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Originally Posted by SameerH
Unfortunately this is true. Are you able to download the Borders iphone and iPad apps? This won't get your Kobo books, but you'll have a nice ecosystem to play within.
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Hey Sameer,
Actually I have the Kobo reader on the iPad and Shortcovers on my HTC Hero (can't seem to find Kobo in Market though...). So, I'm more integrated with Kobobooks than I am with Borders.
I use Adobe Digital Editions on my laptop to download the epub and then load it manually into my Kobo so I have a decent workaround.
But it'd be nice if the Kobo partners shared a common backend for Kobo ebooks. The instructions manual from the Kobo reader that I bought from Borders says to load the Borders software. But since Kobo has apps on other devices (I downloaded the Kobo app for my ipad for instance), those are going through Kobobooks.
From a user perspective, what's really in my head is "Kobo", not Borders. I know the distribution channels want their branding and what not, but you might introduce unnecessary fragmentation and confusion by keeping the service separate for each distribution channel. Ie, why can't I manage the ebook I buy from Wal-Mart, Borders, and Kobobooks in the same interface and across devices? That's the Kobo pitch isn't it?
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If that doesn't hit the proverbial spot, please email me shasan at kobobooks dot com and I'll try to get something going for you, it might take some work.
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I appreciate the offer. My workaround with ADE is ok although not ideal. But you guys might do better if Kobo is the ecosystem rather than the partners. The scalability of having each Kobo distribution partner have its own ecosystem might have some scalability issues from a user perspective. I don't buy all my books from Borders so why would I focus on a Borders app for all my Kobo ebooks?