Kobo Books
Kobo Books is an application with a large library of eBooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, and children's books, accessible on smartphones or tablets. The app includes a search system for finding books by author, title, topic, or genre.
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Features
Kobo Books News & Activities
Recent News
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Recent activities
- kelsonv reviewed Kobo Books
A solid alternative to Kindle, from the eBook selection through apps and hardware. Books are in standard ePub format.
The app works well even on my eink tablet without too much tweaking, though it still wants to sell me more books before I can open the one I want to read.
The Clara is the best single-store eReader device I've used, supports Pocket and Libby/Overdrive out of the box, and makes it a lot easier to sideload books from other sources than Kindle does.
- jleskey liked Kobo Books
justarandom added Kobo Books as alternative to OpenLeaf- cmcrossno liked Kobo Books
Kobo Books information
Developed by
Rakuten Kobo Inc. Licensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $0 + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
31 alternatives listedSupported Languages
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- Updated Dec 19, 2024
- 4.48 avg rating
Comments and Reviews
A solid alternative to Kindle, from the eBook selection through apps and hardware. Books are in standard ePub format.
The app works well even on my eink tablet without too much tweaking, though it still wants to sell me more books before I can open the one I want to read.
The Clara is the best single-store eReader device I've used, supports Pocket and Libby/Overdrive out of the box, and makes it a lot easier to sideload books from other sources than Kindle does.
I took the Kobo Aura one for a spin. Is this the best alternative to the Amazon Kindle? http://www.geniustechtips.com/2016/10/06/kobo-aura-one-review-amazon-kindle-alternative/