Rakuten Kobo finally launched its ebook subscription service in Singapore and Malaysia today. The S$9.99 a month Kobo Plus comes with unlimited access to 2 million ebooks and 300,000 audiobooks.
But having searched through the Kobo Plus selections, I’m not really sure it’s worth it for someone who reads mostly genre fiction like fantasy. I couldn’t find any titles from fantasy heavyweight Brandon Sanderson, horror-meister Stephen King, or romantasy queen Sarah J. Maas. None of the top ten books in the New York Times bestseller lists are in Kobo Plus. You’ll have to buy these books in the Kobo store separately.
To be fair, Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service doesn’t have most of Sanderson’s or Maas’ books either, but it did have at least one book available. So what then do you get from Kobo Plus?
Well, if you’re willing to settle, based on my quick browsing, there are Piers Anthony fantasy books, BattleTech books, and one Wesley Chu book (Ta…
