Kobo Plus sales are now reported in the dashboard under the section "Kobo Plus."
Overview
Estimated earnings shown here are from the last three months and year to date. Kobo Plus stats are updated on a monthly basis.
| Month, Year | Shows sales made each month and compares to sales made in the previous monthly period |
| Year to Date | Shows sales made this year to the latest month of Kobo Plus data |
Search Filters
You can filter to narrow down your sales data. You can filter by the following options:
| Date |
You can select custom date filters or use our default filters You can select up to 2 years worth of sales data at a time Please note: Kobo Plus data is only available in monthly increments |
| Authors | This defaults to include all authors but you can filter to select one or multiple |
| Books | This defaults to include all books but you can filter to select one or multiple |
| Regions | This defaults to include all regions but you can filter to select one or multiple |
Sales Trends
You can also filter the chart by Sales Value:
| Sales Value | Choose from estimated revenue and minutes |
Map View
You can see where your sales are coming from by selecting Show Map View. You can hover over the dots to see a breakdown of minutes by country.
Totals
You can see the totals broken down by format:
| Estimated eBook Total | Estimated eBooks total by filtered option |
| Estimated Audiobook Total | Estimated audiobook total by filtered option |
| eBook Minutes Consumed |
Total eBook minutes consumed during filtered period Please note: Minutes are reported in 300 minute increments |
| Audiobook Minutes Consumed |
Total audiobook minutes consumed during filtered period Please note: minutes are reported in 300 minute increments |
Book Titles
Your selected filters will also provide a list of book titles, including both eBooks and Audio:
| Top Books | Lists your books by highest minutes in the selected time period |
| Book Title A-Z | Lists your books alphabetically, from a-z, in the selected time period |
| Book Title Z-A | Lists your books reverse alphabetically, from z-a, in the selected time period |
Download CSV
You can download a CSV file of the results in the Book Titles section.
Sales Reports
Your Kobo Plus earnings will be reported in a separate report, marked SUBS. It will be uploaded along with your regular monthly report at the end of each month. These reports can be found on the dashboard under menu My Account > Payment Information.
For more information about Kobo Plus, please visit these articles:
Kobo Plus is Kobo's subscription reading program. You'll receive a separate sales report for any Kobo Plus reads you may have. These can be downloaded along side your Kobo Sales Reports in the Payment Information section of your account and are uploaded on a monthly basis.
For further information on Kobo Plus, please visit these articles.
Here’s the glossary of terms:
| Column Name | Definition |
| Read Period | The month that the sales report covers |
| Publisher Name | Publisher Name |
| eISBN | eISBN of Title Read |
| Author | Author of Title Read |
| Title | Title of Book Read |
| List Price (TaxIn) | Price that you have set for this book, including tax (This will appear as 0 for subscriptions as there is no list price) |
| List Price (TaxOut) | Price that you have set for this book, excluding tax (This will appear as 0 for subscriptions as there is no list price) |
| List Price Currency | Price that you have set for this book (This will appear blank for subscriptions as there is no list price) |
| Region |
Region that title was read in NB- From October 2021, NL/BE will be split into separate territories in your report, rather than grouped as one. |
| Read Threshold (%) | Reading threshold completed for a book to be considered read NB - From April 1st, this is no longer used in subscription reporting and will appear as 0 |
| Reads |
The Number of Reads for this Book (300 Minutes Equals 1 Read) |
| Total Payable | Total Payable Amount for this Book |
| Foreign Exchange to Payable Currency | Foreign Exchange Rate Used to Convert the List Price to your Default Currency |
| Total in Payable Currency | Total Payable Amount for this Book in your Default Currency |
| Payable Currency | Your Default Currency |
| Value Per Minute | Monthly Kobo Plus Revenue / Minutes Consumed (Please read this article for more details) |
| Total Minutes |
Total Minutes this Book was Read (Reported in 300 Minute Increments) |
| Revenue earned per title | Amount earned per title NB - From April 1st, this is no longer used in subscription reporting and will appear as 0 |
| Publisher revenue share (%) | Royalty Rate Applied to this Sale |
| Total publisher revenue share in payable currency ($) | Amount that Kobo will Pay the Publisher in your Default Currency |
| Total Tax in Payable Currency | Total Tax in your Payable Currency |
| Content Type | E-Book or Audiobook |