Kobo

Touch eReader User Guide

Table of Contents
About your eReader .................................................................... 4
Charging your eReader ......................................................................................... 6
Using the touch screen .......................................................................................... 7
Putting your eReader to sleep and waking it up ....................................... 9
Connecting to your computer .......................................................................... 11

Using your Library .................................................................... 13

Navigating your Home Page ............................................................................. 13
Navigating Your Library ..................................................................................... 14
Searching for books ............................................................................................. 16
Using the Kobo Cloud .......................................................................................... 16
Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your eReader .............. 18
Archiving books to the Kobo Cloud ............................................................... 19
Deleting books ........................................................................................................ 20

Reading on your eReader ....................................................... 22

Reading a book ....................................................................................................... 22
Navigating a book ................................................................................................. 22
Changing the way text looks ............................................................................ 24
Closing books and bookmarking your page .............................................. 25

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Adding notes and looking up or translating words ..... 27

Highlighting text .................................................................................................... 27
Using notes .............................................................................................................. 29
Bookmarking pages ............................................................................................. 30
Using the dictionary ............................................................................................. 31
Translating a word ............................................................................................... 31

Getting a Book ............................................................................. 33

Shopping for a new book ................................................................................... 33
Buying a book ......................................................................................................... 34
Using your Wishlist .............................................................................................. 36
Adding library books and books from other bookstores ..................... 37

Understanding EPUB, PDF, and DRM ................................ 39

Using Wi Fi .................................................................................... 41
About Wi Fi .............................................................................................................. 41
Turning Wi Fi on or off ....................................................................................... 42
Connecting your eReader to a wireless (Wi Fi) network .................... 42

Getting Help .................................................................................. 44

Safety, regulatory and warranty information ........................................... 44

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About your eReader

Whats in this section

Anatomy of your eReader

Charging your eReader

Using the touch screen

Putting your eReader to sleep and waking it up

Connecting to your computer

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Anatomy of your eReader

Power slider

Slide to turn your eReader on or off,

or put it to sleep.

Micro SD slot

Increase the number of books your

eReader can hold by inserting a
micro SD card.

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Home button

Jump back to your Home page at any

time.
Connect your eReader to your

USB port

computer using the supplied USB

cable to charge your eReader or add
books.
Insert a paper clip and press gently

Reset hole

to reset your eReader.

Charging your eReader

To charge your eReader, connect it to your computer using the
USB cable provided in your box.

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As it charges, your eReader will display the batterys charge at

the top right-hand corner of the screen.
Battery icon

Meaning

Your eReader is out of power.

Your eReader is charging.

Your eReader has a partial charge.

Your eReader is fully charged.

Youll find the battery icon at the top right-hand corner of the
screen showing how much charge the battery has, except when
youre reading. When youre reading, tap the center of the page
and the battery icon will appear at the top right-hand corner of
the screen in the Reading Menu.

Using the touch screen

When your eReader is on, you can touch the screen to open
books, turn pages, select items, and more. In many cases you can
just touch the screen lightly with a fingertip to interact with it.
There are a few other gestures that you may find useful.

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Tapping
This is the gesture youll use the most. Just tap the screen lightly
to open a book, turn a page, select a menu, and more.
Swiping
You can use this gesture to go through your Library to see more
books and to turn pages as you read.
To page forward, place your finger on the right edge of screen
and quickly drag it horizontally to the left. The page will turn
just like a real book. You can swipe from the left edge of the
screen to page backwards.
Pinch
Zoom in or out of images by using the pinch gesture. To zoom
out of an image, move your finger and thumb together. To zoom
in, move your finger and thumb away from each other.
Press and hold
This gesture is also called long press. To use this gesture, touch
the screen and hold your finger in place.
This gesture allows you to select text while reading. Just press
and hold on a word, and when you let go, your eReader will
underline your selection and show two circles one at each

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end of the word. You can then drag the circles to select more
text.
Note: Not all books allow text selection; for example, you cannot
select text in PDFs or comic books.
Double-tapping
To double-tap, you tap the same spot on the screen twice quickly.
If youre reading a PDF, you can double-tap to zoom in to a page
and make it bigger. If youre already zoomed in, double-tapping
the page will zoom out.
Dragging
If youre reading a PDF and zoom in to see a bigger version of
your page, you can drag the page to see different parts of it. To
do this, touch anywhere on the screen and lightly move your
finger around. The page will move in the direction of your finger.

