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Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company that sells ebooks, audiobooks, e-readers and tablet computers. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram of book.[3][4]
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Formerly | Shortcovers (2009) Kobo Inc. (2009–2016) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | bookselling, consumer electronics |
Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (December 2009 (2009-12))[1] |
Founder | Michael Serbinis |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | |
Key people | Takahito Aiki (Chairman) Michael Tamblyn (President and CEO) |
Products | e-books, e-readers, audiobooks, tablet computers, reading applications |
Number of employees | ~350 (July 2017)[2] |
Parent | Rakuten (2012–present) |
Website | www |
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