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Kobo continues international expansion launching in the Netherlands at Libris Blz.
Award Winning Kobo Touch eReader will be Available Online and In-Stores
for EUR129.00
NETHERLANDS and TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 7 million users in more than 170 countries worldwide,
announced today that Netherlands retailer Libris Blz. are selling the
award winning* Kobo Touch eReader online at http://www.libris.nl and http://www.blz.nl with free shipping and delivery, and it will be in select stores
starting Jan 30 - for EUR129.00. Kobo offers one of the world's largest
bookstores of more than 2.5 million ebooks, which now includes
thousands of popular bestselling Dutch titles.
"Through our new partnership with Libris Blz., we're confident our
expansion into the Netherlands will be a huge success," said Michael
Serbinis, CEO of Kobo. "Kobo's focus has always been to bring eReading
and eBooks to people everywhere around the world. By launching in the
Netherlands, and bringing eReading to the passionate Dutch reading
community - we are one more country closer to delivering on that
promise."
"Libris Blz. and Kobo are a perfect fit, as we are driven by a strong
passion for reading and books, and both see great potential in
eReading," stated Caroline Damwijk, Managing Director of Libris Blz.
B.V.
THE KOBO TOUCH - Built by booklovers, for booklovers.
The Kobo Touch offers a best-in-class reading experience, with an
amazing touch experience, that uses Infrared Touch Technology, allowing
readers to easily swipe or tap to turn pages. With the intuitive touch
interface, readers can highlight a phrase, lookup a word, zoom into an
image, increase the font size, or quickly navigate through a book and
an entire library. Plus, finding that next read is also quick and easy
with Wi-Fi and a virtual keyboard.
The Kobo eReader Touch is the first eReader to be available in multiple
languages and offers a completely local experience, including content,
recommendations, and the Kobo store. Readers may choose from English,
French, Canadian French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
KOBO TOUCH FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
-- New Pearl 6" E Ink Screen - Equipped with the newest E Ink
screen featuring 16 level grey scale, the Kobo Touch is a
highly responsive and intuitive experience designed to help you
forget about the device and focus on reading.
-- The eInk screen is glare free and easy to read in bright
sunlight
-- Read in Style - Kobo's signature quilted soft-touch back and
travel-friendly size offer the ultimate reading comfort and
experience - choose from white and black
-- Customize taps on the screen to turn pages to bring additional
comfort to left-handed readers
-- A choice of 7 font styles and 25 sizes to best suit individual
eyesight needs - the most of any eReader on the market today.
-- Add your own fonts for full customization
-- Easy note making within a book while users read, as well as
browsing and editing notes with the Annotations list
-- Easily highlight favourite passages within books
-- Fully adjustable refresh rate for fast page turns
-- A low-battery warning - icon alerts let readers know when that
reach 10 percent and 5 percent of battery life
-- Sleep and power off screens that show full screen book covers
-- Progress indicator -- Readers can easily find out how far
they've read in each book, with percentages read displayed
under each book title
With battery life of up to one month, and storage of up to 30,000 books
with expandable memory, the Kobo eReader Touch Edition delivers the
freedom to read anywhere, at any time.
READ FREELY - KOBO SUPPORTS THE MOST CONTENT
The Kobo eReading service is built on an open platform, allowing
consumers to read eBooks from other stores that use the ePub format -
plus books on a growing number of Kobo eReaders and apps. The
versatile Kobo eReader Touch Edition devices let users read ePUB, PDF
and MOBI format eBooks; view JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF images;
review TXT, HTML and RTF materials; and enjoy CBZ and CBR comic book
formats. Consumers can also easily borrow and read eBooks from the
local public library.
GET SOCIAL WITH KOBO READING LIFE
Kobo offers the industry leading social platform, Reading Life that
provides the ability to connect with friends or create book clubs and
discuss favorite reads on Facebook, users can track their reading
statistics, and unlock fun and exciting awards just for reading.
SHOP AND READ ON ANY DEVICE WITH KOBO
Kobo offers free eReading apps so users can read on most popular devices
such as desktops, laptops, tablets, Android(TM) phones, iPhones®, iPads®, Blackberry® Smartphones and Blackberry®
PlayBooks - in addition they can browse and shop the Kobo store. Plus,
with Kobo Sync you can read from one device to another and pick up from
the page that you last read - your library will always be kept up to
date.
