Google, Amazon join Kobo in Brazil
Following Kobo’s recent expansion into the Brazilian ebook market, Google and Amazon both launched ebookstores in Brazil this week, reports PaidContent. Google is now selling ebooks and movies in Brazil...
Kobo Mini, Glo available from Bookworld
Online booksellers Bookworld and Angus & Robertson are now selling two of Kobo’s new ereading devices—the Kobo Mini and the Kobo Glo. The online stores are selling the five-inch Kobo...
UK booksellers report strong demand for new ereaders
UK retailers are reporting strong demand for new ereading devices in the lead-up to Christmas, reports the Bookseller. Blackwell’s and Foyles, which both sell Barnes & Noble’s Nook devices, have...
Wood leaves Kobo UK
In the UK, the Bookseller reports that Kobo UK country manager Phil Wood, who joined Kobo in March 2012, has left the company. Kobo’s executive vice president (EVP) and general manager...
Neil takes on Asia Pacific responsibilities for Kobo
Kobo’s Malcolm Neil has taken on responsibility for the ebook provider’s vendor relations in the Asia Pacific region. Neil is now Kobo director of vendor relations for the Asia Pacific,...
Neil expands role at Kobo
Kobo’s Malcolm Neil has taken on responsibility for the ebook provider’s vendor relations in the Asia Pacific region, expanding his previous role of director of vendor relations for Australia and New...
Kobo enters South Africa
Kobo has launched an ebookstore in South Africa and announced a new partnership with South African retailer Pick n Play. The ebook provider said in a statement on 30 October...
Rakuten to launch online stores in Australia
Kobo parent company Rakuten has announced plans to open new online stores in Australia and India, reports Inside Retail Asia. The Japanese online retailer said the new businesses are part...
WH Smith ebook performance ‘ahead of plan’, profits before tax up 10%
British retailer WH Smith, which operates eight stores in Australia, says its performance in the ebooks market, where it sells ebooks in partnership with Kobo, ‘continues to be ahead of...
Collins, Kobo, HarperCollins and the ‘Australian’ launch ‘Australian Selection’ ebook giveaway
In a two-week long coordinated promotion, readers of the Australian newspaper will be given the opportunity to download 12 HarperCollins ebooks titles for free through Kobo and Collins Booksellers. The...
New technology to allow Bookshout users to import ebooks from any platform
Social reading platform and retailer BookShout has announced it will introduce new technology that will ‘allow its users to legally import their previous and future ebook purchases into their BookShout...
Kobo acquires French software company Acquafadas
Kobo has acquired the French digital software company Acquafadas for an undisclosed sum, reports the Bookseller, which said it was a move ‘designed to bring ‘illustrated e-books and magazines and...
Kobo to partner with NZ indies, Paper Plus
Kobo will become the dominant ebook provider in New Zealand as a result of new partnerships with Booksellers New Zealand members and the Paper Plus Group. Kobo announced the new retail...
Target US drops Kindle and Kobo to focus on Nook
In the US, the Target department store chain has dropped the Kindle and Kobo ereaders from its product range and the Digital Reader reports Target is now devoting more space...
Free Kobo Touch for online Rakutan consumers
Ereading service provider Kobo is planning on giving away its Kobo Touch ereader to those who buy a 'data communication device' from Rakutan's website, reports Digital Book World. Rakutan, a Japanese shopping...
Kobo partners with Livraria Cultura in Brazil
Kobo has confirmed that it has formed a partnership with Brazilian bookstore chain Livraria Cultura, reports Digital Book World. According to a statement from the ebook retail platform provider, Kobo...
Kobo signs deal to sell devices in UK and Irish bookstores
Kobo has announced it has an agreement with the Booksellers Association of the UK & Ireland for 3000 local bookstores, including 1000 independents, to sell its ereaders, reports Ebook Magazine. ‘We...
Kobo replaces Google as American Booksellers Association partner
In the US, the American Booksellers Association has announced it will partner with Kobo to give member booksellers the opportunity to sell ebooks and ereading devices, reports Publishers Weekly. The...
New Kobo devices available next month
Three new Kobo devices will be available from Australian and New Zealand retailers starting next month. The new devices—branded the ‘Kobo Family’ along with the Kobo Touch—include the front-lit Kobo...
New Kobo devices available in October
Kobo has unveiled three new ereading devices which will be available in Australia and New Zealand before the end of the year. The new devices—branded the ‘Kobo Family’ along with...