E-bookseller and e-reader company Kobo is being acquired by Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten for $315 million. The company says it will continue to expand in the U.S., while growing its ...

TOKYO & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) and Kobo Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to acquire 100% of total ...

Bookship.org seemed to delay this anticipated partnership again, but tells TechCrunch that it has settled business terms and ...

Matthew was the Apps and Games Editor at Android Police until 2025. Amazon's new Kindles have suffered from yellow banding issues, leading to negative reviews. Kobo's e-readers are affordable and ...

Rakuten, Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of total issued and outstanding shares of the eReader company, Kobo for US$315 million in cash. Kobo was ...

Rakuten Mall has partnered with Rakuten Kobo, their e-book business, to broaden its mall services and offer digital publishing products. As TechBang reported, shoppers can use their Rakuten member ...

After a couple of weeks of being sold out, the Kobo Clara BW is once again available in the USA. In early October, the Rakuten Kobo Clara BW was sold out on the main Kobo website and Amazon. They did ...

On April 10, Rakuten Kobo released the industry’s first color E Ink e-readers, the the Kobo Libra Colour and the Kobo Clara Colour. Rakuten Kobo reps said that both devices are equipped with color E ...

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Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has acquired e-Reading platform Kobo for $315 million in cash. Founded in 2009, Kobo is the developer of eReaders, eReading apps and more with a number of retail ...

Rakuten Kobo’s Clara HD e-reader ($130 from Rakuten Kobo) costs $10 less than its main competitor, the ad-free version of the Kindle Paperwhite (reviewed here and available, of course, from Amazon).