WHERE TO BUY
The Kobo Touch eReader is available for immediate purchase online from
Libris at http://www.libris.nl and Blz. at http://www.blz.nl, including free shipping and delivery, and in select stores starting
Jan 30 - for EUR129.00.
Kobo will be launching a fully localized Dutch website in February. For
more information and to download the free Kobo International eReading
app available in Dutch please visit kobobooks.com/welkomlibrisblz
* Named "Editor's Pick" in Wired Magazine: eInk Reader Round-up: January 2012
Edition; Won prestigious "Jaus de L'Industrie" for innovative & lightweight design of the Kobo Touch eReader; Institut Francais du Design (IFD); Nov 2011
About Kobo, Inc.
Kobo is a global eReading service with more than 2.5 million eBooks,
magazines and newspapers - one of the largest eReading catalogues in
the world. As part of its "Read Freely" mentality, Kobo believes
consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device and
has attracted millions of readers from more than 170 countries across
the globe. Kobo has top-ranked eReading applications for iPad, iPhone,
BlackBerry, Android, Windows and MacOS, and is the eReading application
of choice for leading tablet OEMs. Kobo eReaders, including the Kobo
Touch and the newly launched Kobo Vox are available at leading
retailers, including Indigo, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Future Shop,
WHSmith, FNAC, Collins Booksellers and Whitcoull's. Kobo's innovative
Reading Life is an industry-first comprehensive social eReading
experience where Kobo users can earn awards simply for time spent
reading and encouraging others. For more information on Kobo, and to
download free eReading apps, visit http://www.kobo.com.
Libris Blz. B.V.
The Libris Blz. group of booksellers comprises independent,
professional, highly-motivated entrepreneurs who work together to
compete effectively against standard bookstore chains. Libris
booksellers aim to be the authoritative bookseller within their market,
offering a wide assortment of titles, whereas Blz. booksellers offer an
optimal mix of books in combination with office supplies. With gross
book sales of more than 100 million euros, the Libris Blz. group is the
largest player in the Dutch general book market.
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SOURCE Kobo Inc.
Kobo Inc.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Karina St. Jean | Carol Lee
Rogers & Cowan
212.445.8419 | 310.854.8168
kstjean@rogersandcowan.com | clee@rogersandcowan.com
Kobo continues international expansion launching in the Netherlands at Libris Blz.
Award Winning Kobo Touch eReader will be Available Online and In-Stores
for EUR129.00
NETHERLANDS and TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Kobo, a global leader in eReading with over 7 million users in more than 170 countries worldwide,
announced today that Netherlands retailer Libris Blz. are selling the
award winning* Kobo Touch eReader online at http://www.libris.nl and http://www.blz.nl with free shipping and delivery, and it will be in select stores
starting Jan 30 - for EUR129.00. Kobo offers one of the world's largest
bookstores of more than 2.5 million ebooks, which now includes
thousands of popular bestselling Dutch titles.
"Through our new partnership with Libris Blz., we're confident our
expansion into the Netherlands will be a huge success," said Michael
Serbinis, CEO of Kobo. "Kobo's focus has always been to bring eReading
and eBooks to people everywhere around the world. By launching in the
Netherlands, and bringing eReading to the passionate Dutch reading
community - we are one more country closer to delivering on that
promise."
"Libris Blz. and Kobo are a perfect fit, as we are driven by a strong
passion for reading and books, and both see great potential in
eReading," stated Caroline Damwijk, Managing Director of Libris Blz.
B.V.
THE KOBO TOUCH - Built by booklovers, for booklovers.
The Kobo Touch offers a best-in-class reading experience, with an
amazing touch experience, that uses Infrared Touch Technology, allowing
readers to easily swipe or tap to turn pages. With the intuitive touch
interface, readers can highlight a phrase, lookup a word, zoom into an
image, increase the font size, or quickly navigate through a book and
an entire library. Plus, finding that next read is also quick and easy
with Wi-Fi and a virtual keyboard.
The Kobo eReader Touch is the first eReader to be available in multiple
languages and offers a completely local experience, including content,
recommendations, and the Kobo store. Readers may choose from English,
French, Canadian French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
KOBO TOUCH FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
-- New Pearl 6" E Ink Screen - Equipped with the newest E Ink
screen featuring 16 level grey scale, the Kobo Touch is a
highly responsive and intuitive experience designed to help you
forget about the device and focus on reading.
