Kobo Desktop Instruction Manual
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Kobo!Desktop!User!Guide!!!!2!
Kobo!Desktop!User!Guide!!
TABLE!OF!CONTENTS!
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About!Kobo!Desktop!...................................................................!4!
Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!......................!5!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Window s !...........................................................!5!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac!......................................................................!6!
Buying!eBooks!with!Kobo!Desktop!......................................!8!
Using!your!library!in!Kobo!Desktop!..................................!10!
Sorting!your!library!.............................................................................................!10!
Removing!books!....................................................................................................!13!
Reading!on!Kobo!Desktop!......................................................!14!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!14!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!14!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!15!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!17!
Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!18!
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Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!19!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!20!
Using!Kobo!Desktop!with!a!Kobo!eReader!.....................!21!
Syncing!a!Kobo!eReader!using!Kobo!Desktop!..........................................!22!
Using!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!the!Kobo!Cloud!.....................................!22!
Ejecting!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!24!
Switching!Kobo!accounts!........................................................!25!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!26!
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About!Kobo!Desktop!
Kobo!Desktop!is!a!free!application!for!your!computer.!You!can!
use!it!to!buy!books!from!Kobo,!read!and!rate!books,!organize!
your!library!of!Kobo!books,!set!up!a!Kobo!eReader,!and!more.!
Download!Kobo!Desktop!from!www.kobo.com/desktop.!
Use!Kobo!Desktop!to!enjoy!these!features:!
• Shopping:!The!Bookstore!section!in!Kobo!Desktop!
makes!it!easy!for!you!to!find!your!next!great!read.!You’ll!
find!titles!recommend ed !fo r!yo u !ba se d !on !y ou r!re a d ing !
preferences,!reading!lists,!and!cate g o r ie s !y o u!can!browse.!
When!you!see!a!book!in!the!Bookstore!that’s!interesting,!
you!can!get!a!preview,!or!save!it!to!your!Wish l is t .!!
• Reading:!When!you’re!reading!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!
can!adjust!things!like!text!style!and!size!to!make!it!easier!
for!your!to!read,!highlight!a nd !a d d!n o tes .!
• eReader-support:!Kobo!Desktop!let s!y o u !manage!Kobo!
eReaders.!Anything!you!add!to!your!Kobo!Desktop!
library!will!also!be!in!your!library!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!
so!you!don’t!have!to!worry!about!where!and!when!you!
read!your!books.!When!you!sync!your!eReader!with!
Kobo!Desktop,!you’ll!also!get!your!latest!bookmarks.!!
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Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!
Downloading!and!installing!Kobo!Desktop!only!takes!a!few!
minutes.!Once!you’re!done,!you!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!buy!
books,!rate!books,!organize!your!eReader!library,!set!up!your!
eReader,!and!more.!Kobo!Desktop!is!available!for!both!Windows!
and!Macintosh!computers.!
Note:!Kobo!Desktop!doe s !n o t! su p p o r t! th e !K o b o ! O rig in a l !e R e ad e r .!
The!Kobo!Original!eReader!has!a!blue!directional!pad.!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Windows!
Your!computer!must!have!the!following!to!run!Kobo!Desktop!for!
Windows:!
• Windows(8(/(Windows(7!/"Windows"Vista"!
• Pentium(4!or#higher#(PC)!
• 512!MB#RAM!
• 200!MB#hard#drive#space#(plus#extra#for#books)!
• 1024x768)display!
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To!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!for!Windows:!
1. Navigate(to(www.kobo.com/desktop.!
2. Click&Download(Now.!
3. Save%the#newly&downloaded&file%to%your%computer.!
4. Once%the%download%is%complete,%find%the%downloaded%file.!
5. Double^click%the%saved%file.!
6. Complete(the(steps(in(the(installation(wizard.!
Installing!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac!
Your!computer!must!have!the!following!to!run!Kobo!Desktop!for!
Mac:!
• Mac$OS$X$v10.7!!"#$%&'()*(&+$%*,!
• Intel&Core&Duo&(Mac)!
• 512!MB#RAM!
• 200!MB#hard#drive#space#(plus#extra#for#books)!
• 1024x768!display!
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To!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!for!Mac:!
1. Navigate(to(www.kobo.com/desktop.!
2. Click&Download(Now.!
3. Double^click%the%downloaded%file.%A%new%icon%with%a%
similar'name'will'appear'and'a'Finder!window&will&
automatically*open.!
Note:!If!Finder!doesn't!open,!double^click!the!new!icon!
and!it!will!open!the!Finder!window.!
4. Copy%or%drag%the%new%icon%to%your%Applications!directory.!
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Buying!eBooks!with!Kobo!Desktop!
You!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!buy!eBooks!from!the!Kobo!Store .!
When!you!buy!a!book,!it’s!automatically!added!to!your!Library.!!
There!are!many!ways!to!find!your!next!great!book!with!Kobo!
Desktop,!from!browsing!recommendations!to!searching!for!
something!specific.!!
Finding-books--
You!can!use!the!Bookstore!tab!to!browse!for!new!eBooks.!To!get!
started,!just!select!one!of!the!options!on!this!tab:!!
• Recommended-for-you-—!books!we!think!you’ll!enjoy,!
based!on!what!you’ve!already!bought!and!books!you’ve!
rated.-You!can!improve!recommendations!by!rating!
more!books.!
• Featured-—!popular!books!that!you!might!enjoy.!
• Similar-Books-—!recommendations!for!books!that!are!
similar!to!a!specific!book!in!your!library.!!
• New-Releases!—!the!latest!books!from!some!popular!
authors.!
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