12 Facts About Kobo eReader

Kobo eReader is an e-reader produced by Toronto-based Kobo Inc The company's name is an anagram of "book".

Up until an update in January 2022 Kobo eReader readers required connection to the Internet during the initial setup phase and did not work until they were connected to Kobo eReader's servers.

Kobo eReader Inc announced its first e-reader on 24 March 2010, at the CTIA show.

However, in June 2010, just after the Kobo eReader was released, Amazon dropped the price of the Kindle to US$189.

Original Kobo received a mediocre review from CNET, which said that, while the Kobo was compact, lightweight and affordable, the lack of Wi-Fi or 3G made it outdated, especially when there were similarly priced eReaders available with those features.

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In December 2010, the original Kobo eReader's feature set was updated with a firmware update to more closely match the Wifi model.

Kobo eReader Glo is an e-reader released on 6 September 2012.

Kobo eReader Mini is smaller, at 5-inch, and lighter than standard ebook readers.

Kobo eReader Aura is the baseline e-reader with a 6-inch E Ink ClarityScreen display with 1024×768 resolution, 16-level grey scale, and a built-in LED front-light.

Kobo eReader Glo HD, released on 1 May 2015, is an e-reader with an E Ink Carta screen and is the successor to 2012's Glo.

Kobo eReader e-reading platform was, as of January 2012, the best-selling in Canada.

In October 2012, Kobo eReader Inc acquired the digital publishing platform Aquafadas to increase the content available on its e-reader devices.