EDN: Kobo Launches the All-New Kobo eReader™ Touch Edition, Makes eReading Easier Than Ever Kobo Launches the All-New Kobo eReader™ Touch Edition, Makes eReading Easier Than Ever EDN: New Kobo eReader Touch Edition Offering Best-in-Class Features Now Available at Borders New Kobo eReader Touch Edition Offering Best-in-Class Features Now Available at Borders New York – Kobo unveiled its first touchscreen e-reader, priced it at a suggested $129.99, and dropped the price of its current Kobo Wi-Fi e-reader to $99.99. The eReader Touch Edition, launched here ... Next month Kobo will begin selling the Kobo eReader Touch for $129.99.

Understanding the Context

It’s a new eBook reader with an E Ink display, much like Kobo’s existing offering. The difference is the new model will have a ... Kobo is an online ebook seller based in Canada, and the Kobo Touch is their second ereader. It has a 6" Pearl E-Ink display that's readable outdoors like the Kindle 3 and Nook Touch, and the display ...

Key Insights

While Amazon is reportedly working on bringing an Anrdoid tablet to market, Kobo, the Borders-backed e-reader is focusing on refining its rproduct range with its all-new eReader Touch Edition. Digital Journal: Op-Ed: Kobo eReader is simple, affordable but no touchscreen (Includes first-hand account) Op-Ed: Kobo eReader is simple, affordable but no touchscreen (Includes first-hand account) As of today, the first generation Kobo Wi Fi goes to a new everyday low price of $99.99 USD and $109 CAD. Kobo pioneered the affordable eReader in May 2010, and now after record sales, the company is ... Just Like Reading a Real Book Only Better: The inexpensive new Kobo eReader, priced at less than $130, offers a comprehensive variety of features customers won't find on any other device at this price ... Kobo, the perpetual e-reader underdog, is back in action with the $130 Kobo Touch.

Final Thoughts

The Kobo Touch has a 6-inch Pearl E-Ink display, and uses the same kind of touch screen technology found in Sony’s ... Joining the likes of Barnes & Noble and Amazon, Kobo is the latest company to offer a touch e-reader priced less than $100. The news comes just in time for the holiday shopping season which analysts ... Kobo has launched an updated version of its Kobo Touch eBook reader. The Kobo Touch 2.0 is now available from Canadian booksellers Chapters and Indigo. The new model is priced at $80 in Canada.

Update ... GIGAZINE: Rakuten e-book reader "kobo Touch", released on July 19 at 7980 yen Rakuten's subsidiary Kobo announced that it will start e-book service in Japan from July 19th. The name of the e-book reader introduced with the service is "kobo Touch (Cobo Touch)", the price is 7980 ... Rakuten e-book reader "kobo Touch", released on July 19 at 7980 yen