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Old 09-20-2013, 08:26 AM   #63
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Originally Posted by l_macd View Post
Yes the saving isn't quite as much as 50% but I'd still have bought the two books I was planning on buying, if only they'd been eligible for the discount (both £4.49 from Kobo, but they are £3.56 & £3.38 on Amazon).

Speaking of which, there are two versions of one of the books on Kobo (Jo Nesbo - The Bat). One translated by Don Bartlett who has done the other Hole books. The other one is slightly cheaper (and is eligible for the discount) but it's been translated by a different person, who is also listed as the publisher. Is that someone doing it unofficially?
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I actually spotted two of the suspicious looking ebooks. One of them was The Bat and the other was Neuromancer. Both showed Tom David as author and publisher and the ISBN numbers start with 123. I alerted Kobo to this via Twitter and the books have since been removed. My guess is that these are pirated copies being sold somehow.
You got me worried, I just bought The Bat on Wednesday using the coupon. I have to check that closely. So if the translator is Don Bartlett I should be fine, right?
I selected the one with the same cover design as the ones I bought earlier this year, so that should be ok.

Edit: I checked, Don Bartlett is the translator. *relief*

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