Rakuten Kobo Launches All-You-Can-Read eBook and Audiobook Subscription in Singapore

Rakuten Kobo today launched Kobo Plus in Singapore – the all-you-can-read subscription offering book lovers unlimited access to over 2 million eBooks and over 300,000 audiobooks starting from an affordable monthly fee of just S$9.99.

Avid readers in Singapore – including more than 300,000 existing Kobo members – can now access Kobo Plus via the Kobo Books App (available on iOS and Android) and directly on Kobo eReaders to begin discovering new authors and genres.

The Kobo Plus eBook and audiobook collection features a breadth of stories, including the latest bestsellers, beloved literary classics, thrillers, sweeping romances, thought-provoking nonfiction, and more.

From left to right: Julian Chou, General Manager of Rakuten Kobo Asia, Denon Lim, President and Chief Editor of Lingzi Media, Michael Tamblyn, CEO of Rakuten Kobo, Hironori Shimada, Director of Rakuten Asia, and Maureen Ho, Chief Editor of Focus Publishing, at the launch of Kobo Plus. (Photo: Rakuten Kobo)

So, whether you are an avid reader or “audiobookphile” , the Kobo Plus subscription has something for you. The service offers three subscription plans:

  • Kobo Plus Read: Unlimited eBooks for S$9.99 per month
  • Kobo Plus Listen: Unlimited audiobooks for S$9.99 per month
  • Kobo Plus Read and Listen: Unlimited eBooks and audiobooks for S$12.99 per month

If you do not have an iPad or tablet, you can consider Kobo’s portfolio of eReaders – which includes Kobo Libra Colour, Kobo Clara Colour, Kobo Clara BW, Kobo Elipsa 2E, and Kobo Sage. With features such as waterproofing and ComfortLight PRO for blue light reduction, along with stylus compatibility and page-turn buttons in the higher-end models, these eReaders will further enhance the Kobo Plus reading experience. 

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