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Cootey · 04-13-2023, 04:09 AM

I’ve been away for a bit due to illness, so I’m glad to see the thread rambling along in colorful ways. 😅

I’ve been experimenting with what was available. As expected, the big guns are missing, but there are a lot of other offerings.

I had mixed results with Japanese light novels. Cross Infinite World is all in. Other mainstream publishers in that genre are not.

Kodansha Comics is in. They are using a similar approach with their manga that they take with KU. The first four volumes of older series can be found on KP, but hot, new titles are not. In contrast, Viz Comics has nothing on KP that I can see. I haven’t extensively searched for American comics yet.

As expected, there's a veritable ocean of Indy pubbed work. However, I was pleased to see classic Science Fiction works sprinkled in with the hot, bare-chested, alien werewolves looking for a good earth woman. All kidding aside, many of the main SF&F publishers haven’t jumped on board yet. I thought Baen would be a good candidate, but their works aren’t available on the program either.

If you search for books via title, looking for similar works to that book with the Kobo Plus filter helps you find more downloadable content. If you want to browse via category, then access the menu on the top left of the website, select Kobo Plus, and you'll get a landing page filled with categories to choose from. I haven’t found a way to search via genre using Discover on the Kobo eReader yet, however.

So far, I’ve been pleased with my free trial. I’ve found political works, fantasy, science fiction, Japanese light novels, comics, manga, etc. More than I can read in one month, making the future $7.99 subscription a tempting purchase.

04-13-2023, 04:09 AM	#70
Cootey Absentminded Reader Posts: 1,345 Karma: 7442365 Join Date: Apr 2017 Device: Kobo Mini, Libra Colour & Elipsa; Kindle Paperwhite 3 & 4; iOS apps	Kobo Plus now available in US & UK I’ve been away for a bit due to illness, so I’m glad to see the thread rambling along in colorful ways. 😅 I’ve been experimenting with what was available. As expected, the big guns are missing, but there are a lot of other offerings. I had mixed results with Japanese light novels. Cross Infinite World is all in. Other mainstream publishers in that genre are not. Kodansha Comics is in. They are using a similar approach with their manga that they take with KU. The first four volumes of older series can be found on KP, but hot, new titles are not. In contrast, Viz Comics has nothing on KP that I can see. I haven’t extensively searched for American comics yet. As expected, there's a veritable ocean of Indy pubbed work. However, I was pleased to see classic Science Fiction works sprinkled in with the hot, bare-chested, alien werewolves looking for a good earth woman. All kidding aside, many of the main SF&F publishers haven’t jumped on board yet. I thought Baen would be a good candidate, but their works aren’t available on the program either. If you search for books via title, looking for similar works to that book with the Kobo Plus filter helps you find more downloadable content. If you want to browse via category, then access the menu on the top left of the website, select Kobo Plus, and you'll get a landing page filled with categories to choose from. I haven’t found a way to search via genre using Discover on the Kobo eReader yet, however. So far, I’ve been pleased with my free trial. I’ve found political works, fantasy, science fiction, Japanese light novels, comics, manga, etc. More than I can read in one month, making the future $7.99 subscription a tempting purchase.