Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks

In-app purchases
3.6
288K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Editors' Choice
Content rating
Parental guidance
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About this app

Join millions of readers across the globe and access your very own portable reading library. Take your bookshelf on the go. With over 8 million eBooks and audiobooks to choose from, there’s something for every type of reader or listener.

Discover unlimited reading and listening when you subscribe with Kobo Plus. Access over 1.5 million eBooks and 150,000 audiobooks with a subscription that’s right for you. With all your books together, the Kobo reading app is all you need to read and listen at home or on the go.

The Kobo App allows you to browse our growing collection of the world's best ereader for ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, comics and children's books: enjoy instantly on your smartphone or tablet.

Search by author, title, topic or genre to discover your next great read, or browse Kobo’s free ebook selection to discover a new favourite. Read and listen to your favourite stories with a digital library in the palm of your hand.

Take a look at our most popular and trending eBooks, updated hourly!



The Kobo App makes reading even more comfortable and convenient:

• Customize the way you read books. Enjoy crisp, clear text in the size and style you prefer. Try Night Mode to make reading ebooks easier on your eyes before bedtime and lock the book screen in portrait or landscape mode.

• Our beautiful, easy-to-use player makes it simple for you to move through your audiobook and listen with a single touch. Never worry about losing your spot and see how much listening time is left at a glance. Schedule your book to turn off after a set amount of time—perfect for listening before going to sleep.

• Discover eBooks and audiobooks we think you’ll love. Read thousands of free eBook previews or listen to audiobook samples to help you find your next favourite book.

• Subscribe to Kobo Plus Read for only $9.99 a month, and access hundreds of thousands of all-you-can-read eBooks and audiobooks.

• Start reading on one device and pick up on another. The Kobo App always remembers where you left off, so you can keep reading your books across all your devices.

• Access your ereader and read in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese or Japanese.

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**Audiobooks available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. You can listen to audiobooks on smartphones and tablets running Android version 4.4 or higher.
Updated on
Apr 22, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.5
226K reviews
David Purchase
March 5, 2025
Constant popups Couldn't use the app due to the constant pop up asking if I wanted to accept or decline tracking cookies for all their partners. I clicked decline (which is actually still 'essential' cookies) but the pop up justs keeps coming back. As soon as I try to search for any book, you know that I might actually want to give them money for, the pop up comes back, blocks my screen and stops me. Uninstalled. Now trying to delete my account, which also seems impossible - try later, try later
28 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
March 5, 2025
Hello, this is not the experience we want for you, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help so we can assist you with this issue. Thanks!
J “JB94” Banton
January 7, 2025
A perfect example of fixing something that wasn't broken. Kobo 9's UI for reading books was pretty much perfect, 10 is horribly inconsistent; constantly changing margins, margins which never span the width of my screen and the app never returning to my last read page when I restart the app, if I don't get a blank screen instead and I now have to manually adjust brightness. I ended up reinstalling Kobo 9 and turning off updates as a result, because 10 is painful to use.
23 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
January 7, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! Rakuten Kobo is always looking for ways to improve our service and products so we truly value your feedback. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help. ​ ​
Neil Wallington
April 9, 2025
I used to like this app, it was a good alternative to A*a*o*, but now is useless. List of issues: 1. You cannot bookmark an audiobook, and when you resume listening you may find that it has moved to a random location elsewhere in the book, so you have to take time trying to find your place again. 2. If you try listening to an audiobook in the background, it will stop playback after a few minutes. 3. It will randomly remove downloaded books from your device. If I could give zero stars, I would.
35 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
April 9, 2025
Thank you for providing us with your feedback. Please be assured that we will notate of your suggestions regarding the application in order to enhance its functionality. Any other help, please do not hesitate to contact us through our official Facebook page or Twitter handle @kobo, or by reaching out to our support team at www.kobo.com/help.

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