Subject: 🔮 Exciting News from Jennifer Blackstream! 🔎

Who is this weird woman who writes such stories?


I have two kids. A son (15) and a daughter (10). They are both hilarious. And occasionally insightful.


My daughter used her Christmas money to buy a Lanky Box Mystery Box. Don't worry about the details, the important part of the story is that these are "mystery bags" with different toys in them.


So she feels one of the bags and says, "I think this one is a pop-it." She opens the bag and announces, "I stand correctly."


I thought she was wrong. I thought it wasn't a pop-it and she'd meant to say "I stand corrected."


Nope. She was right. And she said what she meant.


All of this is to say that "I stand correctly," is my new catch-phrase.

Have you heard of Kobo Plus?

What is Kobo Plus?


Kobo Plus is Kobo's equivalent to Kindle Unlimited. You pay a monthly subscription to get access to a library of books, which you can borrow, read, and return.


How is it different from Kindle Unlimited?


  1. Kindle Unlimited is $11.99 a month. Kobo plus is only $9.99. Both of those subscriptions give access to ebooks and audiobooks, but Kobo Plus also offers an ebook only or audiobook only subscription for $7.99.

  2. Kindle Unlimited limits you to 20 books to borrow at a time. There is no limit in Kobo Plus.

  3. Amazon forces authors to remove their books from all other retailers in order to participate in Kindle Unlimited. Kobo Plus allows authors to make their books available anywhere they wish while still participating in the Kobo Plus program.

How do I read books with a Kobo Plus subscription?


You simply download the Kobo Plus app on your phone or ereader.


Yes, you can even download it on your Kindle. Your Kobo books will be found in the Kobo app and not in your Kindle Library. Here's how to get the app.


  • Kindle Settings

  • Search for "Install unknown apps"

  • Select Silk Browser and allow it to download unknown apps.

  • Open Silk Browser

  • Search for the following depending on if you're in the US or UK (if you're in another country, replace the country code in one of these links)

  • kobo.com/us/en/p/apps

  • kobo.com/uk/en/p/apps

  • Once installed, the Kobo icon will be added to your apps. Sign in with your Kobo account (or make one).

Kobo does not require authors to have their books exclusive to them to be in KP, so most authors who don't have their books in KU have them in KP.


Tempted?


Kobo offers a free trial, and if you're a fan of romance, then there's a huge sale happening right now that you won't want to miss. Go ahead and take a peek!

Freebie from a Friend


Reminder: This year I was invited by a group of fantasy authors to participate in a sort of Pay-it-Forward endeavor called "Freebie from a Friend." In each of my newsletters this month, I'll be including a freebie from one of my fellow authors to offer some affordable escapism to those who might need it.


And if you have a teenage son like me, you need it.


Behold this month's freebie:

Cover art for Ferally Funny Freakshow by Ann Charles. Features a sort of sideshow mystic holding a crystal ball.

Are you all caught up?

Cover art for the entire Blood Trails series 1-14, including Snapdragon, a bonus holiday short story.

Happy reading!


JB