01-08-2010, 09:14 AM | #1 |
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20% off Kobobooks until Jan 31
3 discount codes from Kobo, all valid until the end of the month.
1. Get $1 off all romance titles - Discount Code: 1Love 2. Get $2 off all self-help titles - Discount Code: NewYou 3. 20% off all other eBook categories - Discount Code: Save20 http://www.kobobooks.com |
01-08-2010, 09:19 AM | #2 |
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Theres also 20% off until January 11th
Discount Code: Kobo20 | Offer expires January 11th, 2010 Happy reading! |
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01-08-2010, 09:29 AM | #3 |
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Aside from the website and emails, where do the rest of the coupons come from? I'm always on the lookout for these coupons and always use them, but I am unaware of other ways to find them.
Thanks for posting these, BTW. |
01-08-2010, 09:51 AM | #4 |
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It depends.
Sometimes the stores themselves promote the code, for example the "Kobo20" code (valid for the next few days) is highlighted on Kobo's homepage. The 3 I've mentioned above were made available to me for publicising because I'm a Kobo affiliate partner. Rachel |
01-08-2010, 05:21 PM | #5 |
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Thanks for the information. I saw your posting about having a coupon page so I'll definitely keep a close watch on it.
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01-14-2010, 01:05 PM | #6 |
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Rachel, are others having problems downloading epubs? I got my wife a 600 for Christmas and she used a $1.50 off coupon for a book. She had to download ADE but finally got it on ADE but now it won't recognize her reader to transfer it. I bought a book last night and haven't been able to get it to download to ADE at all, but it did show up in my Sony library. I have a 505. I also have a book in my KOBO account that can only be read on the PC but that might be my fault.
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01-15-2010, 11:42 AM | #7 |
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Once the Sony software updates, it hijacks the association for .ACSM files (and .EPUB files, usually, but only the first one is needed). Which means that although it calls on ADE to authorize the book, the book opens in the Sony software. You can put that back the way it was by finding both a .acsm and .epub file, right click on properties and change the association on the front tab to Adobe Digital Editions.
As for the reader, you might try Calibre - it can't read DRM'd epub's, but it can set metadata and load them onto the read for you. |
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01-15-2010, 02:36 PM | #9 |
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Rachel, I haven't contacted KOBO support yet but probably will. I actually prefer it in Sony, just wish I knew what steps I took to get it there. Thanks!
Karen thank you for your explaination. Can I change an ascm extension to epub? I have not yet tried calibre but it sounds like something I should explore. |
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For Kobo, I haven't found anyway to tell it what format you want - you buy a book, there is a download button. If there is an EPUB format available, there is a button to download it once you are done. Some books, however, are web or mobile device compatible only (of course, these have no download button, so this would not be the case on the one you have downloaded). I do know that I had a lot more trouble with the last one from Random House Australia, because the Sony Reader software was attempting the authorization and would not even display the error message. I took it out of the loop and eventually convinced ADE to see the newest .ACSM file and the download completed. |
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01-16-2010, 12:25 PM | #11 |
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Good explanation! I did contact KOBO and got everything straightened out. I downloaded the book according to their instructions and it opened my Sony Library and put it there. So Sony is the default Library, which is fine.
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01-17-2010, 11:46 PM | #12 |
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I can confirm the "save20" code works. I just used it yesterday to purchase a ebook from Kobo.
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By the way, I've changed ebookprice.info to display the prices from Kobo to include this 20% discount until the code runs out at the end of Jan. Rachel |
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01-18-2010, 08:39 AM | #14 |
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@Rachel,
Keep in mind that 20% discount will apply to ONLY 1 book. Their payment system will reject it on subsequent orders and there appears to be no way to get them to sell more than one book at a time. Changing a price compare algorithm on a one-off coupon may not give an apples-to-apples comparison your visitors are looking for. Dan <>< |
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