Kobo could have given Amazon some real competition in the ebook market early on. They had a good product and a frictionless storefront, but they stuck with trad too long, keeping self-pub as second class. They ceded the "heavy reader" market segment to Bezos.
They could still turn the tables but they don't seem to know what business they're in.
JMO
Nathan Lowell (he/him) 📎
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2026-04-07 17:54:37 UTC
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