Kobo has partnered with social music discovery and streaming service Rdio to let users of its just-released Android-powered Vox eReader access more than 12 million tracks while they’re reading.
Kobo, which was just acquired by Rakuten for $315 million in cash, says it boasts over five million users worldwide.
Rdio is currently available in the US, Canada, and Brazil.
In the United States, the Kobo Vox eReader is available in Fry’s stores, and available online from U.S. retailers including Best Buy, Fry’s and Kobo.com for $199.99.
Rdio is the ground-breaking digital music service that is reinventing the way people discover, listen to, and share music. With on-demand access to over 12 million songs, Rdio connects people with music and makes it easy to search for and instantly play any song, album, artist or playlist without ever hearing a single ad. Discover what friends, people with similar tastes, recording artists and more are listening to in real-time and share across Twitter and Facebook. Build a digital...
Kobo is a global eBook retailer backed by Indigo Books & Music, Borders, REDgroup Retail, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd., and other leaders in technology and retail. We believe consumers should be able to read any book, anytime, anywhere, and on the device of their choice
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