Michael Tamblyn
@mtamblyn.bsky.social
Kobo CEO with zero chill. Chaotic good, anti-fascist, bi-coastal Canadian bookseller ereader-purveyor - unsupervised & unofficial
https://www.michaeltamblyn.com
https://www.michaeltamblyn.com
I might need one of the bigger ones. I have a lot of emotions to support.
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I might need one of the bigger ones. I have a lot of emotions to support.
Ruin a workplace like Marie Curie where you leave it so radioactive it is dangerous to human life a hundred years later.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ruin a workplace like Marie Curie where you leave it so radioactive it is dangerous to human life a hundred years later.
You better believe it!
October 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
You better believe it!
On my way to Frankfurt Book Fair! Flight time is the right time for trying out this handy little guy… #kobo #testflight
October 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
On my way to Frankfurt Book Fair! Flight time is the right time for trying out this handy little guy… #kobo #testflight
Hi kids. Here is today’s Lesson from Totalitarians, brought to you by “The Unquiet Ghosts: Russians Remember Stalin” by Adam Hochschild, as highlighted on my Kobo Libra Colour
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hi kids. Here is today’s Lesson from Totalitarians, brought to you by “The Unquiet Ghosts: Russians Remember Stalin” by Adam Hochschild, as highlighted on my Kobo Libra Colour
Manga is so much about using the whole page as a creative field, so a big screen with the Kobo web reader is blowing me away as a reading surface. 🤯 (Works so well on a laptop too.) We just keep pushing on that question of “Can you make an experience that’s better than paper?” 👍✅ Amazing.
August 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Manga is so much about using the whole page as a creative field, so a big screen with the Kobo web reader is blowing me away as a reading surface. 🤯 (Works so well on a laptop too.) We just keep pushing on that question of “Can you make an experience that’s better than paper?” 👍✅ Amazing.
Sorry I’m late announcing on bluesky - vacation week and I’m trying to give the phone a break. Thanks all. 4/end
July 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Sorry I’m late announcing on bluesky - vacation week and I’m trying to give the phone a break. Thanks all. 4/end
Thanks @maggieadhami for the @globeandmail Kobo Clara Colour shout-out! Seatback video for inflight entertainment 👎 Bringing All. The. Books. when you fly 👍 (And all CEOs should read Careless People, just for the "Here's what not to do" if you achieve globe-spanning power 😃 )
July 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Thanks @maggieadhami for the @globeandmail Kobo Clara Colour shout-out! Seatback video for inflight entertainment 👎 Bringing All. The. Books. when you fly 👍 (And all CEOs should read Careless People, just for the "Here's what not to do" if you achieve globe-spanning power 😃 )
It’s never too late reading friends
July 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It’s never too late reading friends
If you're feeling feisty, this week is Prime time to walk away from Seattle for good. Kobo is waiting with a getaway car full of ereaders, soft blankets, pets, snacks, cute Canadians, and in US, UK, and Canada, discounts on Kobo Libra Colour to make the switch even easier ❤️ (Ends tonight!)
July 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
If you're feeling feisty, this week is Prime time to walk away from Seattle for good. Kobo is waiting with a getaway car full of ereaders, soft blankets, pets, snacks, cute Canadians, and in US, UK, and Canada, discounts on Kobo Libra Colour to make the switch even easier ❤️ (Ends tonight!)
Kobo takes Paris! With our friends at Fnac, we are in Metro stations, store windows all over the City of Lights in our never-ending quest to recruit more readers to Kobo. Vive la Liberté de Lecture!
July 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Kobo takes Paris! With our friends at Fnac, we are in Metro stations, store windows all over the City of Lights in our never-ending quest to recruit more readers to Kobo. Vive la Liberté de Lecture!
Also available on Kobo, and in Canada 🇨🇦
July 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Also available on Kobo, and in Canada 🇨🇦
Guest Mode: Some people have commitment issues, others are just shy, and that's okay. So now you don't have to set up an account to browse books, save previews, discover new authors and generally take Kobo for a spin. 5/
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Guest Mode: Some people have commitment issues, others are just shy, and that's okay. So now you don't have to set up an account to browse books, save previews, discover new authors and generally take Kobo for a spin. 5/
Listen Bar for audiobooks: your audiobook controls always stay in view, even while you browse around, check your library, or look for your next book. 4/
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Listen Bar for audiobooks: your audiobook controls always stay in view, even while you browse around, check your library, or look for your next book. 4/
eBook Vertical Scrolling now in beta! it's been one of the great Kobo reading debates - do people want to read books on their phones the way they read everything else online? Only one way to find out! 3/
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
eBook Vertical Scrolling now in beta! it's been one of the great Kobo reading debates - do people want to read books on their phones the way they read everything else online? Only one way to find out! 3/
We took a whole new approach to the design - took everything down to the essentials, lots of usability improvements, cleaner look, accessibility and ease-of-reading best practices show up throughout. 2/
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We took a whole new approach to the design - took everything down to the essentials, lots of usability improvements, cleaner look, accessibility and ease-of-reading best practices show up throughout. 2/
To distract from your diet of terrible online happenings, and to support theraputic summer escapism, here is some good news from Kobo:
👏 New 👏 Kobo 👏 iOS 👏 App!
