Thread: Aura HD Ouch! Kobo ebook prices!
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Old 01-13-2015, 08:46 AM   #69
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Originally Posted by Anak View Post
In general, Kobo should pay more attention to international customers and countries: countries of which the official language is not English.
Not just by adding new countries to participate in a (monthly) contest - if permitted under local regulations and laws - but offer (attractive) discounts on book titles in their native language as most customers prefer to read in their native language.
For example: I have not yet seen or found any discount coupon code or special offer that was issued for an 'important' or 'national day' in let's say France, Germany, Spain or The Netherlands. Like Canada day for Canada, or the 4th of July for the USA.[/LIST]
That's because it's against the law in many European countries. So the publisher is the one setting the price. The publisher -and only the publisher- is free to change a book price (a one-day deal, for instance), then all the book sellers will apply this new price.
That's why the books that are eligible to a discount are the ones published outside the country. I was able to get a discount on an ebook written in French because it was published by a Canadian company.

Edit: bold part for emphasis
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