I Joined Kobo Plus!
Hello Reading Family!
I hope you’re all enjoying a fabulous summer season. This isn’t my season, so I’m in my vampire era.
That means more reading! But I’ve been putting something off, switching from Kindle Unlimited to another service.
Question of the Day: What service do you use to read your ebooks?
I’m not the biggest fan of Amazon for many reasons (they are a monopoly if you ask me), so I’ve been trying to distance myself a bit. I cancelled my Prime account and started ordering physical books from Bookshop.org (very happy with this part of things) to support local bookstores across the nation, but their options for reading an ebook aren’t very great (I wrote about a post on it here if you’re curious).
I recently bought a Kobo eReader, because the design was similar to my Amazon eReader (extra kudos on the fact that it was made of recycled materials), and I was scrolling through their online shop when I saw they had something called Kobo Plus.
It works just like Kindle Unlimited, and it’s cheaper! Here’s the price breakdown below.
I just finished my first read with the service and it’s almost exactly like Kindle Unlimited (but with less buggy errors), so I’m really happy about the switch. They also have a desktop version of the application so if you read on your computer like I tend to do, they’ve got you covered there too.
That’s pretty much it. I’m not affiliated with Kobo in any way, shape, or form, but I wanted to get the word out that there are options other than Amazon to get your ebooks from.
If you’d like more comparisons and breakdowns of the differences, below are some great articles I found that should help. Happy reading all you lovely bibliophiles!
Kobo Plus review – Tech Radar
Kobo Plus vs. Kindle Unlimited – How-To Geek
Kindle vs. Kobo: Weighing the Pros and Cons Before Switching – eReaders Forum
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Also… not that many people care, but Kobo Plus allows authors to be in their program WITHOUT forcing them into some draconian exclusivity BS like the Subscription Service Who Shall Not Be Named. As in, authors can still publish their books elsewhere and distribute to libraries… something you can’t do with there Other One.
I absolutely adore Kobo as both a writer and a reader. And I too loved the fact they use recycled materials to build their ereaders 😋
Ooo, I care! I didn’t know that. My short stories that are KU aren’t really getting any traction, so I’ll definitely be looking into switching them to Kobo Plus in the near future. I get a nice break from author events for most of July August and September, so that’ll be the perfect time for a change.
Right? It’s been great so far, and I feel like I’m contributing towards a better system that cares at least a little more than the Zon. Win-win if you ask me.