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Yapyap · 11-11-2013, 01:54 AM

As far as I know, Kobo doesn't currently allow coupons to be used on most big publisher books (in the US and many other countries; in some countries, all books are coupon-eligible). They did for a while just recently, so this may change again at some point.

Your daughter's list probably includes big publisher titles, so, yes, that's probably going to be typical.

I don't know about Kobo but Amazon often has publisher-backed deals on young adult books, especially earlier books in series whenever a new book in the series is about to come out. I've noticed HarperTeen is especially good at offering their books on deep discounts at times, but they're not the only publisher to do that.

Unless you're comfortable with (a) waiting for a specific title to go on sale, and (b) buying in whatever format is discounted, it's probably not going to be very helpful, though.

I suppose your options are either to check if your library lets you borrow ebooks or add your daughter's list to ereaderiq or another similar price check site list that will notify you if the title has dropped to whatever level you specify. Most such notification sites that I'm aware of just check Amazon, but even if you don't want to buy from there, if a big publisher book is currently discounted on Amazon, it's worth checking if it's discounted also on Kobo or elsewhere (sometimes deals are shop-specific, sometimes not).

That's not going to help with instant gratification (and if you're just trying to get your daughter to switch to e-reading, "wait for months until a book you want to read now comes down in price" probably isn't going to be a winning argument), but it's the best option I can think of.

Basically, I suspect that for almost any list that is based on "what bookshops have on display right now", it's going to be hard to find great deals as these tend to be brand new books, currently generating buzz, published by big publishers, so probably not on sale and not eligible for coupons.

You could also see if she's interested in smaller publisher books - I don't know about their Kobo coupon state, but Strange Chemistry is a YA offshoot of Angry Robot which publishes young adult titles regularly and at fairly reasonable prices. Their books have been a bit hit or miss for me, but some of their books have been pretty good.

11-11-2013, 01:54 AM	#2
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	As far as I know, Kobo doesn't currently allow coupons to be used on most big publisher books (in the US and many other countries; in some countries, all books are coupon-eligible). They did for a while just recently, so this may change again at some point. Your daughter's list probably includes big publisher titles, so, yes, that's probably going to be typical. I don't know about Kobo but Amazon often has publisher-backed deals on young adult books, especially earlier books in series whenever a new book in the series is about to come out. I've noticed HarperTeen is especially good at offering their books on deep discounts at times, but they're not the only publisher to do that. Unless you're comfortable with (a) waiting for a specific title to go on sale, and (b) buying in whatever format is discounted, it's probably not going to be very helpful, though. I suppose your options are either to check if your library lets you borrow ebooks or add your daughter's list to ereaderiq or another similar price check site list that will notify you if the title has dropped to whatever level you specify. Most such notification sites that I'm aware of just check Amazon, but even if you don't want to buy from there, if a big publisher book is currently discounted on Amazon, it's worth checking if it's discounted also on Kobo or elsewhere (sometimes deals are shop-specific, sometimes not). That's not going to help with instant gratification (and if you're just trying to get your daughter to switch to e-reading, "wait for months until a book you want to read now comes down in price" probably isn't going to be a winning argument), but it's the best option I can think of. Basically, I suspect that for almost any list that is based on "what bookshops have on display right now", it's going to be hard to find great deals as these tend to be brand new books, currently generating buzz, published by big publishers, so probably not on sale and not eligible for coupons. You could also see if she's interested in smaller publisher books - I don't know about their Kobo coupon state, but Strange Chemistry is a YA offshoot of Angry Robot which publishes young adult titles regularly and at fairly reasonable prices. Their books have been a bit hit or miss for me, but some of their books have been pretty good.