We tore our app down to the foundations and rebuilt it, making some improvements along the way. Read on for highlights... 1/ 🧵
👏 New 👏 Kobo 👏 iOS 👏 App!
We tore our app down to the foundations and rebuilt it, making some improvements along the way. Read on for highlights... 1/ 🧵
July 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
To distract from your diet of terrible online happenings, and to support theraputic summer escapism, here is some good news from Kobo:
👏 New 👏 Kobo 👏 iOS 👏 App!
We tore our app down to the foundations and rebuilt it, making some improvements along the way. Read on for highlights... 1/ 🧵
👏 New 👏 Kobo 👏 iOS 👏 App!
We tore our app down to the foundations and rebuilt it, making some improvements along the way. Read on for highlights... 1/ 🧵
In fact, there are only 3 ereaders that don’t still get updates:
The original 2010 “teal button” Kobo eReader,
The 2011 “grey button” Kobo WiFi eReader,
and the beloved 2012 5” Kobo Mini. 4/
The original 2010 “teal button” Kobo eReader,
The 2011 “grey button” Kobo WiFi eReader,
and the beloved 2012 5” Kobo Mini. 4/
July 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In fact, there are only 3 ereaders that don’t still get updates:
The original 2010 “teal button” Kobo eReader,
The 2011 “grey button” Kobo WiFi eReader,
and the beloved 2012 5” Kobo Mini. 4/
The original 2010 “teal button” Kobo eReader,
The 2011 “grey button” Kobo WiFi eReader,
and the beloved 2012 5” Kobo Mini. 4/
The world is full of horrors, but we can still answer Kobo questions. Today: how long does Kobo support its ereaders? And by support I mean, how long do they get the updates, security patches, and bug fixes they need to keep working? Short answer: a really long time. More about elder Kobos below…
July 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The world is full of horrors, but we can still answer Kobo questions. Today: how long does Kobo support its ereaders? And by support I mean, how long do they get the updates, security patches, and bug fixes they need to keep working? Short answer: a really long time. More about elder Kobos below…
Kobo Tip for Managing In Difficult Times: if your meeting cancels, go across the street to the grocery store and buy SO MUCH ICE CREAM, and set up a sundae bar in the office kitchen. Because Toronto just cracked 35C/95F and it's the first Monday of summer and ice cream rules.
June 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Kobo Tip for Managing In Difficult Times: if your meeting cancels, go across the street to the grocery store and buy SO MUCH ICE CREAM, and set up a sundae bar in the office kitchen. Because Toronto just cracked 35C/95F and it's the first Monday of summer and ice cream rules.
Some days, Kobo allows me to do really cool things. Hosting the 11th Kobo Emerging Writers Prize is one of the best. Giving $20,000 each to three amazing debut Canadian authors is an honour and so. much. fun. #BigChequesAreFun 1/ 🧵
June 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Some days, Kobo allows me to do really cool things. Hosting the 11th Kobo Emerging Writers Prize is one of the best. Giving $20,000 each to three amazing debut Canadian authors is an honour and so. much. fun. #BigChequesAreFun 1/ 🧵
The Kobo office at a glance: Drag Queens meet a Kobo Service Dog during a packed in-office Pride Brunch on Thursday. That's who we are. Make your bookstore choices accordingly ❤️
June 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Kobo office at a glance: Drag Queens meet a Kobo Service Dog during a packed in-office Pride Brunch on Thursday. That's who we are. Make your bookstore choices accordingly ❤️
Proof that Viking explorers made it at least as far as Cornwall Ontario
May 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Proof that Viking explorers made it at least as far as Cornwall Ontario
Can also confirm that Kobo ereaders work well in the punishing environment of the English drawing room...
May 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Can also confirm that Kobo ereaders work well in the punishing environment of the English drawing room...
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM