Kindle puts better hardware in its devices. The most basic Kindle you can buy has a MediaTek MT8113 dual-core CPU, the same chip Kobo uses on its high-end devices.

Kobo Plus doesn't come with access to the full Kobo catalog, though there are 1.5 million e-books and 150,000 audiobooks available to choose from. What do you think so far? Be the first to post a ...

Kobo has its own audiobook store and also uses Bluetooth, but you can’t swap between formats mid-book in the same way. Still, ...

Kobo books can easily be backed up locally, making it easy for users to either maintain their offline book collection or strip the DRM to sideload it on other devices. Rakuten Kobo is facing a ...

The Kobo Libra Colour and Kobo Clara Colour are very good e-readers with color displays! They even have support for Overdrive, but the UI feels more focused on selling books than reading them.

The checkout process is slightly clumsy, though — from the phone app you “send” the book to your Kindle, whereas with Kobo, the process happens on the device itself.

With a Wi-Fi connection, you can buy books and audiobooks on your Kobo Clara 2E. Sarah Saril/Insider If you're thinking about buying the Kobo Clara 2E, chances are you're also considering the ...

Search, buy, borrow and download books straight to any of the various tablets with just a WiFi connection. With 32GB of storage, the Kobo Libra 2 holds up to 24,000 e-books or 150 Kobo audiobooks.

Kobo isn't the first on the color-ereader scene, but it did beat Amazon to the punch. The Kobo Clara Colour has a beautiful build, a lovely color screen and a helpful and speedy operating system.

If you buy something through links on our site, ... Kobo Plus Read & Listen (e-books and audiobooks included on any Kobo e-reader or the Kobo app): $9.99 per month. Meanwhile, ...

I spent two-and-a-half months using the Kobo Libra Colour to read books and articles — and I think it's the best color e-reader on the market.