Kobo Touch User Guide
Table of Contents
About your Kobo eReader..........................................5
Anatomy of your Kobo eReader.................................................5
Charging your Kobo eReader.....................................................7
Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter......................8
Turning your Kobo eReader on and off......................................9
Using the touch screen..............................................................10
Connecting to your computer...................................................10
Using Wi Fi...............................................................12
Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network.................12
Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader....................13
Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader..................................14
Syncing your Kobo eReader.....................................15
Understanding Sync..................................................................15
Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi.....................................16
Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop.....................16
Using your Library...................................................18
Using your Home screen...........................................................18
Exploring your Library...............................................................19
Searching for books...................................................................20
Using the Kobo Cloud..............................................22
About the Kobo Cloud..............................................................22
Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo
eReader.................................................................................23
Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once...24
Removing books from your Kobo eReader...............................24
Removing all books from your Kobo eReader..........................25
Reading on your Kobo eReader...............................27
Getting around a book..............................................................28
Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader..........29
Closing books............................................................................30
Bookmarking pages...................................................................31
Finding a bookmarked page.....................................................31
Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader..................................31
Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader.................................32
Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader............................33
Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader.................33
Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader...........34
Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader ......35
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader.............................36
Adding or removing dictionaries..............................................36
Translating a word.....................................................................37
Adding books...........................................................39
Browsing the Kobo Bookstore..................................................39
Buying a book on your Kobo eReader......................................40
Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo eReader...........42
Viewing your Wishlist................................................................42
Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions............................43
Installing Adobe Digital Editions...............................................44
Creating an Adobe ID...............................................................44
Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader with
Adobe Digital Editions.........................................................45
Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital
Editions.................................................................................46
Getting Help............................................................48
Getting Help..............................................................................48
Safety, regulatory, and warranty information ..........................48
About your Kobo eReader
What's in this section
• Anatomy of your Kobo eReader
• Charging your Kobo eReader
• Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter
• Turning your Kobo eReader on and off
• Using the touch screen
• Connecting to your computer
Anatomy of your Kobo eReader
Power slider – Turn your
eReader on or off, or put it
to sleep.
Micro SD slot – Insert a
Micro SD card to increase
the number of books your
eReader can hold.
Home button – Press the
Home button to go back to
your Home screen.
Micro USB port – Connect
your eReader to your
computer using the supplied
Micro USB cable to charge
your eReader or add books.
Reset hole – Insert a paper
clip and press gently to reset
your eReader.
Charging your Kobo eReader
Before using your Kobo eReader for the rst time, you
should charge it for four hours. A fully charged Kobo
eReader battery can last up to a month. We recommend you
charge your Kobo eReader with the supplied Micro USB
cable.
If you need to replace your Micro USB cable, you can get a
new one at any location where Micro USB cables are sold.
Follow these steps to charge your eReader.
1. Connect your Micro USB cable to your eReader and
your computer.
2. If your eReader is on, tap Cancel.
You can continue reading while your eReader charges.
You can see the battery's charge in the top-right corner of
the screen.
Battery icons
• Out of power
• Charging
• Partially charged
• Fully charged
Charging your Kobo eReader with a wall adapter
You can charge your Kobo eReader with any 5V, 500mA
Micro USB adapter.
Note: If you're travelling to a country with different
electrical systems, be sure you have the proper converter
before you charge your Kobo eReader using a power outlet.
Turning your Kobo eReader on and off
Turning your Kobo eReader off or putting it to sleep both
help your battery last longer.
When you put your eReader to sleep and then wake it up,
you go directly back to the last screen you saw. This could
be a page in a book, the Kobo Bookstore, or an area in your
Library.
If you turn your eReader off, you’ll go directly to your Home
page when you turn it on again.
• To turn your eReader on: Slide the power button to
the right and hold it for one second. The eReader will
turn on and you will see the Powering On screen.
• To put your eReader to sleep: Slide the power
button to the right and then release it quickly.
• To wake up your eReader: Slide the power button
to the right and then release it.
• To turn your eReader off: Slide the power button to
the right and hold it until the Powered off screen
appears.
