Kobo 50% off voucher till 30 Sept

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 08:00 PM

Okay, so the Spring ebook sale is on NOW!!!

Bargainmousse Canada has got 2 x Kobo voucher codes happening, both valid till (and including) 30 September:

Sept50
Multiuse

B2S50
Single use

Whooopppeeee ......

For those unfamiliar with the Mobileread Kobo discount thread you'll find it here.

Please give GOAT, the original poster and updater of the codes on page 1, post 1 - the rich Karma he/she deserves!!!

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 08:15 PM

For those Kindle users unfamiliar with buying Kobo ebooks and using on their Kindle ereader this is how to do it:

- download Sony Reader for PC or Adobe Digital Editions (for PC) - because you need to download the Kobo ebook into a PC reader first off

- buy EPUB ebook from Kobo

- download it into your Sony Reader for PC or ADE

- after opening newly downloaded ebook ensure that it's working then open Calibre and import into Calibre where it does it's Alf thing

- then convert EPUB to the Amazon format of choice

- then transfer to your Kindle

Easy peasy

booklover6 · 09-14-2013, 08:22 PM

Yes, I did this for 6 or 7 books today. So annoying, dealing with ADE. When I opened them up with the Calibre Sigil plug in, some of the files were mixed up in some of the books! Gah! Fortunately, it's easy to fix with Sigil. Then convert to AZW3 and put on my Kindle, perfecto!

susan_cassidy · 09-14-2013, 08:25 PM

You have to have the special de-DRM plugins for Calibre for this to work, though.

Canuck_in_Japan · 09-14-2013, 08:29 PM

Oh great. Now I'm going to have to go and spend some money even though I don't really need more books in particular!

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booklover6

Yes, I did this for 6 or 7 books today. So annoying, dealing with ADE. When I opened them up with the Calibre Sigil plug in, some of the files were mixed up in some of the books! Gah! Fortunately, it's easy to fix with Sigil. Then convert to AZW3 and put on my Kindle, perfecto!

Oh yep, I avoid ADE like the plague - I only use the Sony Reader for PC and have it as my default PC ereader so that all my EPUBS, DRM free and those with DRM (including elibrary books) get downloaded into it.

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 08:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

You have to have the special de-DRM plugins for Calibre for this to work, though.

Yep, for those who haven't tried this before they need to have Calibre installed and visit Apprentice Alf's web site to get it all together.

Calibre and Apprentice Alf are wonderful friends and very much worth the effort imo

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 09:29 PM

Lol, the temptation is overwhelming isn't!

DNSB · 09-14-2013, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

Oh great. Now I'm going to have to go and spend some money even though I don't really need more books in particular!

There's no such thing as having too many books!

Regards,
David

buffaloseven · 09-14-2013, 09:41 PM

This is the first time I'm actually buying a book from Kobo...is there a trick to where I can actually use the code? Or is only for select books?

EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out

Canuck_in_Japan · 09-14-2013, 10:17 PM

I gotta say though, I'm a little peeved at most of Kobo's pricing. Very often a book that is 8.99 on Amazon is 14 or 15 dollars on Kobo. That makes the 50% coupon more like a 10% coupon if you're platform agnostic. It's still cheaper than Amazon but if I knew I was really only going to get a 15% discount I wouldn't have bothered even turning on my computer.

Lynx-lynx · 09-14-2013, 10:23 PM

Yeah, I'm a bit peeved off at the moment about Kobo's sale too .... because now that the Kobo Aus Kobo site has changed to this blood awful 'new' Kobo look I didn't know that I was buying a kepub only book. Yucko, I certainly wouldn't have fallen for that trap!!

I've just checked Amazon's pricing on the book and it's $15.37 USD.

I paid Koobo AUD$9.69 and that's including the 50% off voucher.

For the additional money I would've bought the Amazon version and not had the hassle with the ebook being in kepub only format.

mr_nihilism · 09-14-2013, 10:39 PM

I love it. Thanks !