Putting your eReader to sleep and waking it up

You can turn your eReader off or put it to sleep when youre not
reading. Both help your battery last longer. The main difference
is that when you put your eReader to sleep and then wake it up,
you go back to the last screen you saw. This could be a page in a
book, the Kobo Store, or an area in your Library. If you turn your

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eReader off, youll always go back to your Home page when you
turn it on again.
Another significant difference between putting your eReader to
sleep and turning it off is the length of time it takes to wake up
again. When you wake up your eReader after putting it to sleep,
its ready to use in one or two seconds; when you turn it off, it
can take up to 25 seconds before its ready to use.
Note that putting your eReader to sleep can interrupt things
such as syncing your Library and wireless (Wi Fi) connections.

To turn on your eReader:

Quickly slide the power button and release. Youll see a

light beside the power button as your eReader turns on.

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To turn off your eReader:

Slide the power button and hold until the Off

screen appears.

To put your eReader to sleep:

Quickly slide the power button and release.

To wake your eReader from sleep:

Quickly slide the power button and release.

Connecting to your computer

You can use Kobo Desktop to do many of the things you can do
from your eReader using a Wi Fi network, like browsing the
Kobo Bookstore. You can also use Kobo Desktop to manage your
eReader when its connected to your computer. Depending on
your Wi Fi network speed, it can be faster to use Kobo Desktop
to do some things for example, to download your Library if it
includes many large books or comics.
Here are a few things you can do with Kobo Desktop:

Read your books on your computer

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Manage your collection of books

Browse the Kobo Store, read previews and buy books

You can also do all of these actions on your eReader directly.

For more details on Kobo Desktop, you can download the Kobo
Desktop guide from www.kobo.com/userguides. You can also
search our online help portal at www.kobo.com/help to ask
questions about Kobo Desktop or your eReader.

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Using your Library

Whats in this section

Navigating your Home Page

Navigating Your Library

Searching for books

Using the Kobo Cloud

Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to

your eReader

Archiving books to the Kobo Cloud

Deleting books

Navigating your Home Page

Your Home page is the first thing you see when you turn on your
eReader after setup. From your Home page, you can see your
recently opened books, access the Kobo Bookstore, and more.
Your Home Page shows your most recently opened book in the
first column.
To make finding things easier on your Home page, your recent
activities are organized with Tiles.

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 Some of your Home page Tiles include:

Books youve recently opened or purchased.

Recommendations for books we think youll enjoy (based

on what youve read).

Reading Life awards.

The Sync option to refresh your Library.

Tiles come in different shades so that you can easily find what
you need:

Grey Tiles: Content related to your Library like your

current read, awards, collections, and Reading Life.

Black Tiles: Content thats related to the Kobo

Bookstore like Related Reads and Recommended books.

You can tap a Tile to interact with it. Above the Tiles, youll see
the Search bar. You can use the Search bar to find books in your
Library, or to find a specific book in the Kobo Bookstore.

Navigating Your Library

Your Library shows you books, magazines and newspapers
youve purchased, previews youve downloaded, or collections
youve created. Your Library lets you read and manage books on
your eReader.

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To open your Library:

1.

Go to your Home page.

2.

Tap Library.

3.

Select one of your Library areas:

Books see all the books and documents in your

Library.

Previews see excerpts of new and exciting books.

My collections organize your books, articles, and

other items into categories that you choose. For example,
you can create a collection about cookbooks and only
include culinary related books into your collection.

Articles from Pocket with Articles from Pocket, you

can save web articles and stories from websites that
youd like to read later on your eReader. For example, if
you find an interesting story while browsing a web page
on your laptop, you can add it to your article list. Then,
you can read the same story on your eReader.

Kobo Collections Kobo Collections shows you hand

curated content about your book. You can see related
books, related articles, and more. This menu only
appears after youve added a Kobo Collection to your
eReader. You can add Kobo Collections from the Kobo
website, or right from your eReader.

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Searching for books

If you know exactly what you want to read, you can search to
find a book already in your library, or a new book in the Kobo
Store.
You can search using the book title, author name, or a keyword.
To find a book, on your Home page:
1.

Tap the search bar at the top of the screen.

2.

