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Originally Posted by Catlady
Thanks so much for your input.
OK, so the audiobook I want is available in both Canada and the UK. Kobo is the best store for me, I think, because I already have Audible accounts in both those areas with my U.S. address and don't want to screw those up. I don't know if I have a working Kobo US account, but I did have one years ago. I was planning to use PayPal for payment.
Do you have an opinion on which would be best to try, Canada or UK, with the VPN set accordingly? As I mentioned earlier to issybird, I have a real aversion to making up a physical address.
I am beginning to think this might be more trouble than it's worth, and I should just give up!
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I haven't compared real prices, but if Kobo is trying to price match Amazon, you're likely to get a better price in the UK than in Canada. The Canadian Amazon store is almost always almost exactly equivalent or higher than the US store, whereas the UK store has a LOT more specials and discounts as they're still trying to capture market share there. Also, you won't need a physical address for the UK as the tax is the same everywhere, whereas the Canadian store needs to know your Province to get the tax basis right.
OTOH, buying from the Canadian store is definitely politically more interesting right now, given the whole #ElbowUp initiative that has gripped Canadians. So even though I have a UK Kobo account, I've been doing all my Kobo buying from the Canadian store. And refusing to buy from the US one. Or Amazon/Audible at all.