Case Study: Kobo achieves rapid, scalable global digital magazine production with Aptara

Powering Kobo’s Global Digital Magazine Expansion

Kobo, a global eReading leader with over 4 million titles available in nearly 190 countries, had acquired Aquafadas to add rich-media digital magazine capabilities but lacked the capacity to quickly scale production as its magazine inventory expanded across new international markets.

Aptara provided the solution by assigning 35 vetted and Kobo‑trained subject-matter experts and integrating the Aquafadas platform into a flexible workflow that combined automated content identification with SME review, device QA, and final builds. The team converts PDFs to AVE format for all Kobo apps and devices, delivering an average of 850 magazines per month with 4‑hour to 2‑day turnarounds, 24/7 support, multilingual conversions (English, French, Italian), and consistent, high-quality results.

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