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Kobo Adds Native Sync With StoryGraph to Auto-Track Reading Progress

The integration gives StoryGraph exposure to Kobo’s roughly 12 million users in 190 countries, creating a device-level alternative to KindleGoodreads.

Overview

  • Kobo and StoryGraph have launched a live integration that automatically syncs reading progress from Kobo devices and apps to StoryGraph, marking finished ebooks and audiobooks as read on the tracker.
  • The sync works across any Kobo device and Kobo apps and shares progress as percentage data that StoryGraph converts to pages or listening time for its reading stats.
  • Users can enable the integration through their Kobo account without paying a fee, though StoryGraph continues to offer an optional $5-per-month Plus tier for advanced charts and filters.
  • By closing the device-sync gap that long favored Kindle’s built-in Goodreads connection, the deal gives StoryGraph a route to retain Kobo readers and challenges Amazon’s KindleGoodreads hold on device-linked book tracking.
  • The move taps a larger trend of rising ebook and audiobook use and community-driven discovery and could prompt other e-reader and reading-platform tie-ups as competitors try to match device-level convenience.