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I've made a one-page guide to help with the latest call to action and hopefully help you discover some awesome Canadian tech (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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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 💪

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[–] 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is Kobo and Ratukan Kobo two separate companies. Otherwise it is Japanese owned I think ?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

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

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    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. 🫡

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