NEWTOWN BOOKSHOP TO SELL EBOOKS AND EREADERS BEGINNING FALL 2012

Kobo Technology Powers Independent Bookstores Across America

A wide range of e-reading choices has come to town, just in time for the fall and holiday shopping seasons. Newtown Bookshop, an independent bookstore in Newtown, Pennsylvania, is now selling eBooks through its website [www.newtownbookshop.com] and eReaders by Kobo in the store at 2835 S. Eagle Rd.

Beginning immediately, Newtown Bookshop will be able to offer a total e-reading experience for its customers, including a full line of eReaders and ebooks from Kobo’s catalog of nearly three million titles. At the center of the program are new e-readers from Kobo, a leader in eReading with more than 10 million registered users worldwide.

“We are pleased to offer our customers a broad and diverse eReading choice,” said Kathy Morrison, owner of the Newtown Bookshop. “By working with Kobo, we will be able to offer an extensive catalog of the ebook titles our customers love and want, and a choice of innovative new eReaders at affordable prices. Now we can offer our loyal customers the chance to buy ebooks and support their favorite bookseller at the same time”.

Newtown Bookshop is committed to serving our community and will continue to offer a wide selection of books available in the store, along with unique gift items and beautiful greeting cards.  We will continue to offer our monthly book clubs, weekly story times and many more events to come.  

Since its inception in 2009, Kobo has built a global base of more than 10 million registered users in 190 countries and one of the largest ebook stores in the world, with 3 million books, newspapers, and magazines. Kobo’s Read Freely philosophy supports an open platform and adoption of industry standards to ensure that people own the books they buy and are never locked to one device or service. Additionally, Kobo offers free eReading apps so people can read conveniently anytime, anyplace from a device they already own. With Kobo, consumers can easily browse and shop from the Newtown Bookshop website www.newtownbookshop.com and automatically sync their library across most popular devices including iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, PC, and smartphones, as well as all Kobo eReaders.

Newtown Bookshop

2835 S. Eagle Road

Newtown, PA 18940

215-968-2400

www.newtownbookshop.com