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Kobo’s move on the Arab markets could be the game-changer Amazon walked away from. But first Kobo will need to seriously up its own game

by Mark Williams | May 31, 2022 | Ebooks, Global Publishing, Kobo, Middle East | 0 |

What we need to see next is Tamblyn at the Sharjah International Book Fair alongside Bodour al...

Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 8th market France, days after Australia, New Zealand and Italy

by Mark Williams | Nov 10, 2021 | Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Global Publishing, Kobo | 0 |

The France launch comes a week after the launch in KoboPlus in Italy, and with it Kobo’s...

Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 7th market, Italy, days after Australia and New Zealand launches

by Mark Williams | Nov 4, 2021 | Audiobooks, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Europe, Global Publishing, Italy, Kobo | 0 |

Kobo Plus claims to be “the first service in Italy to provide a combined reading and listening...

“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada

by Mark Williams | Jul 15, 2020 | Canada, Digital subscription, Global Publishing, Kobo, North America, The global book market | 0 |

Rakuten Kobo has been successfully streaming digital books through its Kobo Plus subscription...

“Just. &%$*@. Stop.” Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn tells the coronavirus book scammers where they can stuff their “snake-oil quackery, conspiracy theories, and raw disinformation”

by Mark Williams | Apr 25, 2020 | Coronavirus, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Kobo, Publishing Controversies | 0 |

When it comes to book scams, digital makes it easy for pretty much anyone anywhere to get in on...

OverDrive demolishes the nonsense that readers have abandoned ebooks for audiobooks as 2019 breaks records for both, adding to uncertainty about Kobo's future

by Mark Williams | Jan 9, 2020 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital Libraries, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Kobo, Singapore, The global book market, USA | 0 |

We’ve heard it so many times its hard not to start believing it. Screen fatigue is driving...

Rakuten ditches OverDrive. Acquired by equity firm KKR. Should Kobo be nervous?

by Mark Williams | Dec 25, 2019 | Digital Libraries, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Kobo, The global book market, USA | 2 |

When it comes to hiding bad news, Christmas Day must come high on the list of best times to...

The Week in Review

by Mark Williams | Aug 26, 2018 | Africa, Aggregators, Australia, Awards, Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, bookstores, China, Comics, Cote d'Ivoire, Ebooks, Europe, Ghana, Global Publishing, Kobo, Nigeria, North America, Oceania, Portugal, Self-Publishing, Somalia, The global book market, The Hot Sheet, USA | 0 |

Here’s a summary of TNPS posts from the past seven days. UK small publishers find new ways to...

Publishing News Round-Up 1 May 2018

by Mark Williams | May 1, 2018 | Amazon, bookstores, Children's Books, China, Europe, Italy, Kobo, New Zealand, Publishing News, Retailer News, Switzerland, The global book market, Turin International Book Fair, UK | 0 |

It would be impossible to try cover even a fraction of the publishing news that lands on my e-desk...

UK Spring First in Series Sale. AU / NZ Mothers Day Price Promo. May Buy 2 Thrillers Get 1 Free Sale. A snapshot of Kobo’s little known Promotions feature for indie authors

by Mark Williams | Apr 23, 2018 | Canada, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Kobo, North America, Publishing Brief, Retailer News, Self-Publishing, The global book market | 0 |

On the indie author circuit discussion about how to promote self-published ebooks is prevalent...

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Kobo’s move on the Arab markets could be the game-...

Kobo’s move on the Arab markets could be the game-changer Amazon walked away from. But first Kobo will need to seriously up its own game

Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 8th market France, days after Australia, New Zealand and Italy

Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 7th market, Italy, days after Australia and New Zealand launches

“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada

“Just. &%$*@. Stop.” Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn tells the coronavirus book scammers where they can stuff their “snake-oil quackery, conspiracy theories, and raw disinformation”

OverDrive demolishes the nonsense that readers have abandoned ebooks for audiobooks as 2019 breaks records for both, adding to uncertainty about Kobo's future

Rakuten ditches OverDrive. Acquired by equity firm KKR. Should Kobo be nervous?

The Week in Review

Publishing News Round-Up 1 May 2018

UK Spring First in Series Sale. AU / NZ Mothers Day Price Promo. May Buy 2 Thrillers Get 1 Free Sale. A snapshot of Kobo’s little known Promotions feature for indie authors

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