Kobo app updates no comments
Kobo has again updated its iPad app. Most of the improvements are to Reading Life, but now links to web pages within ebooks and Instapaper articles are supported:
What’s New in Version 4.3
- See Real-time updates of your friends’ shared books, quotes, awards and more in the new visual Activity feed
- Get notified when friends comment on your own shared messages
- You can also update you facebook status directly from the Activity feed
- Open internet URLs from within a book including your Instapaper articles that include links to web sites
This is at least the second update to the Kobo iPad app that has been approved since Apple refused the Sony Reader app admittance to the App Store. I’m not sure if this signifies any change of policy on Apple’s part however, as the Kobo app seems to offer ebooks for sale through the app rather than open a web page when you click on the icon to shop for books.
Kobo has been aggressively updating its Android apps as well. There is now a Kobo widget available that displays the ebook you are currently reading on your home page, along with a progress bar that shows how far you have read.
The Kobo Android app is now also available at the Amazon Appstore for Android. But then, so is Wattpad. Not sure if B&N will put in an appearance.