Using the touch screen
When your eReader is on, you can touch the screen to open
books, turn pages, select items, and more. Here are a few
gestures you might nd useful.
• Tap: Touch the screen lightly to open a book, turn a
page, select a menu, and more. This is the gesture
you'll use the most.
• Swipe: Use this gesture to scroll through the books
in your Library and turn pages.
• Press and hold: Touch the screen and hold your
nger in place. This gesture lets you select text while
reading. Press and hold a word, and when you let go,
your eReader will underline your selection and show
a circle at each end of the word. 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.
Connecting to your computer
Kobo Desktop is free software that lets you add and
manage books on your eReader.
Kobo Desktop lets you:
• Quickly add and delete a large number of books on
your eReader.
• Read books you've purchased from Kobo.
• Shop for books on your computer.
• Sync your eReader.
For more information about Kobo Desktop, you can:
• Download Kobo Desktop at kobosetup.com.
• Download the Kobo Desktop user guide from
kobo.com/userguides.
• Search our help site at kobo.com/help.
Using Wi Fi
What's in this section
• Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network
• Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader
• Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader
Connecting your Kobo eReader to a Wi Fi network
Use Wi Fi to connect to the Internet on your eReader. Wi Fi
lets you nd and buy books in the Kobo Bookstore, sync
your Kobo eReader, and use the experimental browser. All
you need is access to a wireless network.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap the
Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may
take a moment.
3. You'll be prompted to choose a wireless network.
Tap the name of the network you want to use. If
there's a Lock icon next to a network, you need a
password to use that network.
Sync tile.
4. 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.
Checking the Wi Fi status on your Kobo eReader
To see if you’re connected to the Internet, check the Wi Fi
status icon at the top of your screen.
Wi Fi icons
•
• You have a moderately good Wi Fi connection.
• You have an excellent Wi Fi connection.
You may have to sync your eReader to see the Wi Fi status
icon.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap the
Wi Fi is disabled.
Sync tile.
The Wi Fi status icon will appear at the top of the
screen.
Turning Wi Fi off on your Kobo eReader
You can turn Wi Fi off to stop your Kobo eReader from
connecting to the Internet. This will extend your eReader's
battery life, and let you use your eReader on an airplane.
Your Wi Fi connection will turn off automatically if it's
inactive for more than ve minutes.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2.
Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen.
The Quick Settings panel will appear.
3. Tap the checkbox beside Wi Fi.
When the checkbox is unselected, Wi Fi is turned off.
Syncing your Kobo eReader
What's in this section
• Understanding Sync
• Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi
• Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop
Understanding Sync
Syncing adds your purchases from the Kobo Store to your
Kobo Library. If you read on another device, sync to update
your place in your book, your annotations, and more.
Syncing also updates Kobo eReader software to the latest
version. Make sure your device is connected to Wi Fi before
syncing.
There are two ways you can sync: using Wi Fi, or by
connecting your Kobo eReader to Kobo Desktop on your
computer.
Syncing your Kobo eReader with Wi Fi
Make sure your Wi Fi is enabled and you are connected to a
network before syncing your eReader.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap the Sync tile.
• If you're within range of a known network, your
eReader will automatically join that network and
begin syncing.
• If you aren't within range of a known network, your
eReader will begin the Adding a Network process.
Syncing your Kobo eReader with Kobo Desktop
You can also sync your eReader by connecting it to your
computer with Kobo Desktop. Kobo Desktop is free
software that lets you add and manage books on your
eReader. Your computer should be connected to the
Internet before you sync.
To download Kobo Desktop, visit kobosetup.com.
1. Connect your eReader to your computer using your
Micro USB cable.
2. Open Kobo Desktop on your computer.
3. If you're not already signed in to your Kobo account,
click the Prole icon at the top of your screen and
sign in.
4. Click the
5. Click the
disconnect your eReader from your computer.
Sync icon.
Eject button at the top of the screen to
Using your Library
What's in this section
• Using your Home screen
• Exploring your Library
• Searching for books
Using your Home screen
Your Home screen is the rst thing you see when you turn
on your eReader after setup. From your Home screen, you
can see your recently opened books, access the Kobo
Bookstore, and more.
Go to your Home screen by pressing the Home button on
your eReader.
