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Originally Posted by Senior
OK, my son-in-law went with Kindle and I with Kobo and there seems to be a price advantage with Kindle books so I thought I would check it out.
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It's really hit or miss. I did a check on the entire collection of Kelley Armstrong, around 25 titles in total: some were a little higher on Kobo, some were a little higher on Kindle, and it came out almost exactly the same in the end (right around $200 on either platform).
But, as "Cdesja5" says, all "non-agency" books on Kobo are eligible for codes, and you can get discount codes to the tune of about 3-5 per week, which would make buying those approx. 25 books over 20% cheaper on Kobo.
As for taxes, Amazon does not include sales taxes (despite what they say). In fact, they are doing everything they can to simply avoid having to collect them in Canada (not to mention several American states, and everywhere else they can get away with it). Kindle users in Canada are legally required to voluntarily submit the sales taxes that Amazon is not collecting. Yes, you are breaking the law if you buy books on Kindle in Canada and don't voluntarily rebate the sales taxes to the government. Thanks Amazon.
I don't agree that the book selection is better (in Canada) on Kindle than on Kobo. It's a bit different, but not better: each has some the other doesn't have.
I used to buy from Amazon, but have switched to Kobo and haven't looked back. With the dirty tricks Amazon has been playing on bricks-and-mortar retailers, with their steadfast insistence on avoiding collection of sales taxes (all I want is a level playing field for all competitors), and my desire for a competitive e-book market without dominance by any one player, I am more comfortable buying from Kobo.