Kobo Kobo Glo User manual

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Table!of!Contents!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!5!
Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!7!
Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!8!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.....................................!10!
Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!12!
Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!13!
Using!Your!Library!....................................................................!14!
Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!library)!....................!17!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!19!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!19!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!19!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!21!
Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!..............................................!23!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!24!
Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!26!
Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!27!

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Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!28!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!29!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!30!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!30!
Buying!a!book!.........................................................................................................!32!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!34!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!35!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!37!
About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!37!
Turning!Wi!Fi!on/off!............................................................................................!38!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!38!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!40!
Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information!.........................................!40!
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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
•Charging(your(eReader!
•Using&the&touch&screen!
•Going&to&sleep&and&waking&up!
•Using&the&light!
•Connecting)to)your)computer!

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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!or!put!it!
to!sleep.!
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Light!button!
Turn!on!the!screen!light!to!read!in!
the!dark.!
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Micro!SD!slot!
Increase!the!number!of!books!your!
eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!
micro!SD!card.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!gently!
to!reset!your!eReader.!
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Charging!your!eReader!
To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!
USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!
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As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!
the!top!right^hand!corner!of!the!screen.!
Battery!icon…!
Meaning…!
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Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
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Your!eReader!is!charging.!
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Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!

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To!find!out!how!much!power!your!eReader!has!left,!tap!the!
Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen!to!go!to!the!Home!page.!!
You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right^hand!corner!of!the!
screen!with!the!battery’s!current!capacity.!
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!screen!lightly!with!a!fingertip!to!interact!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!screen!lightly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!and!more.!
Double.tapping!
To!double^tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!double^tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double^tapping!
the!page!will!zoom!out.!
Swipe!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!
To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!the!right!edge!of!screen!

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and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!
just!like!a!real!book.!You!can!swipe!from!the!left!edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.!
Press!and!hold!
This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!
the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!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!
use!the!drag!gesture!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!
Note:!Not!all!books!allow!for!text!selection;!for!example,!you!
cannot!select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!
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.!The!page!will!move!in!the!direction!of!your!finger.!
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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!you!put!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!then!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!your!
eReader!off,!you’ll!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!come!back!
on!again.!When!you!wake!your!eReader!up!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!library!syncing!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
•Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&your&eReader&!
turns&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!power!button!and!release.!
To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!
•Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!

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Using!the!light!
Your!eReader!has!a!built^in!light!that!lets!you!read!in!the!dark!
and!in!areas!with!low!light.!You!can!adjust!the!screen’s!
brightness!to!your!liking.!
To!turn!the!light!on:!
1. Press%the%light%button%at%the%left%of%the%power%button.!
2. Tap$the$ !light&icon&at&the&bottom&of&the&screen.!
3. Drag%the$brightness$slider$to$adjust$the$screen’s$
brightness.!
4. Tap$ !when!you’re'done.!
To!turn!the!light!off:!
•Press%the%light%button.!
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Connecting!to!your!computer!
You!can!connect!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the!USB!
cable.!You!can!then!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!software,!
which!lets!you!buy!and!rate!books,!organize!your!eReader!
library,!and!more.!!
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"books!
You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly;"for"
more%information,%see%Getting'a'Book.!
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.!
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Using!Your!Library!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Navigating(your(Home(Page(and(Library!
•Searching*for*books!
•Syncing'your'library'over'Wi#Fi!
•Deleting(books!
Navigating!your!Home!Page!
Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!
eReader.!You’ll!find!the!covers!of!up!to!5!books,!newspapers,!
documents!or!magazines!in!a!mosaic!on!your!Home!page.!These!
are!your!most!recent!reads!or!purchases.!Just!tap!a!book!cover!
to!open!the!book!and!start!reading.!
You!can!always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!
icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen.!The!Home!page!contains!only!your!
most!recent!reads!or!purchases.!To!view!all!of!your!books,!go!to!
your!Library.!!
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Ready!to!buy!your!first!book?!You!can!find!books!by!categories,!
recommended!lists,!and!more.!Your!eReader!makes!buying!
books!easy!by!sorting!them!into!categories:!
•Similar'Books!—!find%books%that%are%similar%to%the%ones%
in#your#library.!
•Recommended(for(you!—!find%books%recommended%
based&on&your&reading&preferences.!!
•Categories!—!see#a#list#of#book!categories.!
•Reading(Lists—!see#a#list#of#popular#book#selections.!
•Search'Kobo'Books!—!search'for'a'specific'book.!
To!shop!for!new!books,!tap!the! !Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!
screen,!then!tap!Find!Books.!
Navigating!Your!Library!
Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!your!eReader!–!
you!can!even!see!your!reading!stats.!
To!open!your!library,!tap!the! !Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!
screen!to!return!to!the!Home!page.!Next,!tap!Library.!!
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In!your!Library!you’ll!find:!
•Books!—!see#all#the#books#and#documents#in#your#
library.(!
•News%&%Magazines!—!see#any#newspapers#and#
magazines)you)have)subscribed)to.!
•Previews!—!see#excerpts#of#new#and#exciting#books.!
•Shelves!—!add#and#edit#bookshelves#to#organize#your#
library.!
Searching!for!books!!
If!you!know!exactly!what!you!want!to!read,!you!can!search!to!
find!a!book!already!in!your!library,!or!a!new!book!in!the!Kobo!
Store.!You!can!search!using!the!book!title,!author!name,!or!a!
keyword.!
To#find#a#book#in#your#library#or#in#the$Kobo$Store:!
1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
3. Tap$ !Search.!
4. Choose$what%you'd&like&to&search:!
•Tap$Library!to#search#your#library.!

