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Kobo will soon let you upload and sync your own ebooks across devices, for a price

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In short

Kobo's paid Stack subscription permits users to store and sync EPUB and PDF files up to 200MB across mobile apps, web browsers, and select e-readers. The initial rollout covers Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Spain, omitting the United States entirely. Hardware compatibility is currently restricted to recent models like the Clara BW, Clara Colour, Libra Colour, and Elipsa 2E. Additionally, the broader 6.0 firmware update adds multi-library card support via Libby, reduced stylus latency, larger fonts, and LCP DRM compatibility.

Key points

  • The initial rollout of the Stack service excludes the United States while launching acros…: The initial rollout of the Stack service excludes the United States while launching across six other countries.
  • Hardware support is currently limited to newer devices, though models built between 2018…: Hardware support is currently limited to newer devices, though models built between 2018 and 2024 will gain access soon.
  • The 6.0 update independently brings multiple Libby library cards and improved stylus late…: The 6.0 update independently brings multiple Libby library cards and improved stylus latency to compatible Kobo hardware.

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Kobo is launching a new monthly subscription service called Stack that lets you upload your own ebooks and documents to the company’s servers where they’ll be synced across multiple devices and apps, including your reading progress, highlights, and annotations. Kobo Stack is similar to Amazon’s Send to Kindle feature that allows users to upload a wide variety of files to their Kindle libraries for free, but Kobo’s version will cost a few dollars each month.

Kobo will soon let you upload and sync your own ebooks across devices, for a price

Kobo Stack is a new monthly subscription service that’s first launching outside the US as part of a big e-reader update.

Kobo Stack is a new monthly subscription service that’s first launching outside the US as part of a big e-reader update.

Kobo Stack is being introduced as part of a major 6.0 update to the company’s e-reader software, which is available in beta now as an optional upgrade ahead of a wider official release. Supported document types include EPUBs and PDFs up to 200MB in size and files…

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