A whole new Kobo Books App experience is here: more modern design, smoother navigation, audio and reading upgrades, and easier access to the stories you love.
Get ready for a whole new way to read eBooks your way! We've rebuilt the Kobo Books App from the ground up, focusing on what matters most: you and your love of the story, whether you read, listen, or are just dropping by.
Dive into millions of eBooks and audiobooks, all tailored to your reading life. Customize, sync, scroll seamlessly, and discover stories that stay with you, all in one powerful app.
Rediscover the joy of reading your way
Kobo seamlessly blends eBooks, audiobooks, and intuitive tools into your daily rhythm. From cozy nights to busy commutes, we keep your place, your pace, and your story alive.
Read and listen seamlessly
Customize fonts, enjoy Night Mode, set a sleep timer for audio playback, and experience natural-sounding text-to-speech for hands-free reading! Read Aloud available on select eBooks only.
Explore before you dive in
Our Guest Mode lets you browse books, save previews, and discover your next favourite read, all without any Kobo account required.
Pick up where you left off
Your bookmarks, highlights, and notes sync automatically across phone, tablet, Kobo eReader, or Kobo Web Reader, so your story always stays with you.
Designed for real life
From road trips with CarPlay to daily routines with our new Listen Bar, Kobo fits seamlessly into your day. Read in 13 languages including English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, and more.
Why Kobo?
Whether you’re into bestsellers, romance, thrillers, self-development, or audiobooks for your next run, Kobo’s intuitive app helps you rediscover the joy of storytelling.
Download the Kobo Books App and fall in love with reading all over again. Explore, highlight, review, read and listen your way, with full support for iOS accessibility features.
I downloaded this app when I wanted to buy a manga series to be pacific the royal tutor, I had already bought the first volume of this manga on one of the other apps this company owns the name booktopia my purchase of the first volume of the royal tutor transferred which was convent later on as time passed I made my way through the manga series to the 16th volume is were my criticism begins at the time of criticism the 16th volume and 17th volume were not available for purchase instead preorder but single chapters were available so I purchased later as days went on it was inconvenient to own the books separated into single chapters but I consider it overly expensive to repurchase so my criticism is that if you buy a book or manga in separate chapters you should be able to have the whole book or manga Available after purchase.
Read more books this year than ever because of Kobo
Essostar
I was going on a cruise at the beginning of the year and one of my goals was to read some books. Rather than bring hard copies (of which I have hundreds), I got Kobo and bought a few e-books. Because of the ease of purchasing a book and getting it immediately and also being able to read without the light on, I have read over 30 books this year! This is more than I’ve ever read even though I love to read. Kobo has restored my love of reading by making it easier. Some books, like children’s picture books will always require a hands on experience but for novels, Kobo is a winner. The only improvement I would like to see would be a way to purchase from within the app instead of having to go to the website but it’s not a big issue.
I loved this app until its last major update. Now it’s awful
Oz_Kai
I was reading a book a day until the latest update. It’s glitchy and horrible. Sometimes you turn 2-3 pages instead of one page. The font sizing won’t stay the same. There used to be a small dot at the bottom, you could easily changes sizes, brightness and switch from bright-mode to dark. Now you’ve got to find the sweet spot to tap near the top and hope you don’t flick forward in whatever you are reading. I’ve also found the end of chapter disappear, I was reading the latest Scholomance, and entire paragraphs would be left off the end of chapters. I had to change to the tiniest font, and even then, I’d be left with half a sentence and then the next page would be a new chapter. I have no idea what has gone wrong. I’ve updated the app, I’ve made sure I am on the latest iOS. I’ve deleted and reinstalled the app. This is clearly a Kobo problem and I hope the fix it. It’s like the spent all this effort into Kobo Plus and the entire usability of the app has fallen away.
Developer Response
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A Great App for Uni Students and Hobby Readers
spacepaanda
This is a great app; it’s interface is intuitive, it lets you explore audiobooks and ebooks in one app, it has a smooth reading interface and its really customisable for text reading, but my favourite part is that I can import *any* pdf and epub I have onto this app for reading. I use it in conjunction with Goodnotes for note taking, and while uni pdfs are on there, the epubs have found their forever home on this app. It’ll be great once my Kobo arrives and I can sync them up.My only complaint is that I have to go to the website to enact purchases for items, I think it would smoothen the experience to offer it in the app. But otherwise it’s a dream to use thus far!
We update the Kobo Books app often to continually improve on its reliability and performance.
Here's what's new in our latest release:
* Bug fixes and general improvements.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
Version 11.0.4
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