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Old 07-15-2023, 09:36 AM   #1
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Really, Kobo?

I got this email:

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I occasionally get them after looking at an eBook on the store - occasionally it's a helpful reminder to wishlist them. But in this case:

a) I already own the book on the Kobo store.
b) It's no longer available in Canada, so I couldn't buy it again if I wanted to.


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Old 07-15-2023, 09:46 AM   #2
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Amazon regularly adverts me with stuff I already have and stuff that doesn't ship to Ireland. Search can mostly have unavailable stuff.
That's generally.

Also mysteriously web page for ebooks I have (and in Content & Devices) sometimes doesn't show I have it.

Or web page for ebooks, paper books or things on wish list can vanish, yet sellers can't get a webpage removed for an unobtainable ebook, paper book or thing.

I never ever get email adverts from Kobo, only confirmation of purchase, or if an ereader shipping info. Actually that's also true for Amazon except sometimes I review and then Amazon sends an email of acceptance.

But Amazon's website, search and price order on Wish List is the most broken place I buy from on the Internet. Kobo's Website & Search seems OK apart from lack of sort on web wishlist.
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Old 07-15-2023, 09:48 AM   #3
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I believe Kobo only sends them if you enable it in your account settings. I mostly have it on because it emails me about wishlist sales.
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I got this email:

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I occasionally get them after looking at an eBook on the store - occasionally it's a helpful reminder to wishlist them. But in this case:

a) I already own the book on the Kobo store.
b) It's no longer available in Canada, so I couldn't buy it again if I wanted to.

c) https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/nor-crystal-tears-1

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Old 07-15-2023, 04:57 PM   #5
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Oops, I didn't notice I screwed up the link.

Though I just checked in incognito and it came back available for sale at some point in the last few hours. Point a) still applies though.
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Oops, I didn't notice I screwed up the link.

Though I just checked in incognito and it came back available for sale at some point in the last few hours. Point a) still applies though.
I've read it. It's a good book.
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Old 07-15-2023, 05:07 PM   #7
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Amazon regularly adverts me with stuff I already have and stuff that doesn't ship to ...
Yea, I hate that with Amazon!! Recommended books for you, and most of the books they recommend are ones I have already purchased from them. And what is weird is that I never see those books recommended to me until after I have purchased them.
So, I don't really get any meaningful recommendations from them.

Same with movies and tv shows when I used to buy blurays from them many years ago, and those titles seem to be the only ones recommended for me.
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Yea, I hate that with Amazon!! Recommended books for you, and most of the books they recommend are ones I have already purchased from them. And what is weird is that I never see those books recommended to me until after I have purchased them.
So, I don't really get any meaningful recommendations from them.

Same with movies and tv shows when I used to buy blurays from them many years ago, and those titles seem to be the only ones recommended for me.
I get the occasional saying I might want something and if I go look, it's usually rubbish as well as something I don't want.
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Amazon's "frequently bought together" and "customers also viewed" can occasionally be a good source of amusement though.
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I got this email:

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I occasionally get them after looking at an eBook on the store - occasionally it's a helpful reminder to wishlist them. But in this case:

a) I already own the book on the Kobo store.
b) It's no longer available in Canada, so I couldn't buy it again if I wanted to.


Wow! Even by Kobo's "high" standards, that's pro-level incompetence there
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Wow! Even by Kobo's "high" standards, that's pro-level incompetence there
Did you read that the book is actually available?
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Old 07-16-2023, 06:04 AM   #12
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The book wasn't available when I got the email. And there's still point a).
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The book wasn't available when I got the email. And there's still point a).
Yeah, I get many emails from Kobo urging me to buy books that I've already bought from them. So nice to feel so valued
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