Not exact matches
Use for
Kobo eReader, BlackBerry
devices, Apple's iBooks
app running
on iOS
devices, Google Books
app running
on Android and iOS
devices, Barnes & Noble Nook, Sony Reader, Adobe Digital Editions, Lexcycle Stanza, and various
other lesser known readers.
Kobo has designed a way to provide stores with dedicated tracking links for downloads of the
Kobo Reading
App, so customers who read eBooks
on devices other than eReaders can purchase books through smartphones, computers, and tablets and have them credited to the store.
Add in the iBook,
Kobo, Nook and
other devices, along with their associated
apps on multiple
devices, and it becomes overwhelming.
On an Android
device I can buy from B&N, Amazon,
Kobo, Smashwords, and any
other store with an Android
app.
Alternatively, it is a snap to sync the
Kobo with
other devices to read or even access these books with a
Kobo e-reading
app on other devices.
While all of this comes included in the new eBook
App, the
other good thing with eBook is that it makes sure the library along with all the bookmarks of a user to be automatically coordinated with the rest of the applications, thus making the
Kobo e-reader a quality experience for all users who won't ever have to face any glitch with their reading
on any
device enabled by
Kobo.
Call me greedy, but the «perfect e-reading experience» would be a high - end e-ink
device running Android that would permit installation of the
Kobo, Nook, Kindle and (here in Canada) library Overdrive and any
other Google Play supported
app on the same machine.
In a pair of moves that suggest Apple is enforcing rules for selling content
on its
devices,
Kobo Inc, The Wall Street Journal and
others have said they will no longer sell content directly to customers through their
apps for Apple
devices.
This may result in Amazon, Barnes and Noble,
Kobo and
other mainstream e-reading companies to develop their own
apps to allow for digital lending, right
on the
device.
As it stands today, we found that pricing
on major bestsellers
on Kobobooks.com was comparable with the
other three major paid content
apps, so
Kobo should be a good choice if you're the type that wants to read paid content
on multiple
devices.
Kobo has their own ereaders, as well as an
app that can be used
on other devices.
Of course, since
Kobo on the PlayBook doesn't play nicely with books
other than its own, you will need an alternative book reader or the Kindle
app sideloaded
on the
device.
Seeded with a substantial donation of code from the
Kobo e-reader, the Readium SDK project's goal is to develop an open - source EPUB 3 rendering engine optimized for use with
apps on tablets, smartphones, and
other mobile
devices.
For example, you can read Amazon - purchased ebooks only
on Kindle
devices or in Amazon's Kindle
apps for
other platforms — you can't view them
on a Barnes & Noble or
Kobo reader.
Marvel collected editions are already available
on iVerse, and some
other digital platforms, and now,
Kobo, the Canadian - based
device that also offers
apps for Mac, Android, and desktop.