Your Home screen is organized with tiles to make things
easier to nd. Tap a tile to interact with it.
Home screen tiles include:
• The book you're currently reading.
• Books you've recently opened or purchased.
• Recommended books we think you'll enjoy.
• The Sync tile to add newly purchased books to your
Library and to update your eReader.
Above the tiles, you'll see the Search bar. Use the Search
bar to nd books in your Kobo Library or in the Kobo
Bookstore.
At the bottom of your Home screen, you can access your
Library, the Kobo Bookstore, and Extras, which include a
dictionary and your personal reading statistics.
Exploring your Library
Your Library lets you read and manage books on your
eReader.
To access your purchased books, free book previews, and
collections in your Library:
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Library.
3. Select one of your Library areas:
• Books: all the Kobo books, PDFs, and other
documents in your Library.
• Previews: excerpts of books you've added to
your eReader as previews.
• My collections: books you've grouped together,
much like bookshelves. For example, you can
create a collection about cookbooks and only
include culinary books.
• Articles from Pocket: online articles or
webpages you've added using the free Pocket
app on your computer, tablet, or other device.
Searching for books
Use the search bar at the top of your Home screen to nd a
book already in your Library, or a new book in the Kobo
Bookstore.
Search using the book title, author name, or a keyword.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap the search bar at the top of the screen.
3. Choose where you'd like to search:
• Select Bookstore to search the Kobo Bookstore
(you must be connected to Wi Fi).
• Select Library to search your eReader's library.
4. Using the keyboard, type a book title, author name,
or keyword.
Search results will appear as you type.
5. Tap a suggestion to go to that result, or tap Go to
see the full list of results.
Using the Kobo Cloud
What's in this section
• About the Kobo Cloud
• Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your
Kobo eReader
• Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at
once
• Removing books from your Kobo eReader
• Removing all books from your Kobo eReader
About the Kobo Cloud
All the books you purchase from Kobo are stored in the
Kobo Cloud, an online storage area with unlimited space.
You can choose which books you want to download from
the Kobo Cloud to your device. When you nish a book, you
can remove it from your device to increase storage space.
You can re-download a book from the Kobo Cloud any time
you have access to Wi Fi.
Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your Kobo eReader
If your books are stored in the Kobo Cloud, you'll need to
download them to your eReader before you can read them.
Make sure your eReader is connected to Wi Fi to download
books from the Kobo Cloud.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap Books.
Any books that aren't already downloaded onto your
eReader will have a
4. Tap the book's cover to download it.
The book will begin downloading.
5. Tap the book's cover or title to open it.
If you select several books, your books will be placed in a
queue and downloaded to your eReader one at a time. The
word Pending will appear beside books that are in the
download queue. Once a book is downloaded to your
device, you don't need to be connected to Wi Fi to read it.
Download icon on the cover.
Downloading all your books to your Kobo eReader at once
You can download your entire library from Kobo onto your
eReader.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap Books.
4. Tap the Tools icon at the bottom of the page.
5. Tap Download all.
6. If required, connect to a Wi Fi network.
The words In Download Queue will appear beside
books that will be downloaded.
Removing books from your Kobo eReader
All the books you purchase from Kobo are stored in the
Kobo Cloud, an online storage area with unlimited space.
You can choose which books you want to download from
the Kobo Cloud to your device. When you nish a book, you
can remove it from your device to increase storage space.
You can re-download a book from the Kobo Cloud any time
you have access to Wi Fi.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap Books.
4. Tap and hold the cover or title of the book.
A menu will appear.
5. Tap Remove.
A dialog box will appear.
6. Choose where you want to remove the book from:
• eReader: This allows you to re-download the item
from the Kobo Cloud later. This option is
automatically selected.
• Kobo account: This deletes the book from your
Kobo account and all of your devices.
7. Tap Remove.
Removing all books from your Kobo eReader
You can remove all of your downloaded books from your
eReader to free up storage space. When you remove books
from your eReader, your books will be saved in the Kobo
Cloud instead.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Library.
3. Tap Books.
4. Tap the Tools icon at the bottom of the screen.
5. Tap More Settings.
6. Beside Downloaded Kobo books, tap Remove All.
A dialog box will appear.
