kobo
- noun
- The other option is to distribute to Kobo through Smashwords, which has free ISBNs.
Examples
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And that was before the kobo, like the naira, experienced its ignominious fall.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sites like B&N, Kobo, and Google have been competing with Amazon on wholesale books all along.
Blog text (11) -
PNB: How do you expect Brazilians will react to the Kobo devices, particularly the dedicated readers?
Blog text (21) -
I've got 6 romances out currently on Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, and Kobo Books.
Blog text (11) -
I found a few coins, including a kobo, in the bottom of my bag.
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Prices in the market can sometimes be as low as one kobo for a small item.
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He saved up enough kobo to buy a new smartphone.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kobo comes from a West African name for a small coin and likely comes from local languages such as Hausa, where it was used for low-value money. That's why a kobo is a very small part of Nigeria's money — like a 'cent' or 'penny' — it is 'one hundredth' of a naira.