Kobo unveils Kobo Stack

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by JBaby

I’m not a Kobo person, I’d jailbreak and sync via KOReader before I’d pay for this.

Kobo ereaders aren't closed systems like Kindles and there's no need to jailbreak them. You can install KOReader and any other mods on an out-of-the-box Kobo.

[JBaby]

Originally Posted by Sirtel

Kobo ereaders aren't closed systems like Kindles and there's no need to jailbreak them. You can install KOReader and any other mods on an out-of-the-box Kobo.

Good to know.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by kandwo

The same functionality is offered for free by small companies such as Pocketbook.

Yep. Send-to-PocketBook works well for me and it's been an included feature for years.

[cgsmom]

Actually, I discovered completely by accident that Nook will sync sideloaded content. If I copy the same file from my Calibre library to my GL4 and the Nook app on my iPhone, they will sync. It isn’t always perfect but it actually seems to work better than syncing Nook books. LOL

[pepperminttree]

The subscription model leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I'm already kind of iffy on whether I like or don't like my Kobo 2 years on, definitely much less than I have liked my Kindles anyways. €3 monthly is daylight robbery considering how little the cloud would actually cost to host on their end.

Honestly maybe this is a good thing. I've been tempted to move back to Kindle or try Pocketbook for a long time and this may as well make me spiteful enough to sell this device for good and take the plunge.

[Cactus Chef]

Originally Posted by pepperminttree

Honestly maybe this is a good thing. I've been tempted to move back to Kindle or try Pocketbook for a long time and this may as well make me spiteful enough to sell this device for good and take the plunge.

Well hey, ping me if you need someone to take that Libra Colour off your hands.

[rcentros]

A quick question on this Kobo Stack, if you have more than one Kobo do you have to pay (in the U.S.) $3 per eReader, or $3 for multiple eReaders?

[PeterT]

Interesting comment from MTamblyn, Kobo CEO on threads

That’s okay. Give the trial a shot and see if you like it. If it’s worth $3-4 a month, depending on where you are, awesome. If not, that’s okay too. You can still sideload by USB or Dropbox/Google Drive depending on which device you have. Unlike our Seattle friends, we don’t own the world’s largest cloud company. Rakuten are our shareholders, but they don’t give us $$ - we operate as a stand-alone company and we have to make our own way in the world.

We want to make a service that’s sustainable and that we can keep investing in and making better over time. So we need to charge for it. That $ also helps support all of the other stuff we don’t charge for, like library integrations and connections to other services. Hopefully it all balances out. If Stack doesn’t work for you, your ereader is just as good as it was yesterday. But I hope it does - I like it a lot. 😀

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by rcentros

A quick question on this Kobo Stack, if you have more than one Kobo do you have to pay (in the U.S.) $3 per eReader, or $3 for multiple eReaders?

As near as I can tell, like Kobo Plus, Kobo Stack is a user not device based subscription. The books and stats show on my Libra Colour and on my Kobo apps (iOS/iPadOS and Android). Currently I am using the free until 2027-Feb-27 offer and am not likely to renew after that since my current workflow satisfies my needs.

[aagstn]

Send to Kindle is the reason I have stuck with that ecosystem. I can have my entire library synced across kindle apps and devices without having to buy a single book from Amazon. Glad to see Kobo adding something similar. I understand why they have to charge for it and I doubt I would pay that much for the privilege but at least it is an option.

[rcentros]

Originally Posted by DNSB

As near as I can tell, like Kobo Plus, Kobo Stack is a user not device based subscription. The books and stats show on my Libra Colour and on my Kobo apps (iOS/iPadOS and Android). Currently I am using the free until 2027-Feb-27 offer and am not likely to renew after that since my current workflow satisfies my needs.

Thanks for the information. I wonder how the 3 year warranty would work on multiple Kobos (I'm guessing that would only on new purchases).

[PeterT]

I'm also curious if the warranty extension applies during the free trial period

[salamanderjuice]

Originally Posted by rcentros

Thanks for the information. I wonder how the 3 year warranty would work on multiple Kobos (I'm guessing that would only on new purchases).

The warranty only applies to devices currently under original warranty, and only to the handful of devices that support 6.0. You can do up to 5 devices with one sub (on the same Kobo account).