7. Tap Remove.
The content for all your books will be removed from
your eReader.
Reading on your Kobo eReader
What's in this section
• Getting around a book
• Changing text and font options on your Kobo
eReader
• Closing books
• Bookmarking pages
• Finding a bookmarked page
• Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader
• Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader
• Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader
• Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader
• Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo
eReader
• Removing notes from your books on your Kobo
eReader
• Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader
• Adding or removing dictionaries
• Translating a word
Getting around a book
You can quickly go to any chapter or page in your book with
just a few taps.
Tap the cover or title of your book on your Home screen or
Library to open it.
Tap or swipe the side of the page in your book to turn
pages.
If you want to jump forward by more than a page or two:
1. Tap the centre of the page to bring up the Reading
Menu.
2. Tap the
• To scroll through the book's 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 Back
icon.
• To jump to the next chapter, tap the Jump
Forward icon.
Navigation icon.
• To jump to the previous chapter, tap the
Jump Back icon.
• To go to a chapter in the table of contents, tap
Table of contents and tap the chapter.
• Tap the
previous position in the book.
3. Tap anywhere on the page to close the navigation
bar.
Snap Back icon to return to your
Changing text and font options on your Kobo eReader
Your eReader offers several different sizes of text for most
books. You can adjust the text size, fonts, line spacing, and
justication to make reading easier on your eyes.
1. While reading, tap the middle of your page to bring
up the Reading Menu.
2. Tap the Text icon.
3. Adjust your font settings:
• Tap the dropdown menu beside Font Face to
select from a list of available fonts.
• Drag the slider beside Font Size to change the
size of the type.
• Drag the slider beside Line Spacing to increase
or decrease the space between lines of type.
• Drag the slider beside Margins to make the side
margins bigger or smaller.
• Tap your choice of Justication.
Notes:
• When you change the way text looks, your eReader
remembers your preferred size and style, and applies
it to other books you’re reading.
• If you’re reading a PDF, you can’t change the size or
style of the text.
Closing books
When you're done with a book, you can mark it as Finished
so that the next time you open it, you'll start at the
beginning.
Marking a book as Finished won't remove any bookmarks,
annotations, or highlights.
1. In your Library, nd the book you'd like to close.
2. Press and hold the book's cover.
A menu will appear.
3. Select Mark as nished.
Bookmarking pages
You can mark interesting passages or pages that you'd like
to return to using bookmarks.
• While reading, tap the top-right corner of the page.
A dog-ear will appear.
Finding a bookmarked page
If you added a dog-ear to a page, you can easily nd it again
using the Reading Menu.
1. While reading, tap the centre of the page to bring up
the Reading Menu.
2. Tap the Book icon at the bottom of the page.
3. Tap Annotations.
4. Tap the bookmark you want to see.
Highlighting text on your Kobo eReader
Most books let you highlight text, just like using a
highlighter in a printed book.
Note: You cannot highlight text in a PDF.
1. While reading, press and hold a word for a few
seconds until an underline appears.
2. Lift your nger from the page.
You'll see a circle icon at each end of the word.
3. Drag the rst circle to the start of the text you want
to select, and the second circle to the end.
4.
Tap the Highlight icon.
5. Tap Highlight.
Seeing highlights on your Kobo eReader
You can see the list of highlights you made in the book while
you're reading.
1. Tap the centre of the page.
The Reading Menu will appear.
2. Tap the Book icon at the bottom of the page.
3. Tap Annotations.
A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you
made in your book will appear.
4. Tap on a highlight to see the entire highlighted
passage.
Removing highlights on your Kobo eReader
You can remove highlights you made in your book while
you're reading.
1. Tap the centre of the page.
The Reading Menu will appear.
2. Tap the Book icon at the bottom of the page.
3. Tap Annotations.
A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you
made in your book will appear.
4. Tap the Menu icon beside the highlight you'd like to
remove.
A menu will appear.
5. Tap Remove highlight.
The highlight will be removed from your book.
Adding notes to your book on your Kobo eReader
You can add notes to your books while you're reading.
1. While reading, press and hold a word for a few
seconds, until an underline appears.
