Kobo\u2019s free, top-ranked eReading application brings more than 3.5 million books, with its superior, customisable reading experience, to BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
SYDNEY, Australia, July 10, 2013<\/b> \u2013 Kobo<\/a>, a global leader in eReading, today announced that its free, award-winning eReading application is available for BlackBerry\u00ae Z10 and BlackBerry\u00ae Q10 smartphone customers. The app will enable Readers on-the-go to carry, browse and shop the more than 3.5-million books sold on Kobo\u2019s eBookstore<\/a>, as well as the ability to automatically sync their library across any device they own.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Kobo app creates the ideal reading experience for BlackBerry smartphone customers who want to be able to consume books wherever they are and whenever they want,\u201d said Wayne White, EVP of Devices, Kobo. \u201cReaders will be able to manage their library and pick up right where they left off, all on their smartphone.\u201d<\/p>\n For the past three years, Kobo and BlackBerry\u00ae have successfully developed eReading apps for BlackBerry customers. Kobo\u2019s eReading app enables Readers to easily organise their library and create custom bookshelves, search within a book, highlight text and take notes within the eBook experience, and rate and review books in addition to checking out what other Readers have to say.<\/p>\n BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers who download the Kobo app will receive Forbes.com<\/a> blogger Jessica Hagy\u2019s How to be Interesting After you Graduate<\/i>. After Hagy\u2019s \u201cHow to be Interesting\u201d post on Forbes.com<\/a> went viral, attracting more than 1.4 million viewers, Hagy captured her ideas in this quirky book about how to stand out from the crowd. The book, exclusive to Kobo, will be automatically loaded to a customer\u2019s account upon download of the Kobo app.<\/p>\n Customers will also enjoy one of the newest Keep Moving Projects, Neil Gaiman\u2019s A Calendar Of Tales, through the Kobo eReading app for free on BlackBerry 10.<\/p>\n The Kobo application includes:<\/p>\n \u2022Browse and shop more than 3.5 million eBooks<\/p>\n \u2022Automatically sync your library across all of your devices, picking up where you left off<\/p>\n \u2022Customise your reading experience with font styles and a day\/night mode option<\/p>\n \u2022Reading Life\u2122 allows you to track your reading habits over time with personal stats and earn awards for reading<\/p>\n \u2022Sharing with friends on Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cBlackBerry 10 is designed to enable customers to access and enjoy content in a way that\u2019s fast and convenient,\u201d said Martyn Mallick, VP of Global Alliances and Business Development at BlackBerry. \u201cThe Kobo app further supports the BlackBerry 10 customer experience by connecting people to their content wherever they are and we are excited to work with Kobo to bring their eReading app to BlackBerry 10 customers.\u201d<\/p>\n The Kobo eReading app is now available for download on the BlackBerry\u00ae World\u2122 storefront at: http:\/\/appworld.blackberry.com\/webstore\/content\/31507993<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kobo\u2019s free, top-ranked eReading application brings more than 3.5 million books, with its superior, customisable reading experience, to BlackBerry 10 smartphone customers\u00a0 SYDNEY, Australia, July 10, 2013 \u2013 Kobo, a global leader in eReading, today announced that its free, award-winning eReading application is available for BlackBerry\u00ae Z10 and BlackBerry\u00ae Q10 smartphone customers. The app will<\/p>\n