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Originally Posted by kindlekitten
isn't Kobo the reader connected to Borders? I would hesitate getting involved with a reader that is in a very shaky financial status and may have an unsupported platform here shortly
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At one point Borders owned 20% of Kobo. That was when the company raised $16 Million for start-up. They have had a second round of funding, and who knows how much of Kobo Borders US currently owns. I'm not at all sure that Borders going bust could or would affect the platform at all. The majority owner, Chapters-Indigo, in Canada, is making good money and is counting on Kobo as its eBook strategy.
Kobo is selling books in 130 countries, and the US,while an important market, does not actually "need" a presence at Borders stores to succeed there. It is sold through Walmart, and as it is now at Best Buy in Canada, I would not be surprised to see it sold at Best Buy in the US. It can also be purchased on-line, of course.