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  Kobo is Now Selling its eReaders on Kobo.com

  699 readersKobo is now selling its eReaders directly to consumers on Kobo.com to customers based in Canada and the United States. The company is now selling four devices, as well as accessories through this e-commerce enabled site. The company will continue to sell its devices through its retail partners which include: Best Buy, Indigo-Chapters, Toys“R”Us, Target,Walmart, and Staples. The Canadian-based company, which

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  Kobo Now Accepts Paypal

  3254 readersKobo has just added another payment option to its ebookstore. Along with Visa, Mastercard, your immortal soul, or Gift Cards, Kobo now accepts Paypal, the payment processor of last resort. Kobo customers can now buy any of 2.4 million eBooks sold by Kobo and pay with their existing Paypal account. This does away with the need

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  Amazon Expands POD to Japan

  4189 readersAmazon announced today that it was launching a new Print-on-Demand (POD)  service in Japan. With this new service, a customer can order one of around 600,000 titles that otherwise would be out of stock and Amazon will be able to rapidly print a...

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  Kobo Opens Up eBook Store In Japan

  1405 readersCanadian eReading company Kobo has opened up an eBook store in Japan and will introduce its eReaders to the country on July 19th. Kobo eReaders go on presale today  through the new Japanese Kobo e-commerce site for ¥7,980 or $100 US. The news comes as Amazon has its own plans to enter the Japanese eBook market. The company

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  Win a Trip to Aruba From Kobo

  1090 readersKobo has launched  new contest this week, and you can tell that the weather up in Toronto is taking its toll. For the next 4 weeks Kobo is going to be giving away a free trip each week. This week’s destination is Aruba, and the prize includes everything from 2 plane tickets to the hotel

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  Amazon’s Net Sales Up 27% In Q3

  401 readersAmazon’s net sales increased 27 percent from $10.88 billion to $13.81 billion in the third quarter of 2012, according to an earnings report released by the company today. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commented on the news stating, “Our approach is to work hard to charge less. Sell devices near breakeven and you can pack a lot of sophisticated

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  Kobo Vox goes in-store at Best Buy

  1457 readers From the press release: Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 7 million users in 170 countries worldwide, today announced the in-store availability of the Kobo Vox eReader at Best Buy stores across the United States and online at www.bestbuy.com. The Kobo Vox eReader, will be sold at Best Buy for $199 (USD), has seen strong adoption worldwide including

• Kobo Sales Double in 2012, up to 12 Million Users

  2055 readers [Press Release] Kobo Brings the Joy of eReading to More than 12 Million People around the World, Millions of eReaders Sold in 2012     Kobo customers read 22 million pages on Christmas Day Family of eReaders drives growth at Kobo – company doubles sales year-over-year Kobo Inc., a global leader in eReading, today announced that it has exceeded 2012

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  Kobo has 10x increase in readers over holidays; top ebooks by country

  1018 readers From the press release: Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 5 million users worldwide, today revealed record sales for the holiday season.  This year the Kobo eReader was a very popular gift with people around the world receiving new Kobo Touch, Kobo Vox eReader and Kobo Wifi devices, driving company sales to a record

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  Rakuten removes all Japanese customer reviews of Kobo Touch from its website

  1127 readersOver at The Digital Reader, Nate Hoffelder has coverage of the Kobo Touch’s launch in Japan, which seems to have turned into something of a debacle. Bad reviews of the device were posted so prevalently to Rakuten’s website that it finally removed all reviews, both good and bad, from its site. Customers reported problems with