2. Lift your nger from the page.
You'll see a circle icon at each end of the word.
3. Drag the rst circle to the start of the text you want
to select, and the second circle to the end.
4. Tap Add Note.
5. Use the keyboard to enter your notes, and tap Save.
Seeing your note while reading on your Kobo eReader
After you've made a note, you can see it any time while
you're reading.
1. Tap the centre of the page.
The Reading Menu will appear.
2. Tap the Book icon at the bottom of the page.
3. Tap Annotations.
A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you
made in your book will appear.
4. Tap on the text beside Note on the right to view
your entire note.
Removing notes from your books on your Kobo eReader
If you no longer need a note, you can delete it from your
book while you're reading.
1. Tap the centre of the page.
The Reading Menu will appear.
2.
Tap the Book icon at the bottom of the page.
3. Tap Annotations.
A list of bookmarks, highlights, and notes that you
made in the book will appear.
4. Tap and hold the note that you'd like to delete.
A menu will appear.
5. Tap Remove annotation.
A dialog window will appear.
6. Tap Continue to delete your note.
Using the dictionary on your Kobo eReader
If you see an unfamiliar word while you're reading, you can
use your eReader's built-in dictionary to view its denition.
1. While reading, press and hold the word you'd like to
look up.
An underline will appear beneath the word.
2. Lift your nger from the page.
The word's denition will appear.
The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs,
books you borrowed from a public library, or free books you
found on the Internet.
Adding or removing dictionaries
You can remove the dictionaries that are installed on your
eReader to save storage space, or add dictionaries in other
languages.
1. Go to your Home screen.
Tap the Menu icon at the top of the screen.
2.
The Quick Settings panel will appear.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Language.
5. Under Dictionary, tap Edit.
6. Add or remove a dictionary:
• Tap the plus icon beside the dictionary you
want to add.
• To remove a dictionary, tap the check mark
icon.
7. Tap Save.
Translating a word
Your Kobo eReader has a translation dictionary that you can
use while reading Kobo eBooks.
The dictionary may not work in some books such as PDFs,
books you borrowed from a public library, or free books you
found on the Internet.
1. In your book, press and hold the word you'd like to
translate.
2. Lift your nger from the screen.
A denition of the word will appear in a dialog box.
3. Tap the dropdown icon at the bottom-right
corner of the dialog box.
A list of languages will appear in the dropdown
menu.
4. Select the language that you'd like to translate to.
Adding books
What's in this section
• Browsing the Kobo Bookstore
• Buying a book on your Kobo eReader
• Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo
eReader
• Viewing your Wishlist
• Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions
• Installing Adobe Digital Editions
• Creating an Adobe ID
• Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader
with Adobe Digital Editions
• Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital
Editions
Browsing the Kobo Bookstore
You can nd and buy books in several ways on your
eReader.
1. Go to the Home screen.
2. Tap Bookstore.
3. Tap any of the listed options:
• Storefront: See Kobo's latest releases. You can
also access the search bar through Storefront, to
nd a book by title, author, or keyword.
• Related reading: Books similar to those you're
reading or looking up in the Kobo Store.
• Recommended for you: Books Kobo thinks you
might enjoy, based on your purchases and
reading history.
• Categories: A list of topics that can help you nd
books. Select a subject that interests you.
• Reading lists: Books organized thematically for
easy browsing.
• Wishlist: Where you can save books you'd like to
read later.
Buying a book on your Kobo eReader
You can buy eBooks right on your eReader. All you'll need is
a Wi Fi connection and a valid credit card.
Once you've completed the checkout process, your book
will appear on the Home screen.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Bookstore.
3. Find an eBook you'd like to buy.
4. Tap Buy next to the book you want to purchase.
5. If you've shopped with Kobo before and saved your
billing information, go to step 9.
6. Use the keyboard to enter your billing address and
credit card information.
Note: We need your billing address to calculate
taxes for your order based on your location.
7. Tap Done to continue.
8. Review your order.
9. If you want to use a gift card or promo code, tap
Add Gift Card or Add Promo Code and provide the
needed information.
Note: Promo codes can only be applied to eligible
books or magazines, since not all publishers choose
to take part in promotions.
