Kobo Touch N905C User Manual

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!.....................................................................................!15!

Searching!for!books!.............................................................................................!16!

Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!17!

Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!your!eReader!..............!18!

Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!...............................................................!20!

Deleting!books!........................................................................................................!21!

Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!23!

Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!23!

Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!23!

Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!25!

Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!..............................................!26!

Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!28!

Highlighting!text!....................................................................................................!28!

Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!30!

Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!31!

Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!32!

Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!32!

Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!34!

Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!34!

Buying!a!book!.........................................................................................................!35!

Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!37!

Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!38!

Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!40!

Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!42!

About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!42!

Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!.......................................................................................!43!

Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!43!

Getting!Help!..................................................................................!45!

Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!...........................................!45!

About!your!eReader!

What’s!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!

! !

Anatomy!of!your!eReader!

!

!

!

Power!slider!

Slide!to!turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!

or!put!it!to!sleep.!

!

Light!button!

Press!to!turn!on!the!screen!light!to!

read!in!the!dark.!

!

Micro!SD!slot!

Increase!the!number !of!boo ks !you r!

eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!

micro!SD!card.!

!

USB!port!

Connect!your!eReader!to!your!

computer!using!the!supplied!USB!

cable!to!charge!your!eRead er!or!a dd!

books.!

!

Reset!hole!

Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!ge ntly !

to!reset!your!eReader.!

!

Charging!your!eReader!

To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!

USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!

!

As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!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.!

You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right\hand!corner!of!the!

screen!showing!how!much!charg e!the!battery!has,!ex c e pt!when!

you’re!reading.!When!you’re!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!M en u.!!

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 !sc re e n!lig h tly !with!a!fingertip!to !int er ac t!with!it.!

There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!

! !

Tapping!

This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!scr ee n!lig ht ly!

to!open!a!book,!turn!a!pag e,!select!a!m e nu ,!and!m o re.!

Swiping!

You!can!use!this!gesture!to!go!through!your!Library!to!see !m o re !

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!b oo k .!Y o u !ca n!s w ip e !fro m!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!toge th er .!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!pla ce.!!

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!

end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!drag!!the!circles!to!select!more!

text.!!

Note:!Not!all!books!a ll ow!text!selection;!for!exa mple,!you!can n o t !

select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!

Double8tapping!

To!double\tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!scr een !twice !quick ly.!

If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!yo u!ca n!do ub le \ta p!to!zo om !in!to!a !pag e!

and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double\tapping!

the!page!will!zoom!out.!

Dragging!

If!youʼre!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 .!Th e !pa g e!will!move!in!the!d ire ct ion !o f!yo ur !fing e r.!

Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!

You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!

reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference !

is!that!when !yo u !p u t!y ou r !eR e a d er !to !sle ep !a n d !th en !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!you r!

eReader!off,!you’ll!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,!

it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!

can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!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.!You’ll&see&a&

light&beside&the&po w e r&b u tto n&a s&y ou r&eRea der!turn s&on .&!

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!powe r!b ut ton !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!eR ea d er !us in g!a !W i!F i!ne twork,!like!brow sin g !th e!

Kobo!Bookstore.!You!can!also!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!your!

eReader!when!it’s!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!d ownload!your!L ib rar y!if!it!

includes!ma n y!la rg e !b oo k s !or !co m ic s.!!

Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!with!Kobo!Desktop:!

• Read%your%books%on%your%computer!

• Manage&your!collection(of(books!

• Browse'the$Kobo#Store,"read"previews"and"buy"bo o k s !

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.!

Using!your!Library!

What’s!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!Bo okstore ,!and!m ore .!

If!you’re!reading!or!brow sin g!on !you r!Kobo!Touch,!you!can!

always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!icon!at!

the!top!of!the!screen.!

! !

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.!!

!Some!of!your!Home!page!Tiles!include:!

• Books%you’ve%recently%opened%or%purchased.!

• Recommendations,for,books,we,think,you’ll,enjoy,(based&

on#what#you’ve#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"Readin g "L ife.!

• Black!Tiles:"Content&that’s&related&to&the&Kobo&

Bookstore(like(Related(Reads(and(Recommended(books.!

You!can!tap!a!Tile!to!interact!with!it.!!! Above!the!Tiles,!you’ll!see!

the!Search!bar.!You!can!u se!the!Se arc h!ba r!to!find!bo ok s!in!you r!

Library,!or!to!find!a!specific!book!in!the!Kobo!Bookstore.!

! !

Navigating!Your!Library!

Your!Library!shows!you!books,!magazines!and!newspapers!

you’ve!purchased,!previews!you’ve!downloaded,!or!collections!

you’ve!created.!Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!

your!eReader.!

