Kobo Books
eBooks & Audiobooks
Free
10.11.7for iPhone, iPad and more
Age Rating
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About Kobo Books
Join millions of readers around the world and access eBooks and audiobooks all with one app. Go shelf-less and take your reading adventures on the go. With over 6 million titles to choose from, there's something for every type of reader and listener.
Purchase eBooks and audiobooks directly from Kobo. They'll automatically appear in the app immediately afterwards.
The Kobo App makes reading even more comfortable and convenient:
• Customize the way you read. Enjoy crisp, clear text in the size and style you prefer. Try Night Mode to make reading easier on your eyes before bedtime, and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode.
• Our beautifully designed, easy-to-use player makes it simple for you to move through your audiobook with a single touch. Never worry about losing your spot, and see how much time is left at a glance. Schedule it to turn off after a set amount of time—perfect for listening before going to sleep.
• Read thousands of free eBook previews or listen to audiobook samples to help you find your next favourite.
• Start reading on one device and pick up on another. The Kobo App always remembers where you left off, so you can keep reading across all your devices.
• Share your love of reading on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Post your favourite quotes, notes, and thoughts from what you’re reading.
• Rate and review the books you’ve read or read reviews from booklovers like you!
• Read in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Traditional Chinese or Japanese.
• Listen to audiobooks while you drive with CarPlay. Download them before connecting to CarPlay, or else you won’t see them.
Purchase eBooks and audiobooks directly from Kobo. They'll automatically appear in the app immediately afterwards.
The Kobo App makes reading even more comfortable and convenient:
• Customize the way you read. Enjoy crisp, clear text in the size and style you prefer. Try Night Mode to make reading easier on your eyes before bedtime, and lock the screen in portrait or landscape mode.
• Our beautifully designed, easy-to-use player makes it simple for you to move through your audiobook with a single touch. Never worry about losing your spot, and see how much time is left at a glance. Schedule it to turn off after a set amount of time—perfect for listening before going to sleep.
• Read thousands of free eBook previews or listen to audiobook samples to help you find your next favourite.
• Start reading on one device and pick up on another. The Kobo App always remembers where you left off, so you can keep reading across all your devices.
• Share your love of reading on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Post your favourite quotes, notes, and thoughts from what you’re reading.
• Rate and review the books you’ve read or read reviews from booklovers like you!
• Read in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish, Traditional Chinese or Japanese.
• Listen to audiobooks while you drive with CarPlay. Download them before connecting to CarPlay, or else you won’t see them.
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What's New in the Latest Version 10.11.7
Last updated on Mar 20, 2024
Old Versions
We continually update the Kobo Books App to improve on its reliability and performance.
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
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Version History
10.11.7
Mar 20, 2024
We continually update the Kobo Books App to improve on its reliability and performance.
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
10.11
Feb 26, 2024
We continually update the Kobo Books App to improve on its reliability and performance.
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
• Here's what's new in our first release of 2024:
• We've improved our Search experience with an updated interface and the ability to filter results.
• We've introduced the ability to copy short selections from your eBooks, up to 600 characters at time.
• You can now keep the Kobo Books App for iPad open in split-screen view, so you can take notes or look something up without leaving your book.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
10.9.5
Dec 12, 2023
We continually update the Kobo Books app to improve on its reliability and performance.
For our final release of 2023, we've fixed some bugs and made general improvements.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
For our final release of 2023, we've fixed some bugs and made general improvements.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
10.9.1
Nov 13, 2023
For those who create notebooks on Kobo eReaders with stylus compatibility, you can now view them on the go! Tap More to see your notebooks in the app.
10.9
Oct 31, 2023
For those who create notebooks on Kobo eReaders with stylus compatibility, you can now view them on the go! Tap More to see your notebooks in the app.
10.8.3
Oct 4, 2023
Now, we've added more ways to find your next read. Tap Edit at the bottom of your Home page to customize your view with trending, popular, and related titles, and more recommendations.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
10.8.2
Oct 3, 2023
Now, we've added more ways to find your next read. Tap Edit at the bottom of your Home page to customize your view with trending, popular, and related titles, and more recommendations.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
10.8.1
Sep 12, 2023
Now, we've added more ways to find your next read. Tap Edit at the bottom of your Home page to customize your view with trending, popular, and related titles, and more recommendations.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
10.8
Sep 7, 2023
Now, we've added more ways to find your next read. Tap Edit at the bottom of your Home page to customize your view with trending, popular, and related titles, and more recommendations.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
We also updated our reading experience: now the Home bar hides while you're reading.
10.7
Jul 27, 2023
Here are some improvements and updates we’ve made in our latest release:
• Shiny new widget alert: edit your homescreen to add the Kobo widget in one of three sizes, to quickly view and open your latest read(s).
• You can now share a book’s description with your friends by text, AirDrop, social media, or however you’d like, instead of only by email or Facebook.
• We’ve added an AirPlay button to audiobooks so you can cast to any supported speaker or device.
• You’ll now see a Kobo Plus tag on your homepage to indicate books included in the Kobo Plus catalogue.
• We resolved a bug where some text was being cut off at the end of a book’s chapter.
• We’ve also resolved an issue where two-column layout in landscape was not being saved between sessions.
• Shiny new widget alert: edit your homescreen to add the Kobo widget in one of three sizes, to quickly view and open your latest read(s).
