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Originally Posted by l_macd
I've asked this before without any answer, but can anyone tell me why it is Amazon isn't quite so competitive on pricing in some countries? Is it just those without a 'local' Amazon presence or is the same true in places like France or Germany too?
Here in the UK, it is quite rare for me to find a book at a cheaper price than it is on Amazon. It does occasionally happen, but not very often.
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Kobo will almost always be cheaper than Amazon if the book is by a publisher that allows Kobo promo codes to be used. In the US none of the big publishers allow promo codes to be used, but in other countries most big publishers allow them.
Another factor I think is that in the US you can usually only buy the US edition of the book, and in the UK you can usually only buy the UK edition, but in other countries you often have the choice of buying either edition, and that means that even if the UK publisher doesn't allow promo codes you can buy it from the US publisher who does, or vice versa.
Local retailers seem to be more focused on the local market than Amazon, for example in New Zealand Kobo and other local retailers had (and still have) specials to promote Eleanor Catton's book after it won the Man Booker prize, none of which have been price matched by Amazon.