11-08-2012, 06:20 AM | #1 |
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How Kobo has changed in the last 12 months
When I first started using Kobo about this time last year it was a very good way to buy books and read them
Nice clean app, Library section where you just open your book and read it Simple website that you found your book and bought it forward 12 months Website that won't stay logged in, for my security even though i am the only one that uses the laptop annoying 'here are books you might want' on nearly every page I view annoying quick buy that prevents use of codes (can be disabled) box that shows previous items viewed which covers the bottom half of the screen (can also be disabled) android app that keeps pushing books in my face, I want to read not buy, allow me to turn this off not to mention bugs that appear with every relese come on kobo, go back to basics and make my book reading experience enjoyable again /rant over |
11-08-2012, 08:00 AM | #2 |
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Ahh, I just realised... the reason for the logout for security reason is because of Quick Buy. Now that your account can automatically charge a credit card without having to enter it...
Amazing how a 'feature' designed to make it easier to buy books, in fact, makes it more difficult. |
11-08-2012, 08:33 AM | #3 | |
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imagine having to log in on your device each time you want to read a book and having everything re-downloaded |
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11-08-2012, 09:30 AM | #4 |
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And don't forget that you can't even see the book prices when buying through the ereader unless you start the buying process. :/
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11-09-2012, 04:39 AM | #5 |
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Not being able to view the prices immediately put me off from buying books from Kobo. If there is no price, it must be free... IMHO. That sort of crap just annoys me to no end -it reeks of guilting the buyer into an inflated price that is only revealed after one must go to the trouble of indicating interest usually followed by excessive overselling in a personal encounter. Just plain annoying online.
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11-09-2012, 12:50 PM | #6 | |
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On that note, while I haven't bought any books from Kobo for months now as I am trying to catch up on my reading of the massive amount of books already bought my first thought now-a-days isn't Kobo when I think of buying a book. Now I check out Books-on-Board and Baen.com. At least at Baen I KNOW I am going to be recommended Sci-Fi and not some damn romance or vampires book... or worse yet romantic vampires. Last edited by Danger; 11-09-2012 at 12:55 PM. |
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I just had an image of Kobo as an especially distractable dog, getting a thought and acting on it, without really thinking about the ramifications of the action, or thinking through to the next step of consequence. |
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11-11-2012, 04:59 AM | #10 |
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I find this very funny, kobo introduce a thing called Quick Buy that actually makes it take longer to buy a book
If I didn't prefer the kobo reading experience (minus the added junk they keep spamming me with) I would ditch them |
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11-11-2012, 01:04 PM | #12 |
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11-11-2012, 04:24 PM | #13 |
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Yes on my device, whenever I turn the Wi fi on and go to the Kobo store after selecting a category, books there have two choices "buy" and "preview" and the prices are there ...
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11-11-2012, 05:44 PM | #14 |
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Well, what puts me off buying is not knowing how many pages are in the book. I really don't like how you can't tell a short story from a full length novel. Even file size is insufficient as a big file might just be a big graphic front page.
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11-11-2012, 05:57 PM | #15 |
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Strange. When I do it, there's a plain "Buy" button which takes you to a full page of info on the book with another plain "Buy" button. It's only after that, I'm assuming, that the price gets revealed.
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