• You can now share a book’s description with your friends by text, AirDrop, social media, or however you’d like, instead of only by email or Facebook.
• We’ve added an AirPlay button to audiobooks so you can cast to any supported speaker or device.
• You’ll now see a Kobo Plus tag on your homepage to indicate books included in the Kobo Plus catalogue.
• We resolved a bug where some text was being cut off at the end of a book’s chapter.
• We’ve also resolved an issue where two-column layout in landscape was not being saved between sessions.
10.6.1
Jun 26, 2023
Try out some brand-new updates in our reading experience:
- Now, you can double-tap to enlarge images in eBooks
- When you use Apple Pencil to interact with eBook text, text will highlight automatically
- Now, you can double-tap to enlarge images in eBooks
- When you use Apple Pencil to interact with eBook text, text will highlight automatically
10.6
Jun 12, 2023
Try out some brand-new updates in our reading experience:
- Now, you can double-tap to enlarge images in eBooks
- When you use Apple Pencil to interact with eBook text, text will highlight automatically
- Now, you can double-tap to enlarge images in eBooks
- When you use Apple Pencil to interact with eBook text, text will highlight automatically
10.5.1
Apr 12, 2023
We've now added Dark Mode support to the entire app, not only for when you're reading. And if you missed our Charcoal reading theme, good news! We've brought it back by popular demand. Plus, we also fixed a couple of bugs where some readers' brightness settings or reading themes weren't always saved.
10.5
Apr 5, 2023
We've now added Dark Mode support to the entire app, not only for when you're reading. And if you missed our Charcoal reading theme, good news! We've brought it back by popular demand. Plus, we also fixed a couple of bugs where some readers' brightness settings or reading themes weren't always saved.
10.4.1
Feb 28, 2023
What's new or fixed in this update:
You can now write in and mark up your eBooks in our new reading experience on iPad. Opt in to the experience under Experimental Features to try it out.
We've fixed several bugs some users reported while reading, including:
• Page-turn taps not registering
• Skipping forward two pages instead of one
• Paging backward instead of forward
• eBooks appearing with unwanted symbols
You can now write in and mark up your eBooks in our new reading experience on iPad. Opt in to the experience under Experimental Features to try it out.
We've fixed several bugs some users reported while reading, including:
• Page-turn taps not registering
• Skipping forward two pages instead of one
• Paging backward instead of forward
• eBooks appearing with unwanted symbols
10.4
Feb 21, 2023
What's new or fixed in this update:
You can now write in and mark up your eBooks in our new reading experience on iPad. Opt in to the experience under Experimental Features to try it out.
We've fixed several bugs some users reported while reading, including:
• Page-turn taps not registering
• Skipping forward two pages instead of one
• Paging backward instead of forward
• eBooks appearing with unwanted symbols
You can now write in and mark up your eBooks in our new reading experience on iPad. Opt in to the experience under Experimental Features to try it out.
We've fixed several bugs some users reported while reading, including:
• Page-turn taps not registering
• Skipping forward two pages instead of one
• Paging backward instead of forward
• eBooks appearing with unwanted symbols
10.3.1
Jan 16, 2023
What’s fixed or improved?
New reading experience:
• Keeps your book open to your last reading position when you return to the app
• General improvements to stability
Other fixes:
• Fix for missing images on deals pop-ups
• Fix for missing logos on Kobo Plus pages
New reading experience:
• Keeps your book open to your last reading position when you return to the app
• General improvements to stability
Other fixes:
• Fix for missing images on deals pop-ups
• Fix for missing logos on Kobo Plus pages
10.2.1
Dec 12, 2022
In this release, we fixed a bug from the previous one where opening the app didn't always leave you where you last left off in your eBook.
10.2
Nov 29, 2022
Great news for eBook readers: we've made some improvements to our new reading experience! Discover a better interface with more reading options like adjustable margins and line spacing, and the choice of single or multiple-column layout.
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
10.1.4
Oct 31, 2022
Great news for eBook readers: we've made some improvements to our new reading experience! Discover a better interface with more reading options like adjustable margins and line spacing, and the choice of single or multiple-column layout.
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
10.1.3
Oct 17, 2022
Great news for eBook readers: we've made some improvements to our new reading experience! Discover a better interface with more reading options like adjustable margins and line spacing, and the choice of single or multiple-column layout.
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
10.1.2
Oct 12, 2022
Great news for eBook readers: we've made some improvements to our new reading experience! Discover a better interface with more reading options like adjustable margins and line spacing, and the choice of single or multiple-column layout.
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
10.1.1
Sep 27, 2022
For our passionate readers who love books as much as we do, we update the Kobo Books app as often as possible 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!
Here's what's new in our latest release:
• Bug fixes and general improvements.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
10.1
Sep 12, 2022
For our passionate readers who love books as much as we do, we update the Kobo Books app as often as possible 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!
Here's what's new in our latest release:
• Bug fixes and general improvements.
Thanks for reading with Kobo Books!
10.0
Aug 15, 2022
Our latest update to the Kobo Books App has great news for eBook readers: a new reading experience with improved reading settings, margins, line spacing, eBook navigation, and much more!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
We can't wait to hear what you think. Happy reading!
Kobo Books FAQ
Kobo Books is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
Georgia,Japan,China,Afghanistan,Taiwan,Mexico
Kobo Books supports English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish
Click here to learn how to download Kobo Books in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Kobo Books.
iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
