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The Kobo Touch also includes integration with the read-it-later service Pocket. Books may be added to the device with the Kobo Desktop app or third party apps such as Calibre. These books with DRM require authentication from Adobe in order to be read on the device. ĮBooks compatible with the Kobo Touch can be borrowed from many public libraries, including the Ottawa Public Library and the Toronto Public Library. This feature also allows for reading location, bookmarks, highlights, and notes to be synced across many devices. Once purchased, books are saved in the cloud and can be redownloaded at any time if the user has deleted the book from his/her device. Adding books to a wishlist, purchasing books, and browsing through the library can be done on the Kobo itself thanks to the Wi-Fi chip. Users may also download books through the use of the Kobo Bookstore. Users can also arrange their books into collections. They can be arranged based on title, author, file size, file type, and when they were last opened. The Kobo Touch also provides statistics about reading progress: average reading time per session, total time read, pages turned, and the percentage of books completed.īooks can be viewed in a list view or grid view in the user's library. Highlighting, adding notes, and looking up definitions in the built-in dictionaries is also possible by long-tapping a passage in any part of the book. Adjusting the font is possible with a feature called TypeGenius: users can change the weight, sharpness, and font size of any preinstalled fonts on the Kobo. By flicking or tapping a side of the screen, the user may advance to the next page or previous page.

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The main application, the digital reader, supports a variety of ebook formats: ePub, PDF, Adobe DRM, MOBI, RTF, HTML, TXT, Comic Book Archive file, JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, TIFF. The main screen is called 'Reading Life'. Tiles may appear for books, newspapers, magazines, store categories, or games the user has recently read, browsed, or played, respectively.

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The main screen shows tiles that automatically update based on actions the user has performed.

Kobo touch software#

The software is available in 8 languages and 2 variants: English, French, Canadian French, Japanese, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese. Kobo Touch runs on the Kobo Touch Firmware, based on the Linux kernel. The first was the original Kobo Touch the second was the model with advertisements the third was the low-cost model introduced after the release of the Kobo Glo. Three variants of the Kobo Touch were released: N905, N905B, and N905C. īattery life of the Kobo Touch is estimated to be approximately one month, assuming reading for 30 minutes a day and Wi-Fi turned off. With a 32GB microSD card that can be inserted in the side of the Kobo Touch, the number of books that can be stored rises to 30,000.

The 2GB of memory was similar to what competitors offered this memory allows for the storage of approximately 1,000 books. By not including a physical keyboard like the Kindle Keyboard, and leaving only a home button on the front face of the device, Kobo was able to further shrink down the dimensions of the Touch. The Kobo Touch was introduced to compete with Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. Like the original Kobo model, the Touch is manufactured in Taiwan. The back of every Kobo device features a quilted pattern. The Kobo Touch is shipped in five colours: lilac, blue, silver, black, and white.

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Other improvements included an E Ink Pearl screen, a faster processor capable of smooth PDF panning, 802.11n Wi-Fi capability, and reduced size and weight. The infrared based touch interface does not require electrical conductivity, allowing for the user to interact with the device when wearing gloves. This model of the Kobo Touch improved upon its predecessors by using a zForce touch-sensitive display hence its name, the Kobo Touch.