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TechniSol · 07-25-2013, 02:32 AM

Interesting, I bought my 905B Touch with ads off the US version of eBay. Of course, that hardly precludes someone importing or bringing one here with them. I practically stole mine for $40 just because I wanted to see what the adjustable font weights were like. When it arrived it turned out to be an ad supported model. Oddly enough I never questioned the Euro look of the ads, just chalked it up to Kobo being an International company.

Anyhow, I just followed the forum links to download the new 2.8.1 firmware and after installing it on both my Glo and Touch found it had the side effect of removing the ads and displaying covers. Whether that sticks, I cannot say, but I've noticed the ads have not changed in the year I've had it, so maybe they've dumped the ads program.

07-25-2013, 02:32 AM	#5
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Interesting, I bought my 905B Touch with ads off the US version of eBay. Of course, that hardly precludes someone importing or bringing one here with them. I practically stole mine for $40 just because I wanted to see what the adjustable font weights were like. When it arrived it turned out to be an ad supported model. Oddly enough I never questioned the Euro look of the ads, just chalked it up to Kobo being an International company. Anyhow, I just followed the forum links to download the new 2.8.1 firmware and after installing it on both my Glo and Touch found it had the side effect of removing the ads and displaying covers. Whether that sticks, I cannot say, but I've noticed the ads have not changed in the year I've had it, so maybe they've dumped the ads program. Last edited by TechniSol; 07-25-2013 at 02:34 AM.