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Old 03-10-2026, 09:18 PM   #16
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Still $16.99 AUD here for read and listen. No advice received of any change in subscription cost.
The thread was about the VIP Membership, not Kobo Plus. VIP is a one-off annual fee, not a monthly subscription.
https://www.kobo.com/au/en/kobosuperpoints/vip

The price is $10AUD
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Old 03-14-2026, 10:25 PM   #17
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Old 03-18-2026, 05:22 AM   #18
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Old 04-16-2026, 07:05 AM   #19
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£12 in UK now. Shall not be renewing.
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Old 04-16-2026, 07:24 AM   #20
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I decided not to renew. If a discount on VIP comes up at old price I will.
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Old 04-16-2026, 07:58 AM   #21
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Yes, in the UK it's now £12 or 8,000 points. Luckily my renewal date is Feb 27, 2027, and I rather expect to have more than 8,000 points by then.
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Old 04-16-2026, 09:15 AM   #22
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People might want to check that VIP membership isn't set to auto-renew when the current year is up...
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Old 04-16-2026, 07:18 PM   #23
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Yes, in the UK it's now £12 or 8,000 points. Luckily my renewal date is Feb 27, 2027, and I rather expect to have more than 8,000 points by then.
Honestly i rather drop that on a book and bail. It may be more worth if you buy lots of discounted books though.
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Old 04-17-2026, 02:52 AM   #24
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Honestly i rather drop that on a book and bail. It may be more worth if you buy lots of discounted books though.
Some of my books attract the 10% VIP discount, but probably not £120 each year. But I do buy a lot of price-matched books where I get the points for the full price, even after the refund. So long as my purchases each year fund the VIP membership, I'll just keep it going.
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Old 05-06-2026, 08:54 AM   #25
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I've benefited hugely from the VIP subscription at Kobo.
Points wise that is, as the choice of a free ebook was a very crap selection this year, worse than last year which was bad enough.

I wouldn't be average though, as I buy a lot of ebooks. And it isn't just the great number of free ebooks I've gotten, but the lower prices due to VIP discount, than a Kindle version on many occasions.

I'm also very selective about the price I am prepared to pay for an ebook, so many are me just waiting long enough to grab on a great discount. That is helped by me running a program every day to check on prices of ebooks on my wishlist. That alone has saved me heaps of money. So couple that with the VIP advantage and I am way in front.

Alas though, it has resulted in me having a huge reading backlog.
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Old 05-06-2026, 02:39 PM   #26
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I get more value from Kobo Plus than I do from Kobo VIP, so I think I'll let my VIP expire. Only a few of the authors I read are eligible for the discount, and most of those are in Kobo Plus anyway.

Edit - somehow I landed on the points accumulation chart, and it looks like I've only redeemed points once for a single book, so that's definitely not worth keeping at $20 per year. If it was still $10, I'd have enough points to pay for the membership and would maintain it, but not at the new price.
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Old 10-12-2026, 08:48 AM   #27
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For those who haven't received the renewal notice yet with the higher price, this is what it looks like. I received mine this morning (I'm in Toronto, so the dollars referenced are Canadian dollars):

Dear Robert,

We’re reaching out to inform you that the Kobo VIP membership annual fee is increasing to $20. As a friendly reminder, your membership is set to expire on 2026-11-10.

If you have auto-renewal enabled, your VIP membership will continue uninterrupted. The amount will automatically be charged to your payment method on file. If you’d prefer, you can also redeem 8,000 Kobo Super Points to renew your membership instead.

If you decide not to continue, you can easily disable auto-renewal in your VIP Membership Dashboard before 2026-11-10 to avoid any charges.
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