Kobo | eBooks & Audiobooks

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3.5
288K reviews
10M+
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Editors' Choice
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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

3.5
226K reviews
David Purchase
March 5, 2025
Constant popups Couldn't use the app due to the constant pop up asking if I wanted to accept or decline tracking cookies for all their partners. I clicked decline (which is actually still 'essential' cookies) but the pop up justs keeps coming back. As soon as I try to search for any book, you know that I might actually want to give them money for, the pop up comes back, blocks my screen and stops me. Uninstalled. Now trying to delete my account, which also seems impossible - try later, try later
36 people found this review helpful
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Kobo Books
March 5, 2025
Hello, this is not the experience we want for you, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help so we can assist you with this issue. Thanks!
J “JB94” Banton
January 7, 2025
A perfect example of fixing something that wasn't broken. Kobo 9's UI for reading books was pretty much perfect, 10 is horribly inconsistent; constantly changing margins, margins which never span the width of my screen and the app never returning to my last read page when I restart the app, if I don't get a blank screen instead and I now have to manually adjust brightness. I ended up reinstalling Kobo 9 and turning off updates as a result, because 10 is painful to use.
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Kobo Books
January 7, 2025
Thank you for your feedback! Rakuten Kobo is always looking for ways to improve our service and products so we truly value your feedback. If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or twitter @kobo or contact our support team www.kobo.com/help. ​ ​
Claire Raisin
June 7, 2025
Good for ebooks, poor for audio. When listening to audiobook, especially with Bluetooth connection, app keeps dropping out when other apps also in use. For eg, cannot listen to audiobook through Bluetooth speakers when also using Google maps. Table of contents for audiobooks does not have chapter names so difficult to navigate.
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Kobo Books
June 7, 2025
Hello! If you are experiencing Bluetooth connection issues, you can try putting your Bluetooth headphones or speakers in pairing mode. If you are still having difficulties, please contact us through our Facebook page or contact our support team at www.kobo.com/help and we would be more than happy to assist you. Thank you!

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!