cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42135952

There are a few Canada specific Social Media platforms coming up as well. EH Social and Monnett.Social are topping the list.

I hope this can help you or others make the switch to support a local business 💪

  • Jupdown@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    4 days ago

    I was actually curious about the same thing but I guess while they’re owned by a Japanese conglomerate, they were/are Canadian based? From their Wikipedia page:

    Rakuten Kobo Inc., or simply Kobo, is a Canadian company that sells ebooks, audiobooks, e-readers and formerly tablet computers. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is a subsidiary of the Japanese e-commerce conglomerate Rakuten. The name Kobo is an anagram of book.

    • Jupdown@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      4 days ago

      What a subtle detail… I’m actually disappointed in myself for not noticing this before:

      1000008109

      Their online book store is way more expensive than the competition, but if that’s the cost of supporting some fellow Canadians, I’ll gladly sacrifice my capital. 🫡

      • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
        5·
        4 days ago

        Kobo supports ePub; I just run my own Calibre server and buy my books from those who publish DRM free, or sign it out from my local library.