Where to download Kobo desktop installers
Earlier yesterday, I had been so confused about where or what the Kobo desktop installer is, that I had shot an email to their customer service people asking where to download the installer.
I don’t know why they don’t make this screamingly obvious on their website, but here goes.
Hi
Thank you for contacting us.
We have attached the link depending on where you purchased your eReader
FOR WINDOWS:
BordersAU => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/2500/KoboSetup.exe
BordersUS => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1/KoboSetup.exe
Indigo => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/58/KoboSetup.exe
Kobo => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/0/KoboSetup.exe
WalmartCA => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/99/KoboSetup.exe
Whitcoulls => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1971/KoboSetup.exe
AngusRobertson => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1884/KoboSetup.exe
FOR MAC:
BordersAU => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/2500/KoboSetup.dmg
BordersUS => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1/KoboSetup.dmg
Indigo => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/58/KoboSetup.dmg
Kobo => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/0/KoboSetup.dmg
WalmartCA => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/99/KoboSetup.dmg
Whitcoulls => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1971/KoboSetup.dmg
AngusRobertson => http://download.kobobooks.com/desktop/1884/KoboSetup.dmg
SincerelyThe Kobo Team
Hope this helps you.
This idiot’s guide to the Kobo ereader
This is a lesson on how to do better research, because I did brilliant research on the actual reader, but made a bunch of assumptions regarding the library management side of things, and now I’m less enchanted. I also feel a little foolish for jumping in so quick (if >3 months is considered jumping in quick).
If you ever want to do research on a product, remember this: check out the product’s online customer support. If the product comes with any web-based DIY management tool, don’t assume everything’s going to sync like how it does now with Windows and Macs. I made huge assumptions I didn’t realise I was even making, and now I’m poking around trying to find workarounds. I did find some good software out there that will make life better, though. More later.
After tussling with this baby for about 4 hours, I’ve come up with an initial list of likes and dislikes.
Kobo Cabana!
I got me a Kobo! I’ve been reading up about them for a while, ever since Borders announced that they were selling them. Every time I’ve mentioned getting an electronic reader, I’ve just been told to get an iPad, but from what I’ve been reading,
- it’s actually more difficult to read with iBook (although there is Kobo and Kindle for iPad, ironically)
- trawling through your library of books gets hellish after a certain point
- the only ooh-aah factor is the page turning effect (“Just like a real book!”) and the backlight.
Which, for AUD1,200, is a rather extravagant spend for realistic page turns and a backlight.
Yes, yes… I know iPads can do so much more. But between the husband and I, we now have 1 netbook (17 months old), 1 duo-core laptop (3 years old) and 1 very new, very souped-up bespoke quod-core desktop, with a solid state drive that would make any teen gamer writhe in pimply envy. We have an iTouch but we’re still dragging our feet with iPhones. I’m not quite sure why. I suspect part of it stems from a general aversion to bandwagons, and casting our lot so readily with Apple – whom I’m sure harbour evil Microsoft-like plans for world domination underneath all that slick I’m-so-friendly packaging.
But I also like that you’re not just tied to Borders’ books, because it reads ePUB and PDF files. And that I can load electronic books from the library. Kindle doesn’t read PDF. That’s quite the deal breaker for me, frankly. Plus, Australia’s WiFi coverage is laughable, so getting anything WiFi-y at this stage would just be a waste of money better spent on books.
So it’s a Kobo for me. Cheap, does the job, comes with 100 free books. It’s like buying a cheap second car that comes with paid registration and a full tank of petrol. Sweet.
