Kobo™ Mini User Guide Table of Contents About your eReader .................................................................... 5 Anatomy of your eReader .................................................................................... 6 Charging your eReader ......................................................................................... 7 Using the touch screen ...........................................
Changing the way text looks ............................................................................ 22 Closing books and bookmarking your page .............................................. 24 Adding notes and looking up or translating words ... 26 Using notes .............................................................................................................. 28 Bookmarking pages ............
Safety, Regulatory and Warranty Information .........................................
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 • Connecting to your computer
Anatomy of your eReader Power slider USB port Turn your eReader on or off, or put it to sleep. / Connect your eReader to your computer using the supplied USB cable to charge your eReader or add books.
Remove the back, insert a paper clip, Reset hole and press gently to reset your eReader. Charging your eReader To charge your eReader, connect it to your computer using the USB cable provided in your box. As it charges, your eReader will display the battery’s charge at the top right-‐hand corner of the screen.
Battery icon… Meaning… Your eReader is out of power. Your eReader is charging. Your eReader has a partial charge. Your eReader is fully charged. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Using Your Library What’s in this section • Navigating your Home Page and Library • Searching for books • Using the Kobo Cloud • Downloading books from the Kobo Cloud to your eReader • Archiving Books to the Kobo Cloud • Deleting books Navigating your Home Page and Library Your Home page is the first thing you see when you tur
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: • Recommended for you — find books recommended based on your reading preferences. • Similar Books — find books that are similar to the ones 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.
Using the Kobo Cloud Your entire Kobo Library is automatically stored in the Kobo Cloud. With the Kobo Cloud, you can store unlimited content, so your Library can never grow too large. And the best part is, you’ll have access to your favourite books all the time.
from the download queue. It’s easy to identify items you’ve downloaded and those that are still in the Kobo Cloud—you’ll see the covers of any books, magazines or manga you’ve downloaded, while items that are only in the Kobo Cloud appear with a Download icon.
Note: If your Wi Fi connection is interrupted, tap the Sync icon on the Home screen to resume the book downloads in the queue. To remove something from the download queue: 1. Tap the book with the Download icon that you want to remove from the download queue.
3. Tap the List view icon. 4. Tap the archive. 5. Tap Archive. 6. Tap Continue. The archived book will be removed from your eReader. Menu icon beside the book you’d like to Deleting books If you’re done with a book, you can delete it from your eReader.
5. You should see a list of books; if you see only covers, tap the Tools icon at the bottom of the screen and select to see your books in list view. 6. Tap Delete. 7. When prompted to confirm your deletion, choose “continue.
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 Reading a book To open a book from the home screen or library, just tap the title or cover.
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.
Note: Line spacing, margin spacing, and text justification aren’t available in Japanese books. To change the way text looks: 1. While reading, tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2. Tap the • To change the style of the text, select a font from the Font Face list.
3. When you're done customizing your book, tap anywhere on the screen to go back to reading. Notes: • When you change the way text looks, your eReader remembers your preferred text size and style, and applies it to other books you read.
1. In the Books area of your library, find the book you would like to close. 2. Tap the Menu icon next to your book to see the options menu, or press and hold the book’s cover until you see the menu. 3. Select Mark as Finished.
Adding notes and looking up or translating words What’s in this section • Highlighting text • Using notes • Bookmarking pages • Using the dictionary • Translating a word Highlighting text Some eBooks allow for highlighting text in a way that is similar to using a highlighter in a printed book. To highlight text: 1.
6. Tap the Highlight icon. 7. Tap Highlight. To see all the text you’ve highlighted in a book: 1. Tap the center of the page to bring up the Reading Menu. 2. Tap the 3. Tap Annotations. 4. Your eReader will show a list of all the highlights you’ve made in your book. 5.
Using notes You can add notes to your books. This can be useful when you study a passage, or want to add comments about what you’re reading. To add a note: 1. In your book, press and hold on a word that appears in the section you’d like to comment on. 2. Release your finger from the page. 3.
3. Tap Annotations. 4. Your eReader will show a list of all of your notes and highlights. 5. Tap the text next to the Note icon. Bookmarking pages Like a dog-‐ear in a paper book, you can mark interesting passages or pages that you want to return to using dog-‐ears.
4. Tap the see. Menu icon beside the dog-‐ear you want to 5. Tap Show on Page. Using the dictionary Your Kobo eReader has a built-‐in dictionary that you can use while reading Kobo eBooks.
1. In your book, press and hold the word you’d like to translate. 2. Release your finger from the page. 3. Tap the 4. Tap Translation Dictionary. 5. Tap the drop-‐down menu under Translate Word. 6. Select your preferred language. Dictionary icon.
Getting a Book What’s in this section • Shopping for a new book • Buying a book • Using your Wishlist • Adding library books and books from other bookstores Shopping for a new book You can find and purchase books in several ways on your eReader.
To shop for books: 1. Tap the 2. Tap Bookstore. 3. Shop for books: • Home icon at the top of the screen. Tap Discover to see Similar Books and recommended books. • Tap Browse to see Categories, Reading Lists or Free Books. • Tap Search to find a specific book from the Kobo Bookstore.
Buying a book When you’ve found a book you want to purchase, simply tap Buy Now to check out. You can use credit cards, store credit, or gift cards from select partners to pay for your book. If you have a promo code (which is a sort of coupon) you can enter this during checkout to get a discount on your book.
Using your Wishlist Your Wishlist is where you save books you are interested in but not yet ready to buy. You can add books to your Wishlist while browsing and easily find them later. For example, if you see three books you like in the Bookstore, you can add them to your Wishlist and buy one, two, or all of them later.
only you can read them (and in the case of library books, only for a specific period of time). Your eReader can display books protected using Adobe DRM, which is a form of DRM used by most libraries and booksellers.
Understanding EPUB, PDF, and DRM eBooks come in a range of formats. When you look for books to read on your Kobo eReader, look for books in EPUB or PDF formats. There are different types of EPUBs, as well: Kobo EPUBs, which come from the Kobo store, and other EPUBs, which come from other sources.
If you purchase books from Kobo, you can add them to your eReader using a wireless connection or using the free Kobo Desktop software for your computer. See Syncing your Library. If your books are protected by DRM, you can add them to your eReader using Adobe Digital Editions.
Using Wi Fi What’s in this section • About Wi Fi • Turning off Wi Fi (Airplane mode) • Connecting your eReader to a wireless network • Syncing your library over Wi Fi About Wi Fi You can use your eReader to connect to Kobo over a wireless Internet connection (Wi Fi).
Turning Wi Fi on/off If you want to extend the battery life of your eReader or you want to use your eReader on a plane or in a hospital, you can turn Wi Fi off. To turn off 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.
Your eReader will try to connect to Wi Fi. This may take a moment. 1. You will be prompted to choose a wireless network. Tap the name of the network you want to use. If there is a Lock icon next to a network, you need a password to use that network. 2.
Getting Help Got questions or need help? Online: www.kobo.com/help Find answers to your questions using our help page. Simply type a question in the field to get your answer. Safety, Regulatory and Warranty Information Important safety, regulatory and warranty details about your Kobo Mini can be found on the Kobo website at www.kobo.
