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Sep 10, 2025
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Eric Carlsen
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July 2, 2025
I went with a Kobe e-reader for features for the price. It's still great, but this app is awful. It's stuck at loading the library and no books show up. I tried everything customer support said, multiple times. No luck. It's worked in times past and is okay then. But these sync issues happen often. When I check out or buy a new book it often doesn't appear. (I've tried repairing my account, repeatedly. It doesn't work).
21 people found this review helpful
Kobo Books
July 2, 2025
Hi, We are sorry to hear you’ve had this experience, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via Facebook or our support team via chat at http://kobo.com/help. We are always happy to help!
CJ
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March 28, 2025
For the record, I use this app almost daily. I'm happy with the service that Kobo provides, & I love my ancient Glo. But the app drives me up the wall: 1. Not being able to sort or filter wishlist by price/sale etc. Manually scrolling through 300+ books sucks. 2. App randomly crashing for no apparent reason. 3. Having no way to check/undo books accidentally removed from wishlist. 4. Being moved to the homepage instead of staying in place after making a purchase. EDIT: Worse, now. 1 star. 😕
63 people found this review helpful
Kobo Books
March 28, 2025
Hi! If you are experiencing issues with your Kobo App, you can try the following troubleshooting steps: Kobo. If you still experience difficulties, please reach out to us through our Facebook page or contact our support team at www.kobo.com/help and we would be more than happy to help. Thanks!
Emiel Bakker
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July 21, 2025
I don't find this app intuitive at all. It doesn't give me the feeling I'm in control of my saved books, books I already have read or listened to etcetera. Also the search option is far from ideal. It's hard to find books, even when I search for an exact match with a writer. I still get so many other results and I just don't get why. I have a kobo+ subscription.
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Kobo Books
July 21, 2025
Hello, we are very sorry to hear that you had this experience with your books and recommendations on our Kobo App. For better assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us through Facebook or our support team via chat at http://kobo.com/help. We are always happy to help!
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