Kobo Plus expansion into US and UK is another much-needed nail in the coffin of the unlimited-subscription-is-over brigade
Publishers not wishing to add weight to Amazon’s dominance of the book markets by supporting...
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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
What we need to see next is Tamblyn at the Sharjah International Book Fair alongside Bodour al...
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Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 8th market France, days after Australia, New Zealand and Italy
The France launch comes a week after the launch in KoboPlus in Italy, and with it Kobo’s...
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Kobo Plus unlimited subscription launches in 7th market, Italy, days after Australia and New Zealand launches
Kobo Plus claims to be “the first service in Italy to provide a combined reading and listening...
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“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada
Rakuten Kobo has been successfully streaming digital books through its Kobo Plus subscription...
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“Just. &%$*@. Stop.” Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn tells the coronavirus book scammers where they can stuff their “snake-oil quackery, conspiracy theories, and raw disinformation”
When it comes to book scams, digital makes it easy for pretty much anyone anywhere to get in on...
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OverDrive demolishes the nonsense that readers have abandoned ebooks for audiobooks as 2019 breaks records for both, adding to uncertainty about Kobo's future
We’ve heard it so many times its hard not to start believing it. Screen fatigue is driving...
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Rakuten ditches OverDrive. Acquired by equity firm KKR. Should Kobo be nervous?
When it comes to hiding bad news, Christmas Day must come high on the list of best times to...
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The Week in Review
Here’s a summary of TNPS posts from the past seven days. UK small publishers find new ways to...
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Publishing News Round-Up 1 May 2018
It would be impossible to try cover even a fraction of the publishing news that lands on my e-desk...
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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
On the indie author circuit discussion about how to promote self-published ebooks is prevalent...
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