10. Tap Buy Now.
11. Tap Keep Shopping to buy more books, or return to
the Home screen.
Note: If you don't see the book you purchased on
the Home screen, tap the Sync tile.
Adding a book to your Wishlist on your Kobo eReader
With Wishlist, you can keep track of books that you're
interested in buying later.
1. While shopping for a book, tap the Pin icon.
A dialog box will appear to conrm that you've
added your book.
Viewing your Wishlist
After you've added books to your Wishlist, you can see the
Wishlist from your eReader.
1. Go to your Home screen.
2. Tap Bookstore.
3. Tap Wishlist.
You’ll see a list of books that you added to your Wishlist.
Tap on the book and follow the onscreen instructions to
purchase it.
Getting started with Adobe Digital Editions
Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) is free software that lets you
add eBooks from a public library, eBooks from another
store, or eBooks from the Kobo Store that are protected by
Digital Rights Management (DRM), to your Kobo eReader.
DRM prevents the unauthorized copying or redistribution of
eBooks, to protect the rights of authors and publishers. If
you downloaded a book protected by DRM, you’ll get a
license, also known as a URLLINK.acsm le, with your book.
You will use ADE to add DRM-protected content to your
eReader.
To get started with ADE:
• Install Adobe Digital Editions
• Get an Adobe ID
• Authorize your computer and eReader with ADE
Note: If you use a Kobo eReader or Kobo’s reading apps,
you may never need to use ADE. Kobo’s reading apps and
eReaders can automatically download and open most books
from the Kobo Store.
Installing Adobe Digital Editions
Install Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your PC or Mac
computer to transfer Digital Rights Management (DRM)protected content onto your Kobo eReader.
1. Click here to download ADE.
2. Find the ADE installation le on your computer.
3. Open the ADE installation le.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
Creating an Adobe ID
Once you’ve installed Adobe Digital Editions on your PC or
Mac, you’ll need to create an Adobe ID.
1. In your web browser, go to Adobe.com.
2. Click Sign in.
3. Click Get an Adobe ID.
4. Fill in the appropriate text boxes on the form.
5. Click Sign up.
Authorizing your computer and your Kobo eReader with Adobe Digital Editions
After you’ve installed Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) and
created an Adobe ID, you’ll need to authorize your
computer and your eReader with ADE. You only need to do
this once.
1. Launch ADE on your PC or Mac.
2. From the Help menu, click Authorize Computer.
A Computer Authorization window will appear.
3. Enter your Adobe ID and password.
4. Click Authorize.
5. Click OK when Adobe nishes authorizing your
computer.
6. Connect your eReader to your computer.
7. Tap Connect on your eReader.
8. In ADE, right-click on Kobo eReader under Devices
on the left.
9. Click Authorize Device...
10. Select the account that you'd like to authorize.
11. Click Authorize Device.
12. Click OK to complete the process.
Adding books to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions
If you downloaded a book protected by Digital Rights
Management (DRM), you’ll get a license, also known as a
URLLINK.acsm le, with your book. To get the book itself,
just open that le in Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). ADE will
verify your license, and then download your eBook in either
EPUB or PDF format.
1. Turn on your eReader.
2. Connect your eReader to your computer using a
Micro USB cable.
3. Tap Connect on your eReader.
4. On your computer:
a. Go to the folder where your eBook is saved.
b. Double-click the URLLINK.acsm le.
The book will open in ADE.
c. Click Library at the top of the screen.
d. Click All Items under the Bookshelves menu.
e. Select your new book and drag it to the Kobo
eReader bookshelf (listed on the left side under
Devices).
5. Eject your eReader from the computer, and unplug
the Micro USB cable from your eReader.
The book will appear in your Library.
Getting Help
What's in this section
• Getting Help
• Safety, regulatory, and warranty information
Getting Help
Have questions or need help? Visit kobo.com/help.
Safety, regulatory, and warranty information
Important safety, regulatory, and warranty details about
your eReader can be found at kobo.com/userguides.
Note: The Declaration of Conformity may vary for different
models of the Kobo eReader. Kobo.com/userguides
includes information about how to nd your Kobo eReader's
model number.
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