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Kobo App For Pc
Download KoBoCollect PC for free at BrowserCam. KoboToolBox published the KoBoCollect App for Android operating system mobile devices, but it is possible to download and install KoBoCollect for PC or Computer with operating systems such as Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and Mac.
Let's find out the prerequisites to install KoBoCollect on Windows PC or MAC computer without much delay.
Select an Android emulator: There are many free and paid Android emulators available for PC and MAC, few of the popular ones are Bluestacks, Andy OS, Nox, MeMu and there are more you can find from Google.
Compatibility: Before downloading them take a look at the minimum system requirements to install the emulator on your PC.
For example, BlueStacks requires OS: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit only), Mac OS Sierra(10.12), High Sierra (10.13) and Mojave(10.14), 2-4GB of RAM, 4GB of disk space for storing Android apps/games, updated graphics drivers.
Finally, download and install the emulator which will work well with your PC's hardware/software.
How to Download and Install KoBoCollect for PC or MAC:
Open the emulator software from the start menu or desktop shortcut in your PC.
Associate or set up your Google account with the emulator.
You can either install the App from Google PlayStore inside the emulator or download KoBoCollect APK file from the below link from our site and open the APK file with the emulator or drag the file into the emulator window to install KoBoCollect App for pc.
You can follow above instructions to install KoBoCollect for pc with any of the Android emulators out there.
I'm new to Kobo, and working flat out to try to find the downloaded Kobo books on my device but finally failed. Where are they stored on my PC/Mac/Android/Kobo eReader?
If you also have such difficulty in finding your Kobo books, you will get the most complete answer here in this post. But first, please make sure you have downloaded Kobo books to your Kobo devices.
Bonus Tips: Find Kobo Books on PC/Mac/Kobo eReader Automatically
If you don't want to find your Kobo books maually, there exists another much easier way to find them on your computer. Epubor Ultimate is the tool that can help you find Kobo books automatically. Your Kobo books opened in Kobo for PC/Mac desktop app, Adobe Digital Editions, and Kobo device can be detected by Epubor Ultimate. You can just right-click a book and then choose 'Open', soon the folder which stores your Kobo books automatically pops up. No need to locate the folder by yourself!
Where are Kobo Books Stored on PC?
Situation 1. Kobo Books Downloaded via Kobo for PC
If you download your Kobo books to your Windows computer via the Kobo for PC Desktop, you will find the downloaded Kobo books here:
As the below picture shows, the Kobo books are not in real ebook format but they are only a string of characters. Actually, they are kepub files encrypted with Kobo DRM.
Situation 2. Kobo Books Downloaded from Kobo Website
Kobo App For Laptop
If you download the Kobo books from the Kobo official website, you're probably getting .acsm files which are download links and must be first opened with Adobe Digital Editions to download to real ebook files. And then the Kobo books opened with Adobe Digital Editions will be stored here on Windows:
Where are Kobo Books Stored on Mac?
Situation 1. Kobo Books Downloaded via Kobo for Mac
Usually, the downloaded Kobo books are stored here on Mac if you download them from the Kobo for Mac Desktop:
Each Kobo book stored on Android is unpacked and included in a folder that contains the database of the book, but no real ebook file.
Or when you connect your Android device to your computer, you will find the Kobo books here on computer.
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Where are Kobo Books Stored on Kobo eReader?
If you have a Kobo device and when you connect it to your computer, you can find the downloaded Kobo books here:
The kobo books stored in Kobo eReader are also a string of characters, which are actually kepub files encrypted with Kobo DRM.
Bonus Tips: How to Remove Kobo DRM and Back Up Kobo Books Effectively?
Why do you want to find where your Kobo books are stored? If my guess is right, you are going to back up your Kobo books, or going to read Kobo books more freely on a non-kobo device like Kindle, ReMarkable, Nook or any other popular ebook reading devices or apps. After finally finding the storage location of Kobo books, you will discover that almost all the Kobo books are DRM-protected and not in real ebook file format. As I mentioned above, the Kobo books downloaded via Kobo for PC/Mac and Kobo eReader are DRM-protected Kepub files. If you copy these files to another place for backup, you cannot do anything with such books since they are only supported by limited kobo devices.
The right way to back up Kobo books is to remove Kobo DRM and convert the Kobo Kepub to real ebook files, like epub/pdf/mobi books. Whether your Kobo books are downloaded from Kobo for PC/Mac, Kobo official website, or from Kobo eReader, Epubor Ultimate can help you decrypt such Kobo books and convert Kobo to PDF/Epub/Mobi/AZW3/TXT.
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All the downloaded Kobo books will be automatically detected by Epubor Ultimate. You can just drag and drop them from the left to the right window to remove Kobo DRM. You can also click the Convert button to convert your Kobo books to PDF/Epub/Mobi/AZW3/TXT format.
1Kobo books downloaded via Kobo for PC/Mac will be automatically detected under the 'Kobo' tab.
2Kobo books opened with Adobe Digtial Editions will be shown under the 'Adobe' tab.
3Kobo books downloaded to Kobo eReader will be automatically uploaded under the 'Kobo dev' tab.
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