Kobo: 30% Off

MickeyC · 02-10-2011, 06:09 AM

Get an email from Kobo offering 30% off their latest books. Discount code is thirtyoff. I used it to get Brian Greene's latest book for $6.99 vs $9.99. The list of books is here http://www.kobobooks.com/lists/Save_...30day_inactive

Canuck_in_Japan · 02-11-2011, 03:05 AM

Thanks for that! Worked only once for me.

sufue · 02-11-2011, 11:08 AM

Only worked once for me too, but did work on a non-agency book that wasn't on their "list".

wvcherrybomb · 02-11-2011, 01:26 PM

I thought I had never bought from Kobo so I thought I would go check it out with this code. Well, apparently I must have shopped there before since I had an account.

Anyway, it wouldn't let me use the code on the book I wanted and it made me mad.

This kind of thing happens to me often. Maybe it happens to everyone. Sales apply to everything EXCEPT what I want.

This temps me to use my newly aquired knowledge of the darknet.

EsperKnight · 02-11-2011, 01:41 PM

Most likely you encountered one of the Agency ebooks (those publishers who set there own price, not the seller).

The easiest way to see if you can discount it is if it already lists the price as discounted (i.e. where it has a Our Price). And the others you can discount are ones that are self published.

I agree it's quite annoying not to be able to discount them as you could walk into a bookstore such as Barnes & Noble or Borders and discount them that way but ah well.

ReadingCanadian · 02-11-2011, 10:48 PM

Hello All!
I just discovered this website tonight, and as I also just got this coupon in an email, I thought I'd share the details with you. Might clear up if/why you might have difficulties with it.

Offer expires: Feb. 14th, 2011.
Discount code: thirtyoff

Offer valid from Feb 9 at 12:00 AM GMT through to Feb 14 at 11:59 PM GMT. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion and cannot be used to adjust amount paid on previous purchases. Discount code is valid for one time 30% off any eBook purchase excluding those from the following publishers: In the UK - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Penguin, Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and all respective subsidiary imprints. In the US - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Macmillan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In CA - HarperCollins UK, Hachette, Grand Central, Warner, and Little Brown. In AU/NZ - Hachette Book Group and all respective subsidiary imprints. Newspapers and magazines are excluded from this offer. Promotional code must be entered at time of purchase to qualify for this discount. Discounts cannot be applied nor the discount value refunded once a purchase is complete. We reserve the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

retrograded · 02-12-2011, 06:29 PM

Thank you. The discount code worked for me.

02-10-2011, 06:09 AM	#1
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Kobo: 30% Off Get an email from Kobo offering 30% off their latest books. Discount code is thirtyoff. I used it to get Brian Greene's latest book for $6.99 vs $9.99. The list of books is here http://www.kobobooks.com/lists/Save_...30day_inactive

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02-11-2011, 03:05 AM	#2
Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,476 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	Thanks for that! Worked only once for me.

02-11-2011, 11:08 AM	#3
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,133 Karma: 64613820 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	Only worked once for me too, but did work on a non-agency book that wasn't on their "list".

02-11-2011, 01:26 PM	#4
wvcherrybomb Sharp Shootin' Grandma Posts: 847 Karma: 1123940 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Sunny Florida Device: Kindle 3, Kindle Fire, Literati (has been adopted by my daughter)	I thought I had never bought from Kobo so I thought I would go check it out with this code. Well, apparently I must have shopped there before since I had an account. Anyway, it wouldn't let me use the code on the book I wanted and it made me mad. This kind of thing happens to me often. Maybe it happens to everyone. Sales apply to everything EXCEPT what I want. This temps me to use my newly aquired knowledge of the darknet.

02-11-2011, 01:41 PM	#5
EsperKnight Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: DROID	Most likely you encountered one of the Agency ebooks (those publishers who set there own price, not the seller). The easiest way to see if you can discount it is if it already lists the price as discounted (i.e. where it has a Our Price). And the others you can discount are ones that are self published. I agree it's quite annoying not to be able to discount them as you could walk into a bookstore such as Barnes & Noble or Borders and discount them that way but ah well.

02-11-2011, 10:48 PM	#6
ReadingCanadian Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: MacBook - Kobo	Hello All! I just discovered this website tonight, and as I also just got this coupon in an email, I thought I'd share the details with you. Might clear up if/why you might have difficulties with it. Offer expires: Feb. 14th, 2011. Discount code: thirtyoff Offer valid from Feb 9 at 12:00 AM GMT through to Feb 14 at 11:59 PM GMT. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion and cannot be used to adjust amount paid on previous purchases. Discount code is valid for one time 30% off any eBook purchase excluding those from the following publishers: In the UK - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Penguin, Pan Macmillan, Simon & Schuster and all respective subsidiary imprints. In the US - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, Macmillan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In CA - HarperCollins UK, Hachette, Grand Central, Warner, and Little Brown. In AU/NZ - Hachette Book Group and all respective subsidiary imprints. Newspapers and magazines are excluded from this offer. Promotional code must be entered at time of purchase to qualify for this discount. Discounts cannot be applied nor the discount value refunded once a purchase is complete. We reserve the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

02-12-2011, 06:29 PM	#7
retrograded Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kobo	Thank you. The discount code worked for me.

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