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MGlitch · 03-22-2016, 10:15 AM

Hey, was just wondering how Kobo is with pre-order books.

I ask because my experience with Barnes and Noble has really soured me on pre-ordering, it was often the case that upon the release date I'd have to jump through some hoops to get the book I'd paid for already.

The most minimal of which was refreshing the library at random times throughout the day until their servers finally sent it out. And to be clear, I'm not talking about refreshing at 12:01am on the day of release, this would be an issue throughout most of the day. Sometimes I'd need to de-register my Nook to get the pre-order to download.

And while it's easier for me to restore my H2O to where it is now than it was to do the same for my Nook, I'd still rather avoid that.

So in your experience, do pre-order books just work for Kobo? Or would I be better served by waiting for the release date and just buying then?

03-22-2016, 10:15 AM	#1
MGlitch Wizard Posts: 2,855 Karma: 22003124 Join Date: Aug 2014 Device: Kobo Forma, Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2	Kobo and pre-order books Hey, was just wondering how Kobo is with pre-order books. I ask because my experience with Barnes and Noble has really soured me on pre-ordering, it was often the case that upon the release date I'd have to jump through some hoops to get the book I'd paid for already. The most minimal of which was refreshing the library at random times throughout the day until their servers finally sent it out. And to be clear, I'm not talking about refreshing at 12:01am on the day of release, this would be an issue throughout most of the day. Sometimes I'd need to de-register my Nook to get the pre-order to download. And while it's easier for me to restore my H2O to where it is now than it was to do the same for my Nook, I'd still rather avoid that. So in your experience, do pre-order books just work for Kobo? Or would I be better served by waiting for the release date and just buying then?