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Originally Posted by scrapking
I'm deeply conflicted about these 75% off codes.
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I admit to having used both code variants, for two relatively low-cost books that haven't shifted their sale price in over 2 years which I would have otherwise only read from the library (and still need to, since Kobo doesn't have the entire series, unless Sony comes out with a few more 50% off codes).
But I did follow it up immediately with another purchase of an already-read-from-library book I'd been on the fence about at roughly the same price, using one of the more standard current discount codes, and will be doing some more buying of the similarly "marginal" offerings I'm considering combining with the usual 20-30% weekend holiday sale coupons once finals are over.
So, I think they've just gotten some money from me that they otherwise wouldn't have seen, even at the loss they took on the 75% (hopefully not much, since the two I used it on were just $9.99 each regularly instead of the $45 academic press stuff I was kind of tempted by and considering) as they managed to lure me into the bookstore to see what I could use it on, and I ended up spotting some other things that I think I want to get.
And I don't think it's going to be a long-term concern anyway, since the 75% off code will probably get shut down pretty quickly now that it's been reposted to some of the freebie/bargain blogs (and hopefully that'll even get some new customers signing up in the store and making future purchases now that they know Kobo offers coupons).