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#docum ents#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'

you’d&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&you’ve&added&a&Kobo&Collection&to&your&

eReader.''You'can'add'Kobo'Collections'from'the'Kobo'

website,%or%right%from%your %eR e a de r.!

Searching!for!books!!

If!you!know!exactly!w h at!yo u!w a nt!to!re ad ,!you !can! search !to!

find!a!book!alre ad y !in!y o ur !libr ar y,!o r!a!n e w !b oo k !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"scre en.!

2. Choose$where%you'd&like&to&search:!

• Tap!Bookstore!to#search#the#Kobo#Bookstore#(yo u#

must%be%connected%to%the%Internet).!

• Tap$Library!to#search#your#eReader’s#library.!

3. 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!you’ve!

bought!from!Kobo.!Any!books!you’ve!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!

downloaded!on!your!eReader.!This!frees!up!storage!space!on!

your!eReader!so!you!can!add!and!read!new!books.!!

When!you’re!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!you’ve!downloaded.!After!they’re!archived,!

they’re!available!in!the!Kobo !Cloud !for!w hen !yo u!w an t!to!read !

them!again.!

Note:!You!can’t!use!t h e!Kobo!Cloud !to !manage!do cu ments!

loaded!with!a!micro!SD!card.!

If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!Kobo!before,!you!can!easily!add!

these!to!your!eReader!usin g!a!W i!Fi!con ne ction .!Just!set!up!y our !

eReader,!and!it!will!automatically!download!your!top!five!most!

recently!read!or!purchased!books.!This!is!called!updating!or!

syncing.!The!r e s t!o f !y o u r !b ooks!are!sto r e d !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!."!

Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!
your!eReader!

When!you’re!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!yo u ’ve !se le ct ed !it.!!

If!you!change!your!mind!about!an!item!before!it!downloads,!you!

can!remove!it!from!the!download!queue.!

Note:!You!can!select !a s!many!book s !a s!y o u ’d !lik e !to !d o wnload!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#do w nloa d#qu eu e.#!

A"prompt"will"ask"you"to"confirm"if"you’d"like"to"remove"

the$item$from$the$down loa d$qu eue .!

2. Tap$Yes.!

!

It’s!easy!to!identify!which!items!you’ve!dow n lo ad e d !an d !th o se !

which!are!still!in!the!Kobo!Cloud—books!that!you!haven’t!

downloaded!appear!with!a! !Download!icon.!!!

! !

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% !Download(icon.!

4. If#required,#connect#to#a#W i#Fi#ne tw ork .!

The$book$you’ve$selected$will$download.!

Note:!If#your#Wi#Fi#connection#is#interrupte d !while&you’re&

downloading)books,!just!tap$the! !Sync%icon%on%the%Home%

page!to#resume.!

Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!

To!free!up!space!on!your!eReader,!you!can!archive!books!you’ve!

downloaded.!When!you!archive!a!book,!you!remove!the!content!

from!your!eR ea d er —which!frees!up!memory!for!other!things—

but!you’ll!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&you’d&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$you’ll$be$able$to$re\download'the#book#when#you#

want.!

!

Deleting!books!

If!you’re!done!with!a!boo k ,!you!can!dele t e !it!f ro m!your!eR e a d e r !

and!your!Kobo!account.!This!means!that!if!you!use!any!of!Koboʼs!

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!y o u!remove!a !book!from !

your!eReader,!you’ll!be!able!to!re\download!the!book!again.!

When!you!remove!a!book!from!your!Kobo!account,!it’s!

permanently!deleted!from!your!eReader!and!your!Kobo!account.!

You!won’t!see!the!book!on!your!eReader!after!you’ve!deleted!it.!

Donʼt!worry,!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!your!book,!sign!

in!to!kobo.co m !a n d!v isit !th e!My!Account !pa g e.!Y o u !ca n !ad d !

books!from!your!purchase!history!back!to!your!Library.!

To!delete!a!book,!from!you r !Home!page:!

1. Tap$Library.!

2. Tap$Books.!!

3. Press!and$hold$the$cover$or$title$of$the$book$you’d$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.!

Reading!on!your!eReader!

What’s!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!pa ge!o r!tw o,!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.!

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!book’s!pages,!touch!the!circle!in!

the!navigation!bar!and!slide!it!to!the!righ t!to!m ov e!

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! !Ju m p !Forward!

icon.!

• To!jump!to!the!previous!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!Back!

icon.!

3. To!close!the$navigation$bar,$tap$a nyw h ere $on$the $pag e;$or$

tap$the$ !icon%on%the %n av ig at io n%b a r.!