Canuck_in_Japan · 09-15-2013, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Yeah, I'm a bit peeved off at the moment about Kobo's sale too .... because now that the Kobo Aus Kobo site has changed to this blood awful 'new' Kobo look I didn't know that I was buying a kepub only book. Yucko, I certainly wouldn't have fallen for that trap!!

I've just checked Amazon's pricing on the book and it's $15.37 USD.

I paid Koobo AUD$9.69 and that's including the 50% off voucher.

For the additional money I would've bought the Amazon version and not had the hassle with the ebook being in kepub only format.

Can you not convert a KEPUB to a EPUB?

Lynx-lynx · 09-15-2013, 12:18 AM

Yep, I just cracked it ..... yippppeee

It's in this thread.

09-14-2013, 08:00 PM	#1
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Kobo 50% off voucher till 30 Sept Okay, so the Spring ebook sale is on NOW!!! Bargainmousse Canada has got 2 x Kobo voucher codes happening, both valid till (and including) 30 September: Sept50 Multiuse B2S50 Single use Whooopppeeee ...... For those unfamiliar with the Mobileread Kobo discount thread you'll find it here. Please give GOAT, the original poster and updater of the codes on page 1, post 1 - the rich Karma he/she deserves!!!

09-14-2013, 09:41 PM	#10
buffaloseven Watching the Sky Posts: 234 Karma: 634112 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Winnipeg, MB Device: Kobo Aura	This is the first time I'm actually buying a book from Kobo...is there a trick to where I can actually use the code? Or is only for select books? EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out Last edited by buffaloseven; 09-14-2013 at 09:46 PM.

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Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	For those Kindle users unfamiliar with buying Kobo ebooks and using on their Kindle ereader this is how to do it: - download Sony Reader for PC or Adobe Digital Editions (for PC) - because you need to download the Kobo ebook into a PC reader first off - buy EPUB ebook from Kobo - download it into your Sony Reader for PC or ADE - after opening newly downloaded ebook ensure that it's working then open Calibre and import into Calibre where it does it's Alf thing - then convert EPUB to the Amazon format of choice - then transfer to your Kindle Easy peasy

09-14-2013, 08:22 PM	#3
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,533 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle	Yes, I did this for 6 or 7 books today. So annoying, dealing with ADE. When I opened them up with the Calibre Sigil plug in, some of the files were mixed up in some of the books! Gah! Fortunately, it's easy to fix with Sigil. Then convert to AZW3 and put on my Kindle, perfecto!

09-14-2013, 08:25 PM	#4
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	You have to have the special de-DRM plugins for Calibre for this to work, though.

09-14-2013, 08:29 PM	#5
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	Oh great. Now I'm going to have to go and spend some money even though I don't really need more books in particular!

09-14-2013, 09:29 PM	#8
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Lol, the temptation is overwhelming isn't!

09-14-2013, 10:17 PM	#11
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,475 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	I gotta say though, I'm a little peeved at most of Kobo's pricing. Very often a book that is 8.99 on Amazon is 14 or 15 dollars on Kobo. That makes the 50% coupon more like a 10% coupon if you're platform agnostic. It's still cheaper than Amazon but if I knew I was really only going to get a 15% discount I wouldn't have bothered even turning on my computer.

09-14-2013, 10:23 PM	#12
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Yeah, I'm a bit peeved off at the moment about Kobo's sale too .... because now that the Kobo Aus Kobo site has changed to this blood awful 'new' Kobo look I didn't know that I was buying a kepub only book. Yucko, I certainly wouldn't have fallen for that trap!! I've just checked Amazon's pricing on the book and it's $15.37 USD. I paid Koobo AUD$9.69 and that's including the 50% off voucher. For the additional money I would've bought the Amazon version and not had the hassle with the ebook being in kepub only format.

09-14-2013, 10:39 PM	#13
mr_nihilism Always been the caretaker Posts: 479 Karma: 1406369 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Device: Aura H2O, PW2	I love it. Thanks !

09-15-2013, 12:18 AM	#15
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,069 Karma: 91561091 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Blackberry Playbook, Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2	Yep, I just cracked it ..... yippppeee It's in this thread.