-- The eInk screen is glare free and easy to read in bright
sunlight
-- Read in Style - Kobo's signature quilted soft-touch back and
travel-friendly size offer the ultimate reading comfort and
experience - choose from white and black
-- Customize taps on the screen to turn pages to bring additional
comfort to left-handed readers
-- A choice of 7 font styles and 25 sizes to best suit individual
eyesight needs - the most of any eReader on the market today.
-- Add your own fonts for full customization
-- Easy note making within a book while users read, as well as
browsing and editing notes with the Annotations list
-- Easily highlight favourite passages within books
-- Fully adjustable refresh rate for fast page turns
-- A low-battery warning - icon alerts let readers know when that
reach 10 percent and 5 percent of battery life
-- Sleep and power off screens that show full screen book covers
-- Progress indicator -- Readers can easily find out how far
they've read in each book, with percentages read displayed
under each book title
With battery life of up to one month, and storage of up to 30,000 books
with expandable memory, the Kobo eReader Touch Edition delivers the
freedom to read anywhere, at any time.
READ FREELY - KOBO SUPPORTS THE MOST CONTENT
The Kobo eReading service is built on an open platform, allowing
consumers to read eBooks from other stores that use the ePub format -
plus books on a growing number of Kobo eReaders and apps. The
versatile Kobo eReader Touch Edition devices let users read ePUB, PDF
and MOBI format eBooks; view JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP and TIFF images;
review TXT, HTML and RTF materials; and enjoy CBZ and CBR comic book
formats. Consumers can also easily borrow and read eBooks from the
local public library.
GET SOCIAL WITH KOBO READING LIFE
Kobo offers the industry leading social platform, Reading Life that
provides the ability to connect with friends or create book clubs and
discuss favorite reads on Facebook, users can track their reading
statistics, and unlock fun and exciting awards just for reading.
SHOP AND READ ON ANY DEVICE WITH KOBO
Kobo offers free eReading apps so users can read on most popular devices
such as desktops, laptops, tablets, Android(TM) phones, iPhones®, iPads®, Blackberry® Smartphones and Blackberry®
PlayBooks - in addition they can browse and shop the Kobo store. Plus,
with Kobo Sync you can read from one device to another and pick up from
the page that you last read - your library will always be kept up to
date.
WHERE TO BUY
The Kobo Touch eReader is available for immediate purchase online from
Libris at http://www.libris.nl and Blz. at http://www.blz.nl, including free shipping and delivery, and in select stores starting
Jan 30 - for EUR129.00.
Kobo will be launching a fully localized Dutch website in February. For
more information and to download the free Kobo International eReading
app available in Dutch please visit kobobooks.com/welkomlibrisblz
* Named "Editor's Pick" in Wired Magazine: eInk Reader Round-up: January 2012
Edition; Won prestigious "Jaus de L'Industrie" for innovative & lightweight design of the Kobo Touch eReader; Institut Francais du Design (IFD); Nov 2011
About Kobo, Inc.
Kobo is a global eReading service with more than 2.5 million eBooks,
magazines and newspapers - one of the largest eReading catalogues in
the world. As part of its "Read Freely" mentality, Kobo believes
consumers should have the freedom to read any book on any device and
has attracted millions of readers from more than 170 countries across
the globe. Kobo has top-ranked eReading applications for iPad, iPhone,
BlackBerry, Android, Windows and MacOS, and is the eReading application
of choice for leading tablet OEMs. Kobo eReaders, including the Kobo
Touch and the newly launched Kobo Vox are available at leading
retailers, including Indigo, Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Future Shop,
WHSmith, FNAC, Collins Booksellers and Whitcoull's. Kobo's innovative
Reading Life is an industry-first comprehensive social eReading
experience where Kobo users can earn awards simply for time spent
reading and encouraging others. For more information on Kobo, and to
download free eReading apps, visit http://www.kobo.com.
Libris Blz. B.V.
The Libris Blz. group of booksellers comprises independent,
professional, highly-motivated entrepreneurs who work together to
compete effectively against standard bookstore chains. Libris
booksellers aim to be the authoritative bookseller within their market,
offering a wide assortment of titles, whereas Blz. booksellers offer an
optimal mix of books in combination with office supplies. With gross
book sales of more than 100 million euros, the Libris Blz. group is the
largest player in the Dutch general book market.
###
SOURCE Kobo Inc.
Kobo Inc.
CONTACT: Media Contact:
Karina St. Jean | Carol Lee
Rogers & Cowan
212.445.8419 | 310.854.8168
kstjean@rogersandcowan.com | clee@rogersandcowan.com