Choose where you'd like to search:

3.

Tap Bookstore to search the Kobo Bookstore (you

must be connected to the Internet).

Tap Library to search your eReaders library.

Using the keyboard, type a book title, author name, or

keyword. Your search results will appear as you type.
Tap a suggestion to go to that result.

Using the Kobo Cloud

The Kobo Cloud is an online collection of all the books youve
bought from Kobo. Any books youve purchased from the Kobo
Bookstore are automatically stored in the Kobo Cloud. With the
Kobo Cloud, you can store unlimited content, so your Library
can never grow too large. For example, if you have fifty books in
your Kobo Library, you can choose to only have ten books

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downloaded on your eReader. This frees up storage space on

your eReader so you can add and read new books.
When youre ready to read, simply go to your Library on your
eReader, and download what you want.
And when you need space for something new on your eReader,
you can archive items youve downloaded. After theyre archived,
theyre available in the Kobo Cloud for when you want to read
them again.
Note: You cant use the Kobo Cloud to manage documents
loaded with a micro SD card.
If you have bought eBooks from Kobo before, you can easily add
these to your eReader using a Wi Fi connection. Just set up your
eReader, and it will automatically download your top five most
recently read or purchased books. This is called updating or
syncing. The rest of your books are stored in the Kobo Cloud
where you can download your books from at any time.
To sync your eReader over Wi Fi, from your Home page:

Tap

Sync .

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Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to

your eReader
When youre ready to download items in your Library, simply
connect to a wireless network or to your computer using Kobo
Desktop, and select the items you want. Each book, magazine or
comic you select is added to a download queue, and downloaded
in the order youve selected it.
If you change your mind about an item before it downloads, you
can remove it from the download queue.
Note: You can select as many books as youd like to download in
a queue.
To remove a book from the download queue:
1.

Tap the book with the Download icon that you want
to remove from the download queue.
A prompt will ask you to confirm if youd like to remove
the item from the download queue.

2.

Tap Yes.

Its easy to identify which items youve downloaded and those

which are still in the Kobo Cloudbooks that you havent
downloaded appear with a

Download icon.

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To download books on your eReader, from your Home page:

1.

Tap Library.

2.

Tap Books.

3.

Tap the book cover or title with a

4.

If required, connect to a Wi Fi network.

The book youve selected will download.

Download icon.

Note: If your Wi Fi connection is interrupted while youre

downloading books, just tap the
page to resume.

Sync icon on the Home

Archiving books to the Kobo Cloud

To free up space on your eReader, you can archive books youve
downloaded. When you archive a book, you remove the content

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from your eReaderwhich frees up memory for other things

but youll still see the book cover in your Library.
To archive your books one at a time, from the Home page:
1.

Tap Library.

2.

Tap Books.

3.

Tap and hold the cover or title of the book youd like to
archive.
A menu will appear.

4.

Tap Remove.
A dialog box will appear. The check box beside eReader
should be selected.

5.

Tap Remove.
The book content will be removed form your eReader,
and youll be able to re-download the book when you
want.

Deleting books
If youre done with a book, you can delete it from your eReader
and your Kobo account. This means that if you use any of Kobos
other reading apps you will no longer have access to the book.
Removing a book from your eReader and removing a book from
your Kobo account is different. When you remove a book from
your eReader, youll be able to re-download the book again.

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When you remove a book from your Kobo account, its

permanently deleted from your eReader and your Kobo account.
You wont see the book on your eReader after youve deleted it.
Dont worry, though. If you ever want to retrieve your book, sign
in to kobo.com and visit the My Account page. You can add
books from your purchase history back to your Library.
To delete a book, from your Home page:
1.

Tap Library.

2.

Tap Books.

3.

Press and hold the cover or title of the book youd like to
delete.
A menu will appear.

4.

Tap Remove.
A dialog box will appear.

5.

Tap the check box beside Kobo account.

A checkmark will appear inside the check box.

6.

Tap Remove.
The book will be removed from your eReader and your
Kobo account.

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Reading on your eReader

Whats in this section

Reading a book

Navigating a book

Changing the way text looks

Closing books and bookmarking your page

Reading a book
To open a book from the Home page or Library, just tap the title
or cover.

Navigating a book
To turn pages in a book, just tap or swipe the sides of the page.
If you want to jump forward by more than a page or two, you
can:

Use the navigation bar to change pages or chapters.

