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Originally Posted by datcha
Do Kobo, and other ebook providers, have special sales in the UK ?
Do Kobo, and other ebook providers, have special sales in the UK ?
I am in an absurd position. I live in France, but I read mostly in English. I will certainly not read a French translation of an English original.
Now Kobo (and others) will have special low prices for English books available only in the USA and Canada apparently. Not relevant for me, as I live in France. Actually, many low price offers that one can see here and there for US and Canada are not available in France, not even visible on the sites of Kobo or Amazon (B&N does not do digital business in Europe). The price you see depends on where (they think) you live.
They also have low prices, available in Canada (I am told, see quoted post) and in France (I checked), for Bragelonne books (prices actually at 2,99 €), which are largely translations in French from English (of book I have to buy for 7,99 € in English - I have to conclude that translation costs are negative). Not relevant for me as I read in English.
Note that the Bragelonne deal seems better in France (2,99 €) than in Canada (4,99$ ch).
Note also that the prices at Kobo are always in euros for me. No way to change that, afaik.
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I am in the same position as you. The trick I'm using is providing amazon with a US billing address so that I can see and take advantage of the promos. So far amazon has had no difficulty in charging my French credit card with a US billing address.
As for kobo, I just change the country and add a fitting zip code in the billing info. So far, I didn't have to use a VPN. But I don't use kobo that much, mostly I buy French discounted ebooks from french-speaking authors. I you are ever interested in what Bragelonne has to offer, check this link:
http://bragelonne-le-blog.fantasyblog.fr/ once a week.