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Originally Posted by issybird
I never thought we'd see 90% codes again.
Really, Kobo is bizarre. The refer codes started during a contest and ended during a contest. I can't get even one 65% or 75% code at the current odds, but I had a virtually unlimited stream of 90% codes....
90% is such a game changer. With the 5% off from ebates.com, all but the most expensive books are reduced to a trivial sum. It's like getting the sack of books at the end of the library book sale, except that it's all stuff you really want.
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Yeah, this Refer promo has been very interesting and quite delightful!!
There was some of the usual Kobo tension with trying to access a promo that ostensibly should have been easy - provide an email address of someone you want to refer Kobo to and receive a code back once that person used their code in a new account.
It didn't seem to work like that for everyone here, anyway. It seemed that not all people who were referred got code bearing emails; and then when referred people started new accounts and bought a book using the code, the system didn't auto generate a thank you 90% code back to the referrer (on most occasions it seems).
As to Kobo's intention behind this promo, perhaps they were solely after a greater membership base, and were hoping that word of mouth and the sending of emails would achieve this.
I can't imagine the cost, except to say I'm sure it wasn't a cheap exercise. A wonderful exercise for those of us able to get and use the 90% codes, but not cheap for Kobo.
Personally I would love to see this promo happen again!