Use the Table of Contents to browse a list of chapters

and change chapters.

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To jump around in a book using the navigation bar:

1.

Tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

Navigation icon.

To scroll through the books pages, touch the circle in

the navigation bar and slide it to the right to move
forward or to the left to go back.

To move to the next page, tap the

Forward icon.

To move to the previous page, tap the

To jump to the next chapter, tap the

Back icon.
Jump Forward

icon.

To jump to the previous chapter, tap the

Jump Back

icon.
3.

To close the navigation bar, tap anywhere on the page; or

tap the icon on the navigation bar.

Note: When using the navigation bar, you can quickly return to
your original position in the book by tapping the
icon.

Snap Back

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Changing the way text looks

When you are reading a book, you can adjust the size or
alignment of the text or adjust the line spacing to make reading
easier on your eyes. Your eReader offers several different sizes
of text for most books.
Notes:

Line spacing, margin spacing, and text justification arent

available in Japanese books.

If you are reading a PDF you cant change the size or style
of the text, but you can zoom in to make the entire page
bigger and easier to read.

To change the way text looks:

1.

While reading, tap the center of the page to bring up the

Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

3.

To change the style of the text, select a font from the Font
Face list.

4.

To make text bigger or smaller, tap the + or - icons beside

Font Size.

5.

To add more space between lines of text, tap the + or -

icons beside Line Spacing.

Text icon.

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6.

To add more space around the edges of your screen, tap

the + or - icons beside Margins.

7.

To change how text lines up at the edges of each page,

select one of the Justification options:

Uses the default publishers settings for your book.

Forces text to line up on both the left and right sides.

8.

Forces text to line up with the left side of the screen.

When you're done customizing your book, tap anywhere

on the screen to go back to reading.

Note: When you change the way text looks, your eReader
remembers your preferred text size and style, and applies it to
other books you read in the future.

Closing books and bookmarking your page

When youre done reading, you can close your book by:

Turning your eReader off or putting it to sleep

Going to your Home page or one of your Library pages

Your eReader automatically remembers the page you were on.

The next time you open the book, it will remember where you
stopped reading and open your book to that page.

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Books that youre still reading are shown on your Home page. If
youre finished with a book and dont want it on your Home
page, heres how you can close it:
1.

In the Books area of your Library, find the book you

would like to close.

2.

Press and hold the books cover.

A menu will appear.

3.

Select Mark as finished.

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Adding notes and looking up or translating

words
Whats in this section

Highlighting text

Using notes

Bookmarking pages

Using the dictionary

Translating a word

Highlighting text
Some eBooks let you highlight text in a way that is similar to
using a highlighter in a printed book.
To highlight text:
1.

In your book, press and hold a word on the page.

2.

Release your finger from the page.

Youll see a line under the word and two circles one at
each end of the word.

3.

Drag the first circle to the start of the text you want to
highlight, and the second circle to the end of the text.

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4.

Tap the

Highlight icon.

5.

Tap Highlight.

To see all the text youve highlighted in a book:

1.

Tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

3.

Tap Annotations.

Book icon at the bottom of the page.

Your eReader will show a list of all the highlights youve

made in your book.
To delete a highlight:
1.

Tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

3.

Tap Annotations.

Book icon at the bottom of the page.

Your eReader will show a list of all the highlights and

notes youve made in your book.

4.

Press and hold the highlight.

A menu will appear.

5.

Tap Remove Highlight.

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Using notes
You can add notes to your books. This can be useful when you
study a passage, or want to add comments about what youre
reading.
To add a note:
1.

In your book, press and hold a word in the section youd

like to comment on.

2.

Release your finger from the page.

Youll see a line under the word and two circles one at
each end of the word.
Note: You can select more text to highlight by moving the
circles at either end of the word.

3.

Tap the

Highlight icon.

4.

Tap Add Note.

5.

Use the keyboard to enter your note.

6.

Tap Save.

To read your note, while reading:

1.

Tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

Book icon at the bottom of the page.

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3.

Tap Annotations.
Your eReader will show a list of all of your notes and
highlights.

4.

Tap the text next to the

Note icon.

Bookmarking pages
Like a paper book, you can mark interesting passages or pages
that you want to return to using bookmarks or dog-ears.
To bookmark a page:

While reading, tap the top right-hand corner of the page.

