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Enlarge (credit: Valentina Palladino) Kobo has its work cut out for it. The digital bookshop company reentered the US market this year, teaming up with Walmart to sell Kobo e-readers, the millions of books in its e-book library, and a new audiobook subscription service. The Rakuten-owned company faces stiff competition not just from Amazon, the […]
Kobo Kobo’s newest e-reader is going after fans of Amazon’s Kindle Oasis. The new Kobo Forma is the company’s most expensive and comprehensive e-reader yet, coming in at $ 279 and featuring a waterproof design and an E-ink Mobius display. Seemingly cut from the same cloth as the Kindle Oasis, the Kobo Forma has an […]
Walmart and Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten today announced a wide-reaching strategic partnership designed to push each other’s products and services in Japan and the U.S. As part of the deal, Walmart and Rakuten will launch a new online grocery delivery service in Japan via Walmart’s local Seiyu GK subsidiary. The joint venture, which will be […]
Later this year, you’ll be able to buy ebooks and audiobooks straight from Walmart’s website. The big box retailer has teamed up with Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten to launch a business that can take on Amazon’s Kindle offerings. Walmart will give its customers in the US an easy way to access to Kobo’s library — […]
Kobo is finally getting into the audiobooks biz. The Canadian company has added audiobooks to its offerings and already has an extensive catalogue sell, including bestsellers like the Harry Potter series. Even better, it has launched $ 10-per-month Audible-like subscription service, which sounds like a good deal if you regularly purchase audiobooks. The service gives […]
