--- title: Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader... description: Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter confirmed that Kobo e-reader integration is back on track for 2026 after the partnership appeared to be delayed indefinitely. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-competitor-bookshop-org-says-kobo-e-reader-support-will-happen-this-year-after-all-juch9fre0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will happen this year after all | daily.dev og:description: Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter confirmed that Kobo e-reader integration is back on track for 2026 after the partnership appeared to be delayed indefinitely. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-competitor-bookshop-org-says-kobo-e-reader-support-will-happen-this-year-after-all-juch9fre0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jucH9FRe0.png og:image:alt: Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will happen this year after all og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon competitor Bookshop.org says Kobo e-reader support will happen this year after all **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter confirmed that Kobo e-reader integration is back on track for 2026 after the partnership appeared to be delayed indefinitely. The hold-up involved settling business terms and DRM compliance with publishers. Engineering work is now underway, though no specific launch date has been committed. Kobo users currently have limited options for buying e-books from independent bookshops, with alternatives including DRM-free books, library loans via Overdrive, and Android-based e-readers that support the Bookshop.org app. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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