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Kobo Plus adds audiobooks in Canada

November 28, 2022November 23, 2022 by Jane Friedman

Kobo is expanding their Kobo Plus subscription service in Canada to include an option for unlimited use of over 100,000 audiobooks.

Categories Tools and Services Tags audiobooks, Canada, Kobo, Subscription services, Trailblazes

Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn on How Crucial Your Metadata Is Today

November 14, 2022May 1, 2019 by Jane Friedman

A major platform chief observes that smart use of metadata can boost sales and discovery, especially with series.

Categories Digital Publishing, Industry Research Tags Kobo

Links of Interest: September 5, 2018

November 14, 2022December 5, 2018 by Jane Friedman

News and Trends Librarians question Tor’s ebook embargo. Many Tor authors don’t have any ebooks available at all in public libraries, and most libraries don’t hold any Tor ebooks. Read Andrew Albanese in Publishers Weekly. A new academic study concludes that teens are reading less. Yes, digital media is the culprit. 

Categories Links of Interest, Self-Publishing Tags Kobo, libraries

Kobo Partners with Language+ Literary Translations

November 14, 2022November 14, 2018 by Jane Friedman

Working with a reputable translation company, Kobo Writing Life is bringing new structure to translation for its self-publishing authors.

Categories Digital Publishing, Self-Publishing Tags Kobo

Mark Lefebvre Joins Draft2Digital

November 14, 2022October 17, 2018 by Jane Friedman

The founding director of Kobo Writing Life joins the Oklahoma-based ebook distributor as it announces new services for authors.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags draft2digital, ebooks, Kobo

The Smart Brand Translation of the Kobo-Walmart Partnership

November 14, 2022September 5, 2018 by Jane Friedman

The Kobo-Walmart online store is called Walmart Ebooks by Rakuten Kobo—essentially branding Kobo as Walmart Ebooks for American consumers.

Categories Self-Publishing Tags audiobooks, ebooks, Kobo

Walmart Makes a Late Entry into the Digital Book Market with Kobo as Partner

November 14, 2022February 7, 2018 by Jane Friedman

Late in January, Walmart and Kobo announced a retail partnership whereby Walmart will offer Kobo’s nearly 6 million titles.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags ebooks, Kobo, Walmart

“A Bittersweet Thing”: Mark Lefebvre Leaves Kobo Writing Life

November 14, 2022November 15, 2017 by Jane Friedman

In an exit interview with Hot Sheet, Lefebvre said that his departure is by mutual agreement with Kobo management.

Categories Bookselling, Digital Publishing Tags Book sales, Kobo

In Berlin: Kobo’s Fiery Warning about the “Attention Economy”

November 14, 2022May 3, 2017 by Jane Friedman

In fifth wave, the fear is publishers may not be able to fight powerful claims on time and attention made by digitally driven competitors.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags ebooks, Europe, Kobo

Kobo Acquires Shelfie Technology: Here’s Looking at Your Books

December 15, 2022April 19, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Kobo has purchased Shelfie technology after the Shelfie startup inexplicably went under.

Categories Digital Publishing Tags ebooks, Kobo
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