Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks
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3.6star
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About this app
Join millions of book lovers and explore Kobo’s all-in-one digital reading app—your portable eBook and audiobook library on the go.
Discover over 8 million eBooks, audiobooks, comics, and children’s books at your fingertips. Whether you’re into romance novels, crime thrillers, fantasy epics, or motivational non-fiction, Kobo has something for every reader and listener.
Subscribe to Kobo Plus and enjoy unlimited access to a huge catalog of over 1.5 million eBooks and 150,000 audiobooks—read or listen as much as you want with one affordable monthly subscription.
EBOOK FEATURES
• Access millions of popular eBooks from global bestsellers to indie gems
• Customize your reading experience: adjust font size, style, and brightness
• Switch to Night Mode for comfortable bedtime reading
• Lock screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode
• Highlight text, make notes, and search within books
• Explore curated collections and trending reads updated hourly
• Read offline anytime, anywhere—perfect for travel and commutes
AUDIOBOOK FEATURES
• Discover thousands of audiobooks across genres like fiction, self-development, memoirs, and more
• Enjoy seamless listening with our easy-to-use audiobook player
• Set a sleep timer—ideal for bedtime listening
• Adjust narration speed to your preference
• Sync your audiobook progress across devices
• Listen offline without Wi-Fi
• Preview audiobook samples before committing
ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL LIBRARY
• Search by author, title, genre, or keyword to find your next great read or listen
• Start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another
• Enjoy both eBooks and audiobooks from your Kobo library, all in one app
• Download your titles for offline access and enjoy uninterrupted stories wherever you go
MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT
Read and listen in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese.
KOBO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION
• Unlimited reading and listening with Kobo Plus Read or Kobo Plus Listen
• One subscription, thousands of eBooks and audiobooks
• Cancel anytime
STAY CONNECTED
Follow us on social media for the latest updates, reading tips, and recommendations:
https://www.facebook.com/Kobo
https://www.instagram.com/kobobooks
https://twitter.com/kobo
Note: Audiobooks are available worldwide except in Japan and Turkey. You can listen on smartphones and tablets running Android version 4.4 or higher.
Download the Kobo app today and rediscover the joy of reading and listening—your next great story is just a tap away.
Discover over 8 million eBooks, audiobooks, comics, and children’s books at your fingertips. Whether you’re into romance novels, crime thrillers, fantasy epics, or motivational non-fiction, Kobo has something for every reader and listener.
Subscribe to Kobo Plus and enjoy unlimited access to a huge catalog of over 1.5 million eBooks and 150,000 audiobooks—read or listen as much as you want with one affordable monthly subscription.
EBOOK FEATURES
• Access millions of popular eBooks from global bestsellers to indie gems
• Customize your reading experience: adjust font size, style, and brightness
• Switch to Night Mode for comfortable bedtime reading
• Lock screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode
• Highlight text, make notes, and search within books
• Explore curated collections and trending reads updated hourly
• Read offline anytime, anywhere—perfect for travel and commutes
AUDIOBOOK FEATURES
• Discover thousands of audiobooks across genres like fiction, self-development, memoirs, and more
• Enjoy seamless listening with our easy-to-use audiobook player
• Set a sleep timer—ideal for bedtime listening
• Adjust narration speed to your preference
• Sync your audiobook progress across devices
• Listen offline without Wi-Fi
• Preview audiobook samples before committing
ALL-IN-ONE DIGITAL LIBRARY
• Search by author, title, genre, or keyword to find your next great read or listen
• Start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another
• Enjoy both eBooks and audiobooks from your Kobo library, all in one app
• Download your titles for offline access and enjoy uninterrupted stories wherever you go
MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT
Read and listen in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Japanese.
KOBO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION
• Unlimited reading and listening with Kobo Plus Read or Kobo Plus Listen
• One subscription, thousands of eBooks and audiobooks
• Cancel anytime
STAY CONNECTED
Follow us on social media for the latest updates, reading tips, and recommendations:
https://www.facebook.com/Kobo
https://www.instagram.com/kobobooks
https://twitter.com/kobo
Note: Audiobooks are available worldwide except in Japan and Turkey. You can listen on smartphones and tablets running Android version 4.4 or higher.
Download the Kobo app today and rediscover the joy of reading and listening—your next great story is just a tap away.
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Ratings and reviews
3.5
226K reviews
David Purchase
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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.
What’s new
With our new Shopping Cart feature, you can purchase multiple books in one transaction. Plus, you can now adjust your reading brightness to match your device's brightness level under Reading Settings.
