Well, Kobo Plus allows you to read as many books as you want (as long as they’re in the program) for only $7.99 a month, AND they don’t make authors keep the books exclusive, unlike Kindle Unlimited.
(They’ve also been expanding to other countries, so if you haven’t had access to it before, you might now. Worth checking.)
Anyway, if you’re like me and prefer to have your ebooks available across many different stores, it’s a win! Yay!
(Note… I am not affiliated with Kobo in any way. However, I am biased in that I’d like to see more of my books read on Kobo. Just throwing that out there.)
So… do you have a Kobo Plus Subscription?
Are you thinking about getting one?
Then check out these fantasy and sci-fi books, all available on Kobo Plus!
📚 There are many subscription options available in the reading/publishing world. Here, I’m going to briefly talk about two of them… Kindle Unlimited, and Kobo Plus.
The most well-known one is probably Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited (KU). A huge selection of books for $12.00. If you’re on a budget and don’t have access to a large local library selection (or want niche books that are harder to get through libraries), then Kindle Unlimited can seem like a pretty good deal.
However, for authors, it comes with a catch.
The biggest one is that any ebooks in KU (at least for independent publishers) must be exclusive to KU during the 90 day period that they’re enrolled (or longer, if the author chooses to extend the contract).
That said, very recently, Amazon has moved to allow KU books to be made available for public libraries, which is a huge win for both authors and readers. (Previously, you most likely wanted your books in Kobo’s Overdrive if you wanted library reach).
I’ve used Kindle Unlimited before, both for Glitch and for Huntress, but I ultimately chose to pull our books from KU because I’m really not a fan of exclusivity, or of the issue of “having all my eggs in one basket.”
While I haven’t, as a reader, used it for myself, Isaac did use the monthly Kobo audiobook credit subscription for a while, which was quite nice.
Now, as a writer I like Kobo Plus, because it offers an inexpensive way for readers to access my books ($7.99 a month) without requiring me to be exclusive with Kobo.
Woot!
So, if you read a lot of books and want to try a subscription service, have a look at Kobo Plus. 😁
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Since Kobo and Kobo Plus don’t get enough love, let’s start with this promo:
The rest of the promos are the usual BookFunnel ones. 🙂
(Note: The giveaways above are hosted through BookFunnel. Authors will usually ask for your email address, and in many cases, the author will collect these addresses for their newsletters.)
It’s similar to Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, except that authors don’t have to make their books exclusive to Kobo Plus. (I am, admittedly, not a fan of exclusivity, at least not for long periods of time).
Here’s the cool thing about Kobo Plus. Do you like both audiobooks and ebooks?
Kobo Plus Read & Listen is only 9.99 (USD), which is cheaper than Kindle Unlimited. And the authors can include their books elsewhere, too, such as on Amazon, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, et cetera. Or in Overdrive, which lets them get into Libby for libraries. Cool stuff, yeah?
And most of my ebook catalogue is available on Kobo Plus, too. 😉
(Note… I don’t get any compensation for featuring Kobo Plus here, aside from if you choose to read one of my books through their subscription service. However, I do like when there are alternatives to Amazon, so I wanted to give you a heads up about its existence.)
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