A bookmark will appear in that corner of the page.

To find a dog-eared page:

1.

While reading, tap the center of the page to bring up the

Reading Menu.

2.

Tap the

3.

Tap Annotations.

4.

Tap the
see.

5.

Tap Show on Page.

Book icon at the bottom of the page.

Menu icon beside the dog-ear you want to

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Using the dictionary

Your Kobo eReader has a built-in dictionary that you can use
while reading Kobo eBooks. The dictionary may not work if
you're reading books from other sources, such as books you get
from a public library, or free eBooks youve found on the
Internet. The dictionary also does not work with PDFs.
To find a definition:
1.

In your book, press and hold the word youd like to

look up.
An underline will appear beneath the word.

2.

Release your finger from the page.

The definition will appear at the top or at the bottom of
the page.

Translating a word
Your Kobo eReader has built-in translation that you can use
while reading Kobo eBooks. Translation may not work if youre
reading books from other sources, and does not work when
reading PDFs.

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To translate a word into different languages:

1.

In your book, press and hold the word youd like to

translate.

2.

Release your finger from the page.

3.

Tap the

4.

Tap Translation Dictionary.

5.

Tap the

6.

Select the language that youd like the translation for.

Dictionary icon.
drop-down arrow at the top of the screen.

Note:
You may need to download additional dictionaries for some
languages.
To download additional dictionaries, from the Home page:
1.

Tap the
Menu icon at the top of the screen.
The Quick Settings panel will appear.

2.

Tap Settings.

3.

Tap Language.

4.

Tap Edit.

5.

Tap the
plus icon beside the dictionary that youd
like to add to your eReader.

6.

Tap Save.

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Getting a Book
Whats in this section

Shopping for a new book

Buying a book

Using your Wishlist

Adding library books and books from other bookstores

Shopping for a new book

You can find and purchase books in several ways on your
eReader.
Using the Kobo Bookstore
You can browse the Kobo Bookstore in different ways:

Storefront See the latest book releases from Kobo.

Related Reading find books that are similar to the

ones in your library.

Recommended for you find books recommended

based on your reading preferences.

Categories see a list of book categories.

Reading Lists see a list of popular book selections.

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Wishlist see a list of books youve added to your

Wishlist.

To access the Bookstore, from your Home page:

1.

Tap Bookstore.

2.

Tap any of the listed options.

Getting Recommendations
You can see book recommendations based on books you own
and books youve rated. If youve set up your eReader for the
first time, youll need to add some books before you see
recommendations.
To see book recommendations, from your Home page:
1.

Tap Bookstore.

2.

Tap Recommended for you.

3.

Tap the arrow icons beside a book cover to see more

books.

Note: Tap a book cover to see a synopsis.

Buying a book
When youve found a book you want to purchase, simply tap Buy
Now to check out. You can use credit cards, store credit, or gift
cards from select partners to pay for your book. If you have a

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promo code (which is a sort of coupon) you can enter this

during checkout to get a discount on your book.
Note: Available payment methods may vary by country.
To buy a book:
1.

Tap the Buy Now button.

If you have shopped with Kobo before and saved your
billing information, youll go directly to the confirmation
screen. Skip to step 5.

2.

Use the keyboard to enter your billing address and credit

card information.
Note: This is the address associated with your credit
card. You need to provide this even if you use store credit
or a gift card to pay for your order this address is used
to ensure the correct tax is calculated for your purchases.

3.

Tap Done to continue.

4.

Review your order.

5.

If you want to use a gift card to pay, tap Add Gift Card. If
you want to use a promo code, tap Add Promo Code.

6.

Tap Buy Now.

7.

Tap Keep Shopping to buy more books.

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Using your Wishlist

Your Wishlist is where you save books you are interested in but
not yet ready to buy. You can add books to your Wishlist while
browsing and easily find them later. For example, if you see
three books you like in the Kobo Bookstore, you can add them to
your Wishlist and buy them later.
To add a book to your Wishlist:
1.

While shopping in the Bookstore, tap the

arrow beside the Buy button.

2.

Tap Add to Wishlist.

drop-down

To see the books in your Wishlist, from your Home page:
1.

Tap Bookstore.

2.

Tap Wishlist.

