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enuddleyarbl · 08-09-2025, 07:17 PM

The Sage is LISTED in the Kobo Store at Amazon US. But, clicking on the listing currently goes to a product page where the Sage is sold and shipped by Triplenet Pricing INC (part of the joy of buying from Amazon). And, they're selling it for $406.28 instead of the theoretical list price of $269.99 on the (out of stock) Kobo web page.

I don't follow the news, but it looks like a 145% tariff started on May 2, 2025 on these things. That pops the price up near that $406 price. But, if Kobo is still selling the Sage, why doesn't it show on the Kobo US site? And, if tariffs apply, why are their other ereaders still for sale at (I think) the old prices?

EDIT 1: I was wondering if the tariffs were added on to the Kobo list price during the checkout process from their site. But, I just stuck a Libra Colour into my cart and gave it my address: shipping was free and taxes were about $15. So, that's not what's going on.

EDIT 2: Also, on the Amazon page for the Sage, there's a Kobo eReader Comparison Chart. Except for the Sage, the prices there match what are on the Kobo site fairly closely. And, they're sold by either Kobo, itself, or Blue Proton (which, I think, is Kobo's official reseller/distributor in the US).

08-09-2025, 07:17 PM	#8
enuddleyarbl Guru Posts: 786 Karma: 1538394 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Sage	The Sage is LISTED in the Kobo Store at Amazon US. But, clicking on the listing currently goes to a product page where the Sage is sold and shipped by Triplenet Pricing INC (part of the joy of buying from Amazon). And, they're selling it for $406.28 instead of the theoretical list price of $269.99 on the (out of stock) Kobo web page. I don't follow the news, but it looks like a 145% tariff started on May 2, 2025 on these things. That pops the price up near that $406 price. But, if Kobo is still selling the Sage, why doesn't it show on the Kobo US site? And, if tariffs apply, why are their other ereaders still for sale at (I think) the old prices? EDIT 1: I was wondering if the tariffs were added on to the Kobo list price during the checkout process from their site. But, I just stuck a Libra Colour into my cart and gave it my address: shipping was free and taxes were about $15. So, that's not what's going on. EDIT 2: Also, on the Amazon page for the Sage, there's a Kobo eReader Comparison Chart. Except for the Sage, the prices there match what are on the Kobo site fairly closely. And, they're sold by either Kobo, itself, or Blue Proton (which, I think, is Kobo's official reseller/distributor in the US). Last edited by enuddleyarbl; 08-10-2025 at 10:17 AM.