OK, was thinking overnight how to manage this...
If you prefer to update your Original Kobo (
not the WiFi one) via the SD card approach but aren't comfortable with setting the card up yourself, Drop a request reply now in this thread.
I'll build two update cards, direct-message the first two people for their addy and drop them in the mail to you. Once you've updated your kobo, edit your post here to reflect that you're done and direct-message the
next requester on the list for their mailing addy. Send the card on to them. Repeat until we've updated the world!
Folded in a piece of paper, the SD cards are well under an ounce so regular 1st class postage / envelope should be plenty.
Updating your original kobo via SD is ridiculously easy. Just pop the SD card in and power the kobo on while holding down the center d-pad button. It's all automatic from there.
Do make sure your kobo is fully charged before updating and realize this process will reset your kobo back to factory-new. You'll have to re-sync your kobo books from the desktop and re-authorize the device in ADE, if you use it. Make sure you've got a version of the desktop software that supports 1.8 firmware
before starting.
Standard disclaimers apply. No warranty, express or implied; I don't work for kobo; yadda yadda. Just trying to make things a little easier for the non-techies to get the most out of their kobo.