Vox.
- Contacts: Add your contacts into an address More >
Kobo Vox Available For Pre-Order Now at $199, Shipping Starts October 28: An Early Surprise to Kindle Fire
Kobo Vox eReader – an Android tablet – like Nook and Kindle Fire is now available for pre-order at $199. The ereader will be shipped starting from October 28, way before Amazon will ship its Kindle Fire. That means, people will touch it, feel it, review it, and start consuming it at least 15 days ahead of Kindle Fire’s arrival to customers hand. Before jump into the main features of the Kobo Vox, let me make it known first that it’s now for U.S. and Canada only. The company will not ship any other countries.
It seems that kobo has developed partnership with some companies for the contents More >
Some Science Kobo Fiction eBooks
This new edition of Brian Aldiss’s classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov’s ‘Nightfall’, first published in 1941, to the 2006 story ‘Friends in Need’ by Eliza Blair. Including authors such as Clifford Simak, Harry Harrison, Bruce Sterling, A. E. Van Vogt and Brian Aldiss himself, these stories portray struggles against machines, epic journeys, genetic experiments, time travellers and alien races. From stories set on Earth, to More >
Borders Lowers the Price of Kobo, Taking Pre-Order For Cruz Reader & Tablet
On August 31, 2010, TechCrunch reported that Borders will drop price of the Kobo eReader to $129, making everyone wonder when the price war would start.
Borders announced Tuesday that it will lower the price on its Kobo e-reader to $129.99 from $149.99, while its Aluratek Libre reader will now be sold for $99.99 from $119.99.
“We’re committed to making it as easy as possible for all Borders customers to enjoy e-reading,” CEO Mike Edwards, said in a statement. “As the demand for e-readers grows, we believe it is important to provide accessibility to a variety of devices. By reducing the More >
Borders Lowers the Price of Kobo, Taking Pre-Order For Cruz Reader & Tablet
On August 31, 2010, TechCrunch reported that Borders will drop price of the Kobo eReader to $129, making everyone wonder when the price war would start.
Borders announced Tuesday that it will lower the price on its Kobo e-reader to $129.99 from $149.99, while its Aluratek Libre reader will now be sold for $99.99 from $119.99.
“We’re committed to making it as easy as possible for all Borders customers to enjoy e-reading,” CEO Mike Edwards, said in a statement. “As the demand for e-readers grows, we believe it is important to provide accessibility to a variety of devices. By reducing the More >
How Can I Delete Pre-Installed eBooks on My Kobo?
Kobo comes with 100 preloaded ebooks, which you can also download for free from sites like feedbooks.com. The problem of having these books on board is that if you can’t delete any of these books. In Kobo you can’t organize books so that you can find favorite ebook easily. The FAQs on Kobo customer service website says:
At this time, you cannot remove the 100 free classics from your eReader. We will be releasing a software update shortly that will allow deleting pre-loaded titles.
Why such a basic thing has been ignored by Kobo I don’t know. Anyway, here is way out to delete preloaded More >
I Can’t Change Font for ePub Books Downloaded from Different Sources on My Kobo. How Can I Fix this Problem?
There are two different programs that you need to download – one for Mac users, the other for PC users.
MAC users: Download a program called ePub Zip PC Users: Download a program called Free Zip For PC users, here are the steps:
- Click on the epub file, not double-click, so that you can edit the file name
- Change the extension from .epub to .zip.
- Now double-click on the new zip file. It will be unzipped to a new folder.
- Open the folder, and delete the stlyesheet.css (the .css file may be inside another folder)
- Now use downloaded Free Zip program to make a zip file.
- Change the file name More >
I Can't Change Font for ePub Books Downloaded from Different Sources on My Kobo. How Can I Fix this Problem?
There are two different programs that you need to download – one for Mac users, the other for PC users.
MAC users: Download a program called ePub Zip PC Users: Download a program called Free Zip For PC users, here are the steps:
- Click on the epub file, not double-click, so that you can edit the file name
- Change the extension from .epub to .zip.
- Now double-click on the new zip file. It will be unzipped to a new folder.
- Open the folder, and delete the stlyesheet.css (the .css file may be inside another folder)
- Now use downloaded Free Zip program to make a zip file.
- Change the file name More >
Kobo VP’s Response To Some Software and User Issues Regarding Kobo
Recently, a contributor on Teleread wrote a piece – Kobo growing pains – user issues and my prescription. In response to this, Kobo Vice President Michael Tamblyn left a big response in the comment area of the post. Teleread just put that comment as a blog post on the front page. Here I reproduce that response courtesy of Teleread:
1. Font scaling
Font scaling will be dealt with in a firmware upgrade the week of June 28th. Font issues have been tricky — they are most often caused by hardcoded absolute font sizes in the epub CSS. Doing wholesale overrides of CSS can earn us bad karma with More >
