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This news was announced in early September, but this week, the Kobo Clara Colour is now available in white by customer demand – I admit I’m fascinated by the new colour eInk screens.

Kobo makes two colour ereaders – the Libra Colour ($229.99 US) and the Clara Colour ($159.99 US). The Libra allows readers to make notes and annotate, and there’s a stylus sold separately.

The Clara is, per their press release, constructed with recycled plastic, and it’s repairable, too – I appreciate that a LOT.  The new white Clara Colour comes with a larger battery, and the black Clara Colour received the same upgrade. More reading time!

The reviews are pretty positive, too – including from people who upgraded from a prior Kobo reader.

And, if you’ve got a Kobo eReader or not, Kobo Plus is still one of the greatest subscription deals I’ve seen.

Kobo Plus allows you unlimited access to ebooks, audiobooks, or, depending on the plan, ebooks and audiobooks.  (Seriously, this is so smart.)

If the graphic isn’t legible for you, Kobo Plus Listen is $7.99US per month, and there are over 150,000 audiobooks in their catalog.

Kobo Plus Read is also $7.99US per month, and has over 1.5 million ebooks in their catalog, including some exclusives, and entire series bundles, too.

And Kobo Plus Read & Listen is $9.99 per month – both listening and ebooks, for $10. That’s a really good deal.

Plus, if you’re a new subscriber, you can try Kobo Plus for 30 days for free, and cancel any time.

I love a “cancel any time” – and if you’re someone who worries that you won’t remember to, here’s a tip. When you sign up for a free trial, set a reminder or calendar appointment for just under the free trial length, with a link to where you can unsubscribe. So if it’s a 14 day free trial, sign up, and IMMEDIATELY afterward, set a reminder or calendar item for 12 or 13 days from now that your trial is about to end, and do you want to renew? Bonus: include instructions or a link where the cancellation happens. Helps me out immensely.

Kobo Plus is as well stocked as Darcy’s fishing pond in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice.

Or, you know, the other pond in the other Pride and Prejudice: 

The Kobo Plus romance reads cover a lot of genres and authors, the Sci Fi and Fantasy collection has a number of books I’ve favorited, and of course there’s Mysteries and Thrillers. The entire Verity Kent series by Anna Lee Huber is available in ebook. (Such a good series.)

Over in audio, some items in my listening queue: e all the Penric & Desdemona books by Lois McMaster Bujold. Plus there are a bunch of historical romances from Erica Ridley, Jess Michaels, Darcy Burke, and more.

The Council Mysteries series by Celia Lake is in Kobo Plus, as are her other series, including the Mysterious Powers series, which was a favorite of Catherine’s. Like KJ Charles? Yup, inside Kobo Plus.

Most importantly: you’ve got options in your subscription services. If you’re an insatiable reader and listener (hi) an unlimited subscription plan can keep you happily engrossed and save you some money, too. And if you’re thinking about your purchases more critically like I am, I have to say, I like knowing that there are digital reading and listening alternatives.

Do you like book and audio subscription services?  Have you tried a Kobo ereader? Which one do you like?