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•Tap$Search!Kobo$Books!to#search#Kobo#books!(you%
must%be%connected%to%the%Internet).!!
5. Using&the&keyboard,&type&a&book&title,&author&name,&or&
keyword.)Your)search)results)will)appear)as)you)type.!
Tap$a$suggestion$to"go"to"that"result.!
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Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!
library)!
If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!Kobo!before,!you!can!easily!add!
these!to!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!connection.!Just!set!up!your!
eReader,!and!it!will!automatically!download!any!books!to!your!
Kobo!account.!This!is!called!updating!or!syncing.!
To!sync!your!eReader!over!Wi!Fi:!
1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
3. Tap$the$ !Sync%icon.%!
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Deleting!books!
If!you’re!done!with!a!book,!you!can!delete!it!from!your!eReader.!
This!means!that!if!you!use!any!of!Koboʼs!other!reading!apps!you!
will!no!longer!have!access!to!the!book.!!
Donʼt!worry,!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!your!book,!sign!
in!to!kobo.com!and!visit!the!My!Account!page.!You!can!add!
books!from!your!purchase!history!back!to!your!library.!
To!delete!a!book:!
1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
2. Tap$Library.!
3. Tap$Books.!!
4. Find%the%book%you%want%to%delete%and%tap%the% !Menu%
icon%next%to%it.!
You$should$see$a$list$of$books;$if$you$see$only$covers,$tap$
the$ !View%icon%at%the%bottom$of$the$screen$and$select$!
!to#see#your#books#in#list#view.!
5. Tap$Delete.!
6. When%prompted%to%confirm%your%deletion,%choose%
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Reading!on!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
•Reading(a(book!
•Navigating(a(book!
•Changing'the'way'text'looks!
•Closing(a"book"and$bookmarking$your$page!
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Reading!a!book!!
To!open!a!book!from!the!home!screen!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!page!or!two,!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.!
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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!right!to!move!
forward!and!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! !Jump!forward!
icon.!
•To!jump!to!the!previous!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!back!
icon.!
3. To!close!the$navigation$bar,$tap$anywhere$on$the$page;$or$
tap$the$ !icon%on%the%navigation%bar.!
Note:!!When!using!the!navigation!bar,!you!can!quickly!return!to!
your!original!position!in!the!book!by!tapping!the! Snap!Back!
icon.!!
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