Note:!!When!using!the!navigation!bar,!you!can!quickly!return!to!

your!original!position!in!the!book!by!tapping!the! !Snap!Back!

icon.! !

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!readin g!

easier!on!your!eyes.!Your!eReader!offers!several!different!sizes!

of!text!for!most!books.!

Notes:!!

• Line%spacing,%margin%spacing,%and%text!justification+aren’t+

available'in'Japanese'books.!

• If#you$are$reading$a$PDF$you$can’t$change$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! !Text%icon.!

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.!

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!publisher’s!settings!for!your!book.!

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

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

8. 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%you’re%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.!

Books%that%you’re%still%reading%are%shown%on%your%Home%page."If"

you’re'finished'with'a'book'and'don’t'want!it#on#your#Home%

page,"here’s"how "y ou"can"clos e "it :!

1. In#the#Books#area#of#you r#Library,'find'the'b o o k 'yo u '

would&like&to&close.!

2. Press$and$hold$the$book’s$cover.!

A!menu!will$appear.!

3. Select&Mark%as%finished.!

!

Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!
words!

What’s!in!this!section!

• Highlighting(text!

• Using¬es!!

• 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.!

You’ll&see&a&line%under!the$wo rd$an d$tw o$circ les$—!one$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.!

4. Tap$the$ Highlight'icon.!

5. Tap$Highlight.!

!

To!see!all!the!text!you’ve!highlighted!in!a!book:!

1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!

2. Tap$the! !Book!icon!at#the#bottom#of#the#page.!

3. Tap!Annotations.!

Your#eReader#will#show#a#list#of#all#the#highlights#you’ve#

made%in%your%book.%!

To!delete!a!highlight:!

1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!

2. Tap$the$ !Book!ic o n!at#the"bottom"of"the"page.!

3. Tap!Annotations.!

Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%the%highlights%and%

notes&you’ve&made&in&your&book.!

4. Press%and%hold%the%highlight.!

A"menu%will$appear.!

5. Tap$Remove&Highlight.!

! !

Using!notes!!

You!can!add!notes!to!your!books.!This!can!be!useful!when!you !

study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!comments!abo ut!wh at!you’re!

reading.!

To!add!a!note:!

1. In#your#book,#press#and #ho ld#a"word"in#th e #se ctio n #y ou ’d #

like%to%comme n t%on .!

2. Release&your&finger&from%the%page."!

You’ll&see&a&line%under!the$wo rd$an d$tw o$circ les$—!one$at$

each%end%of%the%word.!!

Note:"You"can"select "more"text"to"h ig h lig ht "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.!

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¢er&of&the&page&to&bring&up&the&

Reading(Menu.!

2. Tap$the$ !Book!ic o n!at#the#bottom#of#the#page.!

3. Tap$Annotations.!

4. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%beside&the&dog\ear$you$want$to$

see.!

5. Tap$Show%on%Page.!

! !

Using!the!dictionary!

Your!Kobo!eReader!has!a!built\in!dictionary!that!you !ca n!u s e!

while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!The!dictionary!may!not!w o rk !if!

you're!reading!books!from!other!sources,!such!as!books!you!get!

from!a!public!lib ra ry ,!or!free!eB o o ks !yo u ’ve !fou n d !on !th e!

Internet.!The!dictionary!also!does!not!work!with!PDFs.!

To!find!a!definition:!

1. In#your#book,#press#and #ho ld#the #w ord #you ’d#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!yo u !ca n!u s e!

while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!Translation!may!not!work!if!you’re!

reading!books!from!other!sources,!and!does!no t!work !wh en!

reading!PDFs.!

! !

To!translate!a!word!into!different!languages:!

1. In#your#book,#press#and #ho ld#the #w ord #you ’d#like #to#

translate.!

2. Release&your&finger&from&the&page.!

3. Tap!the! !Dictionary*icon.!

4. Tap$Translation'Dictionary.!

5. Tap$the$ drop\down!arrow!at#the!top$of$the$scr een .!

6. Select&the$language$that$you’d$like$the$translation $for.!

!

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$the! !plus%icon%beside%the%dictionary!that$you’d%

like%to%add%to%you r%e Re a de r.!

6. Tap$Save.!

Getting!a!Book!

What’s!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!w ay s :!!

• Storefront(—!See#the#latest#book#releases#from#Kobo.!

• Related'Reading!—!find %b oo k s%th at%a re %similar%to%the%

ones%in%your%library.%!

• Recommended(for(you(—!find%b oo k s%re co m mended!

based&on&your&reading&preferences.!

