Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks

In-app purchases
3.3
288K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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About this app

Discover immersive storytelling with Kobo, your all-in-one app for eBooks and audiobooks. Whether you're on the move, at home, or settling in for the night, Kobo brings a world of stories to your fingertips. Read or listen anywhere, anytime.

Choose from over 8 million titles across the genres you love. From contemporary fiction and memoirs to thrillers, fantasy, and wellness reads, Kobo has something for every kind of reader and listener. Find your next obsession or revisit a timeless classic.

Build your digital library and make it truly yours. Browse trending titles, top charts, or curated collections to spark your curiosity. Save favourites, sample audiobooks and eBooks, and subscribe to Kobo Plus for unlimited reading and listening.


AUDIOBOOKS THAT FIT YOUR LIFE

Whether you're commuting, exercising, working, or winding down, Kobo makes audiobook listening seamless:

• Intuitive audiobook player with one-touch skip, bookmarks, and time-left display
• Sleep timer for uninterrupted bedtime listening
• Adjustable playback speed from 0.5x to 3x
• Offline downloads for listening on the go
• Seamless transition between chapters and synced progress across devices
• Sample audio clips before committing to a title
• Discover narration styles that suit your mood—calming, dramatic, fast-paced, and more


READING, YOUR WAY

Customize your eBook experience to match your environment and preferences:

• Crisp text with adjustable fonts, sizes, margins, and brightness
• Night Mode and Sepia for low-light reading
• Orientation lock in portrait or landscape
• Highlight, annotate, and look up definitions on the go
• Sync your bookmarks, notes, and reading progress across devices


KOBO PLUS SUBSCRIPTION

Enjoy unlimited access to hundreds of thousands of eBooks and audiobooks:

• One low monthly fee with no hidden charges
• Read and listen across a wide range of categories and genres
• Cancel anytime with no strings attached
• Perfect for binge readers and audiobook lovers alike


DISCOVERY & PERSONALIZATION

Discover titles tailored to your taste with Kobo’s smart recommendation engine:

• Explore curated collections by mood, theme, or genre
• Follow favourite authors or series and get alerts on new releases
• Read user reviews and share your own
• Discover Kobo Editor’s Picks and seasonal spotlights


MULTILINGUAL & MULTI-DEVICE EXPERIENCE

Read and listen in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, or Japanese.

• Available on smartphones and tablets
• Pick up where you left off across Android, iOS, and Kobo e-Readers
• Set language preferences within your Kobo profile for localized suggestions


STAY CONNECTED

Follow us on social media for the latest updates, reading tips, and recommendations:

https://www.facebook.com/Kobo

https://www.instagram.com/kobobooks

https://twitter.com/kobo

Note: Audiobooks are available worldwide except in Japan and Turkey. You can listen on smartphones and tablets running Android version 4.4 or higher.

Download the Kobo app today and rediscover the joy of reading and listening—your next great story is just a tap away.
Updated on
May 21, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App activity
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity and 2 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.1
226K reviews
Elena U.
March 22, 2025
Overall pretty good but definitely some glitches. There is no way to have the app automatically match the device brightness, you can only adjust it manually from inside a book and through some settings, and the app doesn't remember what you did for very long. IE if I am reading a book and then a few minutes later I get a text and go deal with that, when I return to the book it reverts to the previous setting - going dim when I adjusted it brighter or vice versa.
18 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
March 22, 2025
Bonjour ! Nous sommes sincèrement désolés que vous rencontriez des problèmes avec l'application. Veuillez nous envoyer un message direct et nous serons ravis de résoudre tout problème que vous pourriez rencontrer. Merci !
CJ
March 28, 2025
For the record, I use this app almost daily. I'm happy with the service that Kobo provides, & I love my ancient Glo. But the app drives me up the wall: 1. Not being able to sort or filter wishlist by price/sale etc. Manually scrolling through 300+ books sucks. 2. App randomly crashing for no apparent reason. 3. Having no way to check/undo books accidentally removed from wishlist. 4. Being moved to the homepage instead of staying in place after making a purchase. EDIT: Worse, now. 1 star. 😕
47 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
March 28, 2025
Hi! If you are experiencing issues with your Kobo App, you can try the following troubleshooting steps: Kobo. If you still experience difficulties, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or contact our support team at www.kobo.com/help and we would be more than happy to help. Thanks! ​ ​ ​ ​
Starla Whitaker
March 22, 2025
update: dropped to 1 star because it is actually impossible to read outside in the spring sun with white or even black bg with brightest tone/screen. 1. Highlighting finally works over paragraph breaks, yay! 2. New fonts and colors are good. 3. Brightness (tone) is independent of the phone - incredibly frustrating. 4. Open app and need to click into book rather than just opening the book. 5. Needs options to change remainder in book/time. 6. Needs option to have the clock always visible.
31 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
October 13, 2024
Thank you for your feedback! If you have any questions or need assistance with, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help.

What’s new

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!