Kobobooks.com - upcoming releases?

HarleyB · 10-24-2011, 10:08 PM

Is it just me or does anyone else wish the Kobo bookstore would advertise books that are about to be released?
I have purchased a grand total of 7 books from Amazon and 2 of those were prerelease orders that I assumed Kobo wouldn't be stocking. On the day of release the books were available at Kobo (and at a cheaper price with the use of a discount code) but I had already ordered the Amazon version. If I had known they were going to be available at Kobo I wouldn't have bothered with the Amazon order. The fact that they were cheaper made it even more frustrating!

Almost every other bookstore I look at has a section for upcoming releases and Amazon send me emails with links so I can preorder.
Why doesn't Kobo do this?

kiwipippa · 10-25-2011, 02:26 AM

Yes, this has happened to me as well. But on both occasions the books were significantly cheaper on amazon anyway (agency priced) so I didn't miss out on anything. And I like the way the books from amazon just arrive in your account without you needing to do anything.

joshmosh · 10-25-2011, 02:47 AM

Those of you who are buying books from Amazon, how are you reading them on the Kobo? Are you removing DRM first?

Gilmartin · 10-25-2011, 02:48 AM

I find Kobobooks.com to be one of the most user-unfriendly sites out there- it simply cannot be compared to Amazon. The search facility on Amazon is a joy to use, which cannot be said for Kobo. I did a search for "Ian M Banks" instead of "Iain M Banks" (by mistake) on both sites. Amazon gave me a list of "Iain M Banks" (and pointed out my typo); Kobo produced a hit list of 12k+ books; presumably every thing in the catalogue beginning with "I"- including non-English books.
If these guys ever hope to compete with Amazon in the mass market they need to take some lessons in basic web site design.
While I'm at - why do I keep on getting foreign books coming up in my search? I'm British, I live in Great Britain speak and read English- why is what is supposed to be a UK store full of foreign language books? Is it some of sort of diktat from the EUSSR or is it not really a UK site?

HarleyB · 10-25-2011, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshmosh

Those of you who are buying books from Amazon, how are you reading them on the Kobo? Are you removing DRM first?

To read a book purchased from Amazon you need to install Kindle for PC (or Mac) on your computer and you can download the books to that. I also have the Kindle app on my iPhone and iPad.
However to read them on my Kobo I convert them to epubs using Calibre. To do that I first need to remove the DRM which we can't discuss on Mobileread. If you google "remove DRM" you can find the answers to any questions you may have. Apprentice Alf is very helpful.

molman · 10-27-2011, 03:42 AM

I had one recently where I got it though Amazon preorder for AU$10 (was worried it would pop up after release) whilst Kobo had it listed for AU$30. However on the day of release the Kobo price dropped to AU$10 also which bugged me as I'd had preferred the kepub. Be nice if they had similar preorder setup.

2652catz · 10-27-2011, 06:08 AM

I agree - you need to know what to look forward to so you are not tempted. What about books you know are ready for loading (inform by both author and agent) and KOBO is just to slack to load and don't get me started on the publishing rights for different countries this peeves me no end. You can buy it with a US address but not with an AUS address

artifact · 11-08-2011, 10:34 AM

To make matters even worse...

The upcoming release I've been anticipating is out today and still isn't on the Kobobooks site while it was available on Amazon and BnN at midnight.

m_bisson · 11-09-2011, 01:01 AM

Why don't the publishers just offer the books right on their websites? Cut out the middleman and make more money lol... so simple yet they are so dumb

10-24-2011, 10:08 PM	#1
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	Kobobooks.com - upcoming releases? Is it just me or does anyone else wish the Kobo bookstore would advertise books that are about to be released? I have purchased a grand total of 7 books from Amazon and 2 of those were prerelease orders that I assumed Kobo wouldn't be stocking. On the day of release the books were available at Kobo (and at a cheaper price with the use of a discount code) but I had already ordered the Amazon version. If I had known they were going to be available at Kobo I wouldn't have bothered with the Amazon order. The fact that they were cheaper made it even more frustrating! Almost every other bookstore I look at has a section for upcoming releases and Amazon send me emails with links so I can preorder. Why doesn't Kobo do this?

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kiwipippa Fanatic Posts: 578 Karma: 613022 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo glo, kobo touch (dead), kindle touch, android phone	Yes, this has happened to me as well. But on both occasions the books were significantly cheaper on amazon anyway (agency priced) so I didn't miss out on anything. And I like the way the books from amazon just arrive in your account without you needing to do anything.

10-25-2011, 02:47 AM	#3
joshmosh Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Touch	Those of you who are buying books from Amazon, how are you reading them on the Kobo? Are you removing DRM first?

10-25-2011, 02:48 AM	#4
Gilmartin Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 1244690 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: PRS-T1, PW2	I find Kobobooks.com to be one of the most user-unfriendly sites out there- it simply cannot be compared to Amazon. The search facility on Amazon is a joy to use, which cannot be said for Kobo. I did a search for "Ian M Banks" instead of "Iain M Banks" (by mistake) on both sites. Amazon gave me a list of "Iain M Banks" (and pointed out my typo); Kobo produced a hit list of 12k+ books; presumably every thing in the catalogue beginning with "I"- including non-English books. If these guys ever hope to compete with Amazon in the mass market they need to take some lessons in basic web site design. While I'm at - why do I keep on getting foreign books coming up in my search? I'm British, I live in Great Britain speak and read English- why is what is supposed to be a UK store full of foreign language books? Is it some of sort of diktat from the EUSSR or is it not really a UK site?

10-27-2011, 03:42 AM	#6
molman Evangelist Posts: 436 Karma: 538958 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I had one recently where I got it though Amazon preorder for AU$10 (was worried it would pop up after release) whilst Kobo had it listed for AU$30. However on the day of release the Kobo price dropped to AU$10 also which bugged me as I'd had preferred the kepub. Be nice if they had similar preorder setup.

10-27-2011, 06:08 AM	#7
2652catz kik11e Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Device: vox,kobo,kobo wi fi, kobo touch,pad devices by samsung and toshiba	I agree - you need to know what to look forward to so you are not tempted. What about books you know are ready for loading (inform by both author and agent) and KOBO is just to slack to load and don't get me started on the publishing rights for different countries this peeves me no end. You can buy it with a US address but not with an AUS address

11-08-2011, 10:34 AM	#8
artifact Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 3569616 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: jetBook (RIP), Kobo Touch	To make matters even worse... The upcoming release I've been anticipating is out today and still isn't on the Kobobooks site while it was available on Amazon and BnN at midnight.

11-09-2011, 01:01 AM	#9
m_bisson Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 25803 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kobo touch :)	Why don't the publishers just offer the books right on their websites? Cut out the middleman and make more money lol... so simple yet they are so dumb

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