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 ended up downloading Kobo after Flipkart shut down and transferred all my purchased books to Kobo. I liked the fact that it shows the actual number of pages left to read in a chapter, and not kindle’s difficult to track locations. Also, the reader doesn’t end up re-flowing pages once you search for text, which is something the kindle does and is very annoying. The reader mostly stays out of the way and lets you enjoy the book you are reading.
Metaphor Island
priy7767
One of the few authentic pieces of work on the Nilgiris Eco System. It covers the Montane Shola Grassland complexes in different regions, the forests along the perimeter slopes and the human dominated landscapes in central Nilgiris in detail backed by excellent photographs. The books leaves us with probing questions as well as worrisome conclusions about climate change. Is this the time to act? Read this book, do your research but be part of the conservation network.....that’s critical.
Annotation done very poorly; no way to export markups - Disappointing
S1M1_
Wanted to try out the app since it has support for annotation with the Apple Pencil. The experience was infuriating. If you want to markup something on the page, there’s no easy way to do — you have to tap in just the right place at the top of the screen (twice), then select the markup tool. But then you cannot turn pages in this mode. So you need to switch it off. It gets cumbersome. Also no way to export annotations like on Kindle to save for later. The ONLY way to go back to your annotations is to open the book.
Developer Response
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Good to have kobo
ITC lover
KOBO is more costlier than other e-book platform but your dictionary is par excellent and one enjoys finding more thesaurus. Back ground can be adjusted according to ones need and have more soothing effect on eyes. Esoteric books like history of the western philosophy by Russell is not available on other platform(e-book )….regards for the KOBO
Thank you for reading with the Kobo Books App. In this update, we’ve made improvements across the reading experience, audiobook listening, accessibility, and overall app stability.
• More reliable reading progress and syncing, including fixes for issues around your last-read position
• Improved audiobook playback reliability
• Better accessibility and voiceover support
• Performance and stability improvements, including faster library loading
• General bug fixes and improvements
Version 11.3.1
The developer, Rakuten Kobo Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Contact Info
User Content
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Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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Privacy practices may vary based, for example, on the features you use or your age. Learn More
The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Infrequent Cartoon or Fantasy Violence Realistic Violence Profanity or Crude Humour Mature or Suggestive Themes Horror/Fear Themes Medical Treatment Information Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References Sexual Content or Nudity Guns or Other Weapons
Contains User-Generated Content Health or Wellness Topics
