Newspapers on Original Kobo "soon"

dmacmart · 11-16-2010, 05:41 AM

(http://www.facebook.com/kobobooks) Facebook update:

Our tech team wanted to pass this photo along to our original Kobo users who have been waiting patiently to get newspaper subscriptions...

The update is being tested and you can check it out for yourself very soon!

Thanks,
The Kobo Team

sunami88 · 11-16-2010, 08:58 AM

I shall commence holding my breath...

Will this update bring many of the improvements that the wifi Kobo has? Chiefly (in my mind), will us old-Kobo-havers be able to read and charge at the same time? Or is this update going to strictly be for newspaper support?

Will we get landscape reading mode as well? I couldn't find it on the wifi Kobo, so I'm guessing not but who knows?

They've basically just given us another "Soon!" and very little other information. It's great to see newspaper support, but how soon is soon and will there be any other improvements?

I'm hoping the Kobo guys see this post and can respond to it. I'm a little weary of having so little real info to go on. If it's truly reached the testing phase, then they're probably in feature-freeze, and should be able to give us something more to go on...

I'm sorry to come off so frustrated, but the "Soon!" mantra wore thin months ago.

timlegge · 11-16-2010, 09:58 AM

The beta includes the ability to read and charge at the same time. It does seem to include many of the improvements that were delivered with the Wifi version.

3d0g · 11-16-2010, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunami88

I'm sorry to come off so frustrated, but the "Soon!" mantra wore thin months ago.

Soon and stable is better than NOW and flaky. A handful of us are taking a beating right now on our kobos so hopefully you won't have to. Definitely some good stuff in the beta. It'll be worth the wait.

KoboNo · 11-17-2010, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmacmart

(http://www.facebook.com/kobobooks) Facebook update:

Our tech team wanted to pass this photo along to our original Kobo users who have been waiting patiently to get newspaper subscriptions...

The update is being tested and you can check it out for yourself very soon!

Thanks,
The Kobo Team

If 'coming soon' means six months, according to Kobo, then 'very soon' must mean less than three months. So we can expect this particular feature sometime in February 2011.

zoran · 11-17-2010, 01:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoboNo

If 'coming soon' means six months, according to Kobo, then 'very soon' must mean less than three months. So we can expect this particular feature sometime in February 2011.

I suspect beta is in wild for some testers. Spite knowing how some
folks want it "now", I think it is much better to check it against all
occasions of usage. The firmware obviously has final outlook. What
is going on is something nobody could predict. Nobody wants quick
upgrade, a week after 1.7. To be safe, let's appoint it for the first
day or winter 2012.

Pookeysgirl · 11-17-2010, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoboNo

If 'coming soon' means six months, according to Kobo, then 'very soon' must mean less than three months. So we can expect this particular feature sometime in February 2011.

taming · 11-17-2010, 09:31 PM

Ignore this (because of information in newer posts): Update library on your desktop. Click on "Home". You now should see that the newspaper and magazines are live. It was turned on an hour ago.

Per Tim's note below--this is only for the beta group. But if it works for the beta group, it is safe to say it's coming, it's coming.

timlegge · 11-17-2010, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Update library on your desktop. Click on "Home". You now should see that the newspaper and magazines are live. It was turned on an hour ago.

I believe (but could be mistaken) that it was only turned on for the beta of the new firmware.

taming · 11-17-2010, 09:41 PM

Oh my I made a mess.

timlegge · 11-17-2010, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taming

Mebbe the beta of the desktop? It shows up without any device attached.

That would be my thought

11-16-2010, 05:41 AM	#1
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	Newspapers on Original Kobo "soon" (http://www.facebook.com/kobobooks) Facebook update: Our tech team wanted to pass this photo along to our original Kobo users who have been waiting patiently to get newspaper subscriptions... The update is being tested and you can check it out for yourself very soon! Thanks, The Kobo Team

11-17-2010, 09:31 PM	#8
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Ignore this (because of information in newer posts): Update library on your desktop. Click on "Home". You now should see that the newspaper and magazines are live. It was turned on an hour ago. Per Tim's note below--this is only for the beta group. But if it works for the beta group, it is safe to say it's coming, it's coming. Last edited by taming; 11-17-2010 at 10:15 PM.

11-17-2010, 09:41 PM	#10
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Oh my I made a mess. Last edited by taming; 11-17-2010 at 10:11 PM.

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11-16-2010, 08:58 AM	#2
sunami88 Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 1434 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo	I shall commence holding my breath... Will this update bring many of the improvements that the wifi Kobo has? Chiefly (in my mind), will us old-Kobo-havers be able to read and charge at the same time? Or is this update going to strictly be for newspaper support? Will we get landscape reading mode as well? I couldn't find it on the wifi Kobo, so I'm guessing not but who knows? They've basically just given us another "Soon!" and very little other information. It's great to see newspaper support, but how soon is soon and will there be any other improvements? I'm hoping the Kobo guys see this post and can respond to it. I'm a little weary of having so little real info to go on. If it's truly reached the testing phase, then they're probably in feature-freeze, and should be able to give us something more to go on... I'm sorry to come off so frustrated, but the "Soon!" mantra wore thin months ago.

11-16-2010, 09:58 AM	#3
timlegge Addict Posts: 305 Karma: 78651 Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Brunswick, Canada Device: Kobo, Kobo Wifi, Kobo Touch	The beta includes the ability to read and charge at the same time. It does seem to include many of the improvements that were delivered with the Wifi version.