Prerequisites
Before you start this process, please make sure you have/prepared everything on this list
- A Wi-Fi-capable Kobo eReader (of course)
- Signed in to your Kobo eReader using a Kobo account. Without a Kobo account this guide WILL NOT WORK!
- A Windows, Mac or Linux PC. This guide was written using a Windows PC, use another OS at your own risk. Only Windows support will be provided (and if really necessary a little for Linux)
- A good text editor. If using Windows preferably Notepad++, not absolutely required though, notepad will do fine
- A USB-cable capable of carrying data, suitable for your Kobo-device
- Full Kobo backup – To do this, connect your Kobo-device to your PC using the USB-cable. Copy everything from the root folder to a new folder in a safe place (so not a folder on your Kobo-device)
- Make sure your Kobo-device has been updated to the most recent firmware version. Older firmware versions may have issues connecting to Wi-Fi, and may thus prevent this manual from working. Also, a firmware upgrade after the fact MAY cause this guide not to be persistent. Check the most recent firmware version for your device here: https://pgaskin.net/KoboStuff/kobofirmware.html If your Kobo-device reached EoL, and you have not updated it, it may not be possible to execute an OTA-update. It’s (probably) still possible to update it through other means, however, for now I’ll not include this in this guide. If it’s necessary to append it, shoot me a message.
- A modern browser, preferably not Firefox. Firefox is great, but often has some difficulties with HTTP. Chrome and Edge (or any Chromium-based browser) should work great.