On Thursday, April 20, 2017 the 6 winners of Kobo Writing Life’s collaborative publishing prize (Six Novels in Search of an Author – the name inspired by the classic play by Italian writer Luigi Pirandello “6 Characters in Search of an Author”) were publicly announced at the Mondadori Megastore Piazza del Duomo in Milan, Italy. The awards ceremony took place
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On February 22, 2017, Rakuten Kobo and bol.com launched ‘Kobo Plus’ – a new subscription service offering readers the largest all-you-can-read selection of digital books in The Netherlands and Belgium, with titles ranging from new releases and bestsellers to classics and old favourites, including both Dutch and international titles. Customers can try the eBook subscription service free of charge for
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Rakuten Kobo, leading innovator in eBooks and digital reading, today announced it has partnered with Fnac, beloved retailer of cultural, entertainment and technology products, to bring Kobo’s world-class eReading platform and devices to Spanish readers. Customers now have access to the Kobo by Fnac service at http://www.fnac.es and in-store at Fnac locations, where they can learn more about Kobo through
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You may have noticed that we’ve recently made some adjustments to our store at http://www.kobo.com. You now can see how our store looks in different countries, throughout the world! This may come in handy when you have sales in certain territories or just to see what your books look like in various countries, especially if you’ve taken advantage of our
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Rakuten Kobo, a global digital reading company created by booklovers for booklovers, is working with Sainsbury’s Entertainment on Demand (part of Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s leading food and non-food retailers), to offer Sainsbury’s customers the opportunity to transfer their eBook libraries to Kobo’s eReading service as Sainsbury’s exits the digital entertainment business. Both companies will ensure Sainsbury’s customers have
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