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Deerslayer · 12-16-2010, 10:14 AM

I would like to post a simple question, once again, hoping to get a straightforward answer from someone in Kobo company itself:

How do I know when 1.8, or whatever, is available for my Kobo (which I bought the first week it came out at Chapters); second part of the question would be, how do I get at said release?

I bought my Kobo in May, I have been pleased with it, have no real problems, but I would like to see improvements (which have already been acted upon with 1.8, from what I can gather). I did the 1.4 upgrade, without problems, but for the life of me I cannot remember where I started!

I have been looking daily at parts of this forum for about 4 months now, as the endless discussions about the next version proceeded.

I use Calibre and ADE and have downloaded free books from the various places, including a public library. I have not purchased any books. I have logged into KOBOBOOKS.COM and I have the kobo.exe on my computer. I signed up. Yet, when I log in, I see nothing to indicate anything about a firmware release - it seems to only be a bookstore thing.
I do not "sync" anything, either, and I am not sure why I would ever care to do so - I download a book or two, read it, delete it, etc.

12-16-2010, 10:14 AM	#7
Deerslayer Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: KOBO	I would like to post a simple question, once again, hoping to get a straightforward answer from someone in Kobo company itself: How do I know when 1.8, or whatever, is available for my Kobo (which I bought the first week it came out at Chapters); second part of the question would be, how do I get at said release? I bought my Kobo in May, I have been pleased with it, have no real problems, but I would like to see improvements (which have already been acted upon with 1.8, from what I can gather). I did the 1.4 upgrade, without problems, but for the life of me I cannot remember where I started! I have been looking daily at parts of this forum for about 4 months now, as the endless discussions about the next version proceeded. I use Calibre and ADE and have downloaded free books from the various places, including a public library. I have not purchased any books. I have logged into KOBOBOOKS.COM and I have the kobo.exe on my computer. I signed up. Yet, when I log in, I see nothing to indicate anything about a firmware release - it seems to only be a bookstore thing. I do not "sync" anything, either, and I am not sure why I would ever care to do so - I download a book or two, read it, delete it, etc.