Hi guys!
Thanks for the responses. That makes sense re the desktop software co-ordinating with the wifi software on the reader itself. The girl at the store said it's a Borders App and it takes you to Borders.com. It didn't make any sense to me. I wondered too if you could delete said App or install a Kobobooks app sort of thing.
My Sony was bought at Borders and the software on my laptop says Reader store by Borders but the software on my desktop was installed from the Sony site and just says Reader store, no Borders mentioned at all. I didn't know if that would carry through to the Wifi option on the Kobo itself. I didn't want to be stuck with something that wouldn't be of use to me. What's the point of having the Wifi feature if I can't use it, you know.
As to the case, they have several to choose from when you buy the reader. They have hard ones, soft ones, and skins. Some say Kobo on it but the envelope one I bought didn't. It's basically a case in envelope form with a magnet that closes it and will hold whatever fits in it. My little Sony is dwarfed by it but I like that it's hard and don't worry so much about torquing my reader and busting the screen.
If you go to the Borders site it's under ereader accessories. There's cases for the Kobo, the Cruz and generic ones. Here's a link to the one I bought.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/...u=094922039026
It comes in black, blue, red & pink but the pink isn't very pink. I didn't like it so I went with the Robin's Egg blue.
It's pricey but a nice case. I used my 33% off coupon rather than get the reader + case and be stuck with something I couldn't use up here or sell to anyone up here or give away to anyone up here.
Oh and the buy the reader get a free case isn't mentioned on the site and there's only a 5 x 5 sign saying that near the readers itself. Last week there was a whole display as soon as you walked into the store about the free case. I don't know how long that'll be on for or even if it's at all Borders stores.
Thanks for the help!