Tap a book to read the synopsis or buy it.

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Adding library books and books from other

bookstores
Want to borrow eBooks from a public library and read them on
your eReader? Or maybe you have eBooks from other sources
that you'd like to add?
Most eBooks that you borrow and buy are protected using
Digital Rights Management, or DRM. They're protected so that
only you can read them (and in the case of library books, only
for a specific period of time). Your eReader can display books
protected using Adobe DRM, which is a form of DRM used by
most libraries and booksellers.
You'll know when you've bought or borrowed a book using this
type of protection if the library or bookseller gives you a file
with an .acsm extension (rather than an .epub or .pdf extension).
The .acsm file contains licensing information for unlocking your
book.
To read one of these books on your Kobo eReader, you need to
use an application called Adobe Digital Editions. This application
can open your .acsm file, read the licensing information,
download your book, and copy the book to your eReader.

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To download Adobe Digital Editions or get more information,

see:
http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions.html

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Understanding EPUB, PDF, and DRM

eBooks come in a range of formats. When you look for books to
read on your Kobo eReader, look for books in EPUB or PDF
formats.
There are different types of EPUBs, as well: Kobo EPUBs, which
come from the Kobo store, and other EPUBs, which come from
other sources. There are some features in Kobo EPUBs that you
may not find in other EPUBs.
Sometimes books are protected using Digital Rights
Management (DRM). DRM prevents unauthorized copying of
books, and is often used to protect the books you get from
libraries and booksellers. There are several types of DRM. Your
eReader can display books that are protected using Adobe DRM.
Once youve found books that you want to read, you can choose
from several ways to add them to your eReader. You can
transfer books using:

A wireless connection on your eReader

The free Kobo Desktop software on your computer

Adobe Digital Editions

A micro SD card

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Drag and drop

Which method works best depends on whether your books are

protected by DRM, and where they came from.
If you purchase books from Kobo, you can add them to your
eReader using a wireless connection or using the free Kobo
Desktop software for your computer. See Syncing your Library.
If your books are protected by DRM, you can add them to your
eReader using Adobe Digital Editions.
If your books are not protected by DRM, you can add them to
your eReader using:

a Micro SD card

drag and drop

Adobe Digital Editions

For details on adding books to your eReader, please visit our

help page at www.kobo.com.

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Using Wi Fi
Whats in this section

About Wi Fi

Turning Wi Fi on or off

Connecting your eReader to a wireless (Wi Fi) network

About Wi Fi
You can use your eReader to connect to Kobo over a wireless
Internet connection (Wi Fi). When youre connected to Kobo you
can update your Library and shop for new books.
To see when youre connected, look for the Wi Fi status icon at
the top right corner of your eReaders screen:

you are not connected

Wi Fi is on, but your eReader cant find a network

you have a fairly good connection

you have an excellent connection

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Turning Wi Fi on or off
If you want to extend the battery life of your eReader or you
want to use your eReader on a plane or in a hospital, you can
turn Wi Fi off.
To turn off Wi Fi:
1.

Press the Home button on your eReader.

2.

Tap the
Menu icon at the top of your screen.
The Quick Settings panel will appear.

3.

Tap the check box at the right of Wi Fi. When the check
box is blank, Wi Fi is disabled.

Connecting your eReader to a wireless (Wi Fi)

network
Before you can add Kobo books to your eReader, you need to
connect to Kobo online. Your eReader lets you use Wi Fi
(wireless Internet) to connect. All you need is access to a
wireless network in your area.
To connect to a wireless network, from the Home page:
1.

Tap

Sync.

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Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may take a

moment.
2.

You will be prompted to choose a wireless network. Tap

the name of the network you want to use.
If there is a Lock icon next to a network, you need a
password to use that network.

3.

If you're prompted for a network password, use the

keyboard to type in the password and then tap Join. You
can tap Show Password to see what you're typing.

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Getting Help
Got questions or need help?
Online:
www.kobo.com/help
Find answers to your questions using our help page. Simply type
a question in the field to get your answer.

Safety, regulatory and warranty information

Important safety, regulatory and warranty details about your
Kobo Touch can be found on the Kobo website at
www.kobo.com/userguides.
Note: The Declaration of Conformity may vary for different
models of the Kobo Touch eReader. The web site includes details
of how to find your Kobo Touch model number.

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