Another avenue of contacting them is through
https://getsatisfaction.com/kobo
I know some have gotten better results that way instead of email. I've heard calling gets the best results.
You can also try emailing
KoboExecutiveCare@kobo.com
or try finding email addresses for some of the
Kobo exec's although I did that once and didn't get any better service even though they were going to 'look into it'.
Kobo CS for me has been hit or miss, generally miss.