• Categories*—!see#a#list#of#book#categories.!

• Reading(Lists!—!see#a#list#of#popular#book#selections.!

• Wishlist'!—!see#a#list#of#books#you’ve#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!you’ve!rated.!If!you’ve!set!up!your!eReader!for!the!

first!time,!you’ll!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!youʼve!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!

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 #w ith#K ob o#be fore #and #sav ed#y ou r#

billing&information,!you’ll&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"addre ss "a ss o cia t ed "with"your"cre d it"

card.&You&need&to&provide&this&even&if&you&use&store&credit&

or#a#gift#card#to#pay#for#your#order#—!this%addres s%is%used%

to#ensure#the#correct#tax#is#calcula ted#for"your"pu rchase s.!

3. Tap$Done!to#continue.!

4. Review&your&order.!

5. If#you#want#to#use#a#gift#card#to#p ay ,#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#boo ks. !

!

! !

Using!your!Wishlist!!

Your!Wishlist!is!where!yo u !sa ve !b o o ks !yo u !a re !int er es te d !in!b u t !

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!K ob o!Bo ok store ,!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$ !drop\down%

arrow!beside!the$Buy$button.!

2. Tap$Add#to#Wishlist.!!

!

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.!! !

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!Mana g ement,!or!DRM.!They're!prote c te d!s o !th at !

only!you!can!read!them!(and!in!the!case!of!library!books,!only!

for!a!specific!perio d !of!time).!!Your!eRea de r!c an !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!boo kse ller!gives!y ou!a !file!

with!an!.acsm!extension!(rather!than!an!.epub!or!.pdf!extension).!

The!.acsm!file!contains!licensing!information!for!unlocking!yo u r!

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.!

To!download!Adobe!Digital!Editions!or!get!more!information,!

see:!

http://www.adobe.com/products/digital\editions.html!

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!boo k se llers .!Th er e!ar e!se ve ra l!typ e s!of!D R M.!Your!

eReader!can!display!books!that!are!protected!using!Adobe!DRM.!

Once!you’ve!found!books!that!you!want!to!read,!you!can!choose!

from!several!ways!to!add!them!to!your!eRea d er .!Yo u !ca n!

transfer!books!using:!

• A"wireless"connection"on"your"eReader!

• The$free$Kobo$Desktop$software$on$your$computer!

• Adobe&Digital'Editions!

• A"micro"SD"card!

• Drag%and%drop!

Which!method!works!best!depends!on!whether!your!books!are!

protected!by!DRM,!and!where!they!came!from.!

If!you!purchase!book s!from !K ob o,!you !can !ad d!th em !to!yo ur !

eReader!using!a!wireless!connection!or!using!the!free!Kobo!

Desktop!software!for!your!computer.!See!Syncing%your%Library.!

If!your!books!are!protecte d!b y!D RM,!you!can!add!them !to!you r!

eReader!using!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!

If!your!books!are!not!prote cte d!by !DR M ,!yo u!ca n!ad d!th em !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.!

Using!Wi!Fi!

What’s!in!this!section!

• About&Wi&Fi!

• Turning'Wi'Fi!on!or#off!

• !"##$%&'#()*"+,)$-$./$,)&").)0',$1$22)34')5'6)#$&0",7!

!

About!Wi!Fi!

You!can!use!your!eReader!to!connect!to!Kobo!over!a!wireless!

Internet!connection!(Wi!Fi).!When!you’re!con ne cted !to!K ob o!yo u!

can!update!your!Library!an d !sh o p !for !ne w!books.!

To!see!when!you’re!connected,!look!for!the!Wi!Fi!status!icon!at!

the!top!right!corner!of!your!eR ead er’s!scree n:!

• !!you$are!not$connected!

• !!Wi#Fi#is#on,#but#your#eReader#can’t&find%a%network !

• !!you$have$a$fairly$good$connection!

• !!you$have$an$excellent$connection!

! !

Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!

If!you!want!to!extend!th e!ba ttery !life!of!you r!eR ead er !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.!

!

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$the$netwo rk$yo u$w a nt$to$u se.!

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#n etw o rk#p assword,#use"the"

keyboard)to)type)in)the)password)and)then)tap)Join."You"

can$tap$Show$Password$to$see$what$you're$typing.!

!

! !

Getting!Help!

Got!questions!or!need!help?!

Online:!

www.kobo.com/help!

Find!answers!to!your!questions!using!our!help!pa g e.!S im p ly !ty p e !

a!question!in!the!field!to!get!your!answer.!

Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!

Important!safety,!regu latory !an d!w ar ran ty!de tails!ab ou t!you r!

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.!!

!