Comparison of Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited

PeterT · 06-15-2024, 10:03 AM

This might be of interest to some.

https://www.howtogeek.com/kobo-plus-...dle-unlimited/

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issybird · 06-15-2024, 10:24 AM

For me, the biggest difference between the two is that Kobo has books I'd like to read; fairly frequently a book that I actively look for turns out to be available on Kobo Plus. Whereas KU has nearly entirely unadulterated carp; more does not equal better by any measure. I've never been very successful at finding books to read on KU and even when I do, either I abandon them or I don't think they're all that good. Price would be the next consideration.

That said, neither one is cost-effective for me; I want to read what I want and OverDrive has more books to my taste for free.

maddz · 06-15-2024, 02:26 PM

Kobo keep pushing Plus at me when I buy a book that's in the programme. So far, I prefer to own rather than borrow on the grounds I can back up the file...

ottdmk · 06-15-2024, 05:47 PM

I enjoyed Kobo Plus when I had it. I cancelled it because I just don't have enough time to read. My to-read list is huge (thank you/curse you Humble Bundle) and there just aren't enough hours in a month. If I had time to consistently read two Plus books a month, it would definitely be worth it.

DNSB · 06-15-2024, 11:46 PM

For myself, I average 3-5 books per month from Kobo Plus so it's worth while. When I add in my spouse's 5-6 books per month, it becomes a no-brainer. The other advantage I find to Kobo Plus is that it has one heck of a lot more SF & F by authors I know. For example, I recently picked up Chess with a Dragon by David Gerrold and The Budayeen Cycle by George Alec Effinger while my spouse picked up Written by Christine Pope.

Yes, I know that we don't actually own those ebooks but since there seems to be no limit on the number of Kobo Plus books we can borrow, until we decide KP is no longer a choice for us, we can keep those books in our library for an extended period.

We've both tried audiobooks but neither of us is enthused about listening to audiobooks. I find they are too slow and my spouse finds them hard to go backward or forward in. They often re-read pages in a book and audiobooks are not easily compatible with doing so.

MSWallack · 06-17-2024, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by issybird

Whereas KU has nearly entirely unadulterated carp; more does not equal better by any measure.

I don't normally take the time to point out typos, but I had to in this case because the use of "carp" just made me laugh out loud (I was picturing a big fish flapping around on my device). What can I say? I can occasionally be easily entertained.

theducks · 06-17-2024, 10:35 AM

Uh! that was deliberate to avoid tender sensibilities (and rules in some locales)
Some folk use symbol substitutions instead

John F · 06-17-2024, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

Uh! that was deliberate to avoid tender sensibilities (and rules in some locales)
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This was new to me also. I'll have to use some of these in the future ...

That article was full of shad.
Amazon can go and fluke themselves.
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theducks · 06-17-2024, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John F

This was new to me also. I'll have to use some of these in the future ...

That article was full of shad.
Amazon can go and fluke themselves.
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That's the spirit

tomsem · Yesterday, 03:59 PM

I find KU to be a good value and just renewed for 2y (only about $8m that way). There is a lot of crap. I was looking for something about archeology of Middle East, the first one I looked at had nice pictures but the text read like bad ChatGPT, which it probably is (published 2024). But I found another one that is much better.

06-15-2024, 10:03 AM	#1
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,279 Karma: 74007256 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Comparison of Kobo Plus and Kindle Unlimited This might be of interest to some. https://www.howtogeek.com/kobo-plus-...dle-unlimited/ Sent from my Pixel 7a using Tapatalk

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06-15-2024, 10:24 AM	#2
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,378 Karma: 223034386 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	For me, the biggest difference between the two is that Kobo has books I'd like to read; fairly frequently a book that I actively look for turns out to be available on Kobo Plus. Whereas KU has nearly entirely unadulterated carp; more does not equal better by any measure. I've never been very successful at finding books to read on KU and even when I do, either I abandon them or I don't think they're all that good. Price would be the next consideration. That said, neither one is cost-effective for me; I want to read what I want and OverDrive has more books to my taste for free.

06-15-2024, 02:26 PM	#3
maddz Wizard Posts: 1,298 Karma: 29121666 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Device: Kobo Forma, Icarus, iPad Mini 2, Kobo Touch, Google Nexus 7	Kobo keep pushing Plus at me when I buy a book that's in the programme. So far, I prefer to own rather than borrow on the grounds I can back up the file...

06-15-2024, 05:47 PM	#4
ottdmk Wizard Posts: 1,200 Karma: 3765734 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus, Lenovo Tab M8 HD	I enjoyed Kobo Plus when I had it. I cancelled it because I just don't have enough time to read. My to-read list is huge (thank you/curse you Humble Bundle) and there just aren't enough hours in a month. If I had time to consistently read two Plus books a month, it would definitely be worth it.

06-15-2024, 11:46 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 36,966 Karma: 148318164 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	For myself, I average 3-5 books per month from Kobo Plus so it's worth while. When I add in my spouse's 5-6 books per month, it becomes a no-brainer. The other advantage I find to Kobo Plus is that it has one heck of a lot more SF & F by authors I know. For example, I recently picked up Chess with a Dragon by David Gerrold and The Budayeen Cycle by George Alec Effinger while my spouse picked up Written by Christine Pope. Yes, I know that we don't actually own those ebooks but since there seems to be no limit on the number of Kobo Plus books we can borrow, until we decide KP is no longer a choice for us, we can keep those books in our library for an extended period. We've both tried audiobooks but neither of us is enthused about listening to audiobooks. I find they are too slow and my spouse finds them hard to go backward or forward in. They often re-read pages in a book and audiobooks are not easily compatible with doing so.

06-17-2024, 10:35 AM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,999 Karma: 57259778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Uh! that was deliberate to avoid tender sensibilities (and rules in some locales) Some folk use symbol substitutions instead

Yesterday, 03:59 PM	#10
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,550 Karma: 26957765 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I find KU to be a good value and just renewed for 2y (only about $8m that way). There is a lot of crap. I was looking for something about archeology of Middle East, the first one I looked at had nice pictures but the text read like bad ChatGPT, which it probably is (published 2024). But I found another one that is much better.

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