![]() For more information, or if you need more help with OverDrive on your Kobo, please visit Kobo's help site. ![]() Note: If you're using an older Kobo ereader, like an earlier Kobo Aura, Touch 2.0, or Glo, you'll need to transfer library ebooks from a computer using Adobe Digital Editions. If you'd like to look around and give it a shot, though, check out the Walmart e-books storefront, where you can see what it has to offer. Follow the steps on Kobo's help site to get started. ![]() It'll probably be tough convincing Kindle owners, in particular, since they likely already have an extensive library tied to their Amazon accounts. Whether the lower audiobook subscription cost and the $10 gift Walmart is giving new customers can entice people to sign up remains to be seen. Finally, as part of their partnership, the company will start selling various Kobo models on and Kobo Aura e-Readers in 1,000 stores this week. In case you prefer listening to books, though, Walmart now also offers an audiobook subscription service for $10 a month, $5 less than what an Audible subscription costs. The retailer will only sell digital cards for 40 titles, but you'll be able to get them in 3,500 locations starting this week. While this is clearly an attempt to challenge part of Amazon's eCommerce business, Walmart will also sell digital book cards in its brick-and-mortar stores. ![]() Take note that due to an agreement with Apple, the e-book store isn't visible inside the iOS app, though the application will show any item you purchase via other means. You can also purchase e-books on Walmart's US website, where they're listed alongside their physical counterparts. Now, you can finally access the partner's e-book experience via Kobo e-readers and their new co-branded apps for iOS and Android devices. The big box retailer announced its partnership with Kobo's parent company Rakuten back in January, promising to give its customers (in the US, at least) an easy way to access the six million titles in Kobo's library. Walmart has officially launched the Amazon e-book and audiobook rival it's been working on with Kobo this past year. ![]()
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