Kobo Inc.
| Formerly | Shortcovers (2009) Kobo Inc. (2009–2016) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Bookselling, consumer electronics |
| Founded | December 2009, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founder | Michael Serbinis |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
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) |
| Parent | Rakuten (2012–present) |
| Website | www |
Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company that sells ebooks, audiobooks, e-readers and formerly 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.