Kobo Plus is an unlimited ebook subscription program, that has just launched in Canada. Readers can get a free 30 day trial to get a sense of how it works. Readers can purchase a membership directly on the Kobo Plus landing page or directly on the Kobo e-reader. How does Kobo pay publishers or self-published authors? Each month, Kobo takes the total revenue earned from … [Read more...] about How does Kobo Plus Pay Canadian Publishers?
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Kobo Plus introduces audiobooks
Kobo Plus is the company's unlimited ebook subscription platform that is only available in the Netherlands. Kobo has just added audiobooks to the mix and has introduced a few new tiers. Kobo has always treated Plus as a testbed for an eventual rollout into other countries. You can subscribe to the unlimited ebook aspect of Plus for €9.99 per month or just subscribe to the … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus introduces audiobooks
The Kobo Plus ebook subscription program continues to grow
Kobo Plus is an ebook subscription program that launched in the Netherlands a year and a half ago. In that time over 150,000 people have tried the service and 85% of them end up paying a monthly fee after the free trial expires. Major publishers are also seeing value in that Kobo is trying to do and recently Harpercollins Holland and Prometheus signed on and have contributed … [Read more...] about The Kobo Plus ebook subscription program continues to grow
Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
Kobo Plus is an unlimited ebook service that is only available in the Netherlands and the platform is celebrating their one year anniversary. There have been over 125,000 people that have paid the fees to download as many titles as they want. Publishers have been embracing this new digital distribution system, Plus first launched with 18,000 titles and it has ballooned to over … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus Considered a Massive Success
BOL Launches Kobo Plus Gift Cards
Kobo Plus is doing some fairly innovative things with their first e-book subscription platform that is only available in the Netherlands. BOL is their key partner and they are the largest digital bookseller in the region and been selling Kobo branded e-readers since 2014 and have been heavily marketing Kobo Plus. Bol has just announced that they have created Kobo Plus Gift … [Read more...] about BOL Launches Kobo Plus Gift Cards
Kobo Plus is Getting a Number of Exclusive eBooks
Kobo Plus is an unlimited e-book subscription service that is only available in the Netherlands and lately they have been able to get a number of exclusives. In the name of the father is a new e-book from by thrillist Linda Jansma and a number of titles by author Willem Asman are both exclusively available on Kobo Plus and this is pissing off local booksellers. The Paagman … [Read more...] about Kobo Plus is Getting a Number of Exclusive eBooks
Rakuten Kobo CEO Discusses Tolino, Shelfie and Kobo Plus
Kobo Books is the third largest e-book and e-reader company in the world and their primary focus is underserved markets. Instead of competing in the ultra-competitive US market they instead developed infrastructure to sell their line of products in bookstores all over Australia, Canada, Europe and the United Kingdom. The company started out as Shortcovers in 2009, which was … [Read more...] about Rakuten Kobo CEO Discusses Tolino, Shelfie and Kobo Plus
Draft2Digital and Streetlib are now distributing e-books to Kobo Plus
Streetlib and Draft2Digital are two self-publishing solutions for authors looking to get international exposure. These companies are offering the ability to distribute e-books to the Kobo Plus platform that is available in Belgium and the Netherlands. Authors who already opt into the Kobo platform are automatically enrolled in Kobo Plus and royalties are paid monthly from a … [Read more...] about Draft2Digital and Streetlib are now distributing e-books to Kobo Plus
E-Book Subscription Services Are Booming in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is experiencing a increase in the number of people who subscribe to e-book subscription service. In the past three months everyone in this sector saw a 49% increase in the number of new subscribers. The number of titles available for subscription services such as Kobo Plus, and Bliyoo Mate increased by 67%. Last year the average user had a paltry selection of … [Read more...] about E-Book Subscription Services Are Booming in the Netherlands