Kobo becomes Android friendly! “Now the fastest-growing mobile platform, Android has many new devices that are great for eReading,” said Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis. Kobo eReader comes pre-loaded with over two million eBooks, especially designed for book lovers, with adjustable font sizes for the comfort of your eyes.
The free e-reader app, which is accessible on the Android Market, supports the popular ePUB standard, including rich text and images. “We’ve adapted the features our customers love and expect from Kobo to ensure that we provide the best reading experience for Android-enabled smartphones. In the near future, Kobo will support other Android-enabled devices such as tablets, netbooks and eReaders,” said Serbinis.
The Android-friendly version of Kobo has already acquired positive reviews from journalists and bloggers, including ZDNet’s Matthew Miller, who tested the app on his Evo 4G. “Overall I am quite pleased with the Kobo reader for Google Android devices and find it much more functional and pleasing to use than Shortcovers,” wrote Miller. “The text is very comfortable to read and is very clear and crisp. With the large display of the EVO 4G, reading with Kobo has actually become my primary method of ebook consumption on the go.”
The app lets users search for books by title, author, topic or keyword. Readers can further browse Oprah’s Picks or NYT Bestsellers. Libraries can be sorted into practical book cover or more aesthetically pleasing shelf view displays. Kobo is currently compatible with a number of mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Palm webOS, Sony Reader, Nook and Kobo e-Reader. The application is available for free download along with free registration.
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