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# Kobo Plus comes to Singapore and Malaysia
- URL: https://www.techstories.co/kobo-plus-comes-to-singapore-and-malaysia/
- Published: 2025-03-18T14:20:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-22T14:22:43.000Z
- Description: Unlimited eBooks, Audiobooks or both.
- Author: Paul Mah
- Tags: Technology, Gadgets

Love reading? Kobo Plus is available as of today in Singapore and Malaysia for buffet-style reading or audiobook listening.

**Kobo Plus is here**

For a fixed fee, readers in Singapore and Malaysia can now access a library of over two million eBooks or over 300,000 audio books. Or both.

- Kobo Plus Read (eBooks) for SG$9.99 or RM27.
- Kobo Plus Listen (Audiobooks) for SG$9.99 or RM27.
- Kobo Plus Read & Listen for SG$12.99 or RM35.

You can check it out with the free 14-day trial.

**Vibrant market for reading**

Rakutan Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn was in Singapore this afternoon for the launch, and he spoke about the vibrant market here for eBooks.

- "Vibrant" and "dynamic" market here for reading.
- Multilingual content: English, Chinese, and more.
- Strong support for reading culture\*.

Some details of Kobo users in Singapore:

- 46% male; 54% female
- 25-34 yo: 26%
- 18-24 yo: 21%
- 35-44 yo: 20%
- 45-54 yo: 17%
- 55-64 yo: 8%
- 65+ yo: 7%

And psst, Kobo's active readers in Singapore grew by 31% in 2024!

Here are some Kobo Plus statistics according to Michael.

- 6.2x more book starts.
- Great for discovering new authors.
- 2x reading time and 6.6x higher finishes.

*\*Specifically, the investments by the Singapore government in public libraries.*

![](https://www.techstories.co/content/images/2025/03/1742291500263.jpg)

![Image preview](https://www.techstories.co/content/images/2025/03/1742291500023.jpg)

****Photo Credit**: Paul Mah

**Kobo e-readers**

I have over 10 e-readers at home and my favourites are the devices made by Kobo.

Here's why:

- Exceptional reader experience with the ability to fine-tune how content is displayed: Multiple fonts and up to 32 steps to adjust text size, margins, and spacing etc.
- Support for non-Kobo content such as NLB library books through Overdrive integration and online articles saved in Pocket.
- Can import books in from third-party applications such as Calibre, which allows me to easily categorise them into Collections and Series.

Have you used a Kobo e-reader? How do you read?