Kobo $10 off for new member ??? - as of April 20, 2012 - Page 3

abookreader · 04-20-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by koland

For a UK account, welcome5us or welcome5ca are £5 off (but the 10 variant doesn't work).

also, seems some weird rule on how much total must be or it won't work (not just over £5)

The 10 variant works from Germany - where there also isn't Agency Pricing. But you need a German IP to get it, or at least European I assume.

This week with the codes that keep coming I've picked up

Nora Roberts - The Witness €4.13 EUR ($5.57 paying with Paypal)

Rita Mae Brown - The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary… eBook 1,42 € ($1.93)

Christopher Moore - Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art 1,18 € ($1.60)

Mary Kay Anderson - Savannah Blues with Bonus Material 1,42 € ($1.93)

Laura Griffin - Twisted 0,55 € ($.75)

Jodi Thomas - Just Down the Road 1,37 € ($1.86)

I never tried the 5 variant. There are actually a couple of new releases next Tuesday that I'm interested in that will be in the 6 to 8 range but I'm guessing the codes might be shut down by then.

I'm starting to feel a little gluttonous.

apesmom · 04-20-2012, 06:55 PM

I've made a pretty good haul today and I still have 1-$5 and 2-50% left!
Hoping the codes will still be working by the time the 4-24 releases are available on Kobo.

Spoiler:

Synamon · 04-20-2012, 07:03 PM

I can't believe Kobo hasn't already shut them down. For the price of one Agency ebook I got 9 great non-Agency ebooks. Since I've been trying to avoid buying Agency books this makes me happy and I will share my joy with Kobo by purchasing from them in the future. Win-win.

Catlady · 04-20-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by apesmom

I've made a pretty good haul today and I still have 1-$10, 1-$5 and 2-50% left!
Hoping the codes will still be working by the time the 4-24 releases are available on Kobo.

Spoiler:

I've gotten six books and spent less than $10; I still have two 50% coupons and two $5 coupons left to use. Only two of the books I got were sure eventual purchases for me, and I would have bought them from Google or Amazon where the prices were better. So Kobo did get my business solely because of the coupons.

Here's what I bought:

Spoiler:

AnemicOak · 04-20-2012, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by apesmom

Lisa Jackson 7 book bundle - $2.48

I grabbed this one too. FYI, in case you didn't notice the books are out of order in this bundle.

apesmom · 04-20-2012, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I grabbed this one too. FYI, in case you didn't notice the books are out of order in this bundle.

Oh I noticed. Doesn't matter because I broke it apart into single books.

Blue2u · 04-20-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by apesmom

Oh I noticed. Doesn't matter because I broke it apart into single books.

Hi, I'm fairly new to the forums and just learning how to 'tinker' with Calibre etc. I did a quick search here and at Calibre and can't seem to find a guide that explains how to break a bundle apart. I just bought 2 bundles, and I'd like to learn how to do this. If it's not too much trouble could you point me to a help link? I hope it's not too complicated or I may not even attempt it, but I'd certainly like to try to learn how to do this. Your help is appreciated.

booklover6 · 04-20-2012, 10:09 PM

Same here...I bought the Kate Douglas bundle and they are backwards. I think they can split up in Sigil, but not sure.

apesmom · 04-20-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue2u

Hi, I'm fairly new to the forums and just learning how to 'tinker' with Calibre etc. I did a quick search here and at Calibre and can't seem to find a guide that explains how to break a bundle apart. I just bought 2 bundles, and I'd like to learn how to do this. If it's not too much trouble could you point me to a help link? I hope it's not too complicated or I may not even attempt it, but I'd certainly like to try to learn how to do this. Your help is appreciated.

Before you can do anything your epub file must be editable, I can't help you with this step other than suggesting you google Apprentice Alf.

These are the steps I use:

1. Import your bundle file into Calibre

2. Edit meta data. Change title from the bundle name to that of one of the individual books. Change the cover to that of the individual book by using the download cover option in Calibre or downloading a cover onto your computer then using the Browse option under the change cover section to select your downloaded file.

3. Tweak epub. Right click on the file in Calibre to open the popup and select Tweak epub. Click the "Explode ePub" button in the new popup this will open a file explorer window. Open the OEPBS folder, here you will see all the indvidual files included in the bundle. If you're lucky you can determine which book they belong to by the file name. If you're not lucky the file names may be a series of somewhat random numbers and letters, however all the files belonging to a single book will likely begin with the same series of numbers and letters. In this case to determine which book is which, click on one of the HTML files. It should open a browser window where you should be able to see the title of the book on the browser's tab. Once you've established what's what, delete all the html files that do not belong to the book you named earlier. When done close the window and click Rebuild epub in the popup that should still be open.

4. Edit TOC. I've been using Sigil to edit my Table of Contents file however you can also use any text editor and edit the file before the Rebuild ePub step. Open file in Sigil, select the toc.ncx file, delete any entries that do not belong to your book. Save file, close Sigil. Regardless of which method you use, you will need at least a rudimentary knowledge of HTML to edit the TOC.

5. Back in Calibre reconvert it to epub.

That's one book done, repeat the process for each book in the bundle starting with importing the bundle file again. If you screw up, don't panic, just the delete the file from Calibre the reimport the bundle file.

You can also do all of the above in Sigil, I prefer the tweak epub method because I can delete multiple files at once. In Sigil you have to delete them one . . at . . a . . time (unless I'm just missing a method of selecting multiple files at once).

jhempel24 · 04-21-2012, 12:00 AM

Is there any way to easily tell what books I can use the coupons on? Seems every one that I want is publisher restricted :\

AnemicOak · 04-21-2012, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

Is there any way to easily tell what books I can use the coupons on? Seems every one that I want is publisher restricted :\

Look for the ones that show List price: --> Our price: --> You save: xx% as opposed to books that only show a price with no discounting.

Look for books from publishers on this list (not a complete list)...
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...&postcount=698

jhempel24 · 04-21-2012, 12:44 AM

well, for some reason they won't accept my credit card.....too bad, I was looking to buy a few things.

something about my card number and security code not matching....which of course they do.

Blossom · 04-21-2012, 01:59 AM

I am loving these coupons. Recently Kobo started charging me tax on all purchases. This sort of makes it up to me and makes me want to shop there again.

$10 off
A Vision of Lucy by Margaret Brownley ($0.10)

I still got the $5 off and two 50% off to spend. I'm sure I can find some HQs to use with those.

conanfan · 04-21-2012, 02:11 AM

I recommend Robert McCammon's books Swan Song, Boy's Life, or the short story collection Blue World Great for Horror/Fantasy fans. The code works for any of these.

mikaelalind · 04-21-2012, 03:03 AM

Since people at starting to list books they have bought....

Spoiler:

Without coupons: 80 dollar. With coupons: 20 dollar.

04-20-2012, 06:55 PM	#32
apesmom Wizard Posts: 2,535 Karma: 24702524 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Boox Nova Air, Galaxy Note 10	I've made a pretty good haul today and I still have 1-$5 and 2-50% left! Hoping the codes will still be working by the time the 4-24 releases are available on Kobo. Spoiler: 90% Lisa Jackson 7 book bundle - $2.48 Shannon McKenna 5 book bundle - $1.62 75% Shannon McKenna - Blood and Fire - $2.35 Kelley Armstrong - Hidden - $1.49 $10 Mary Jo Putney 3 book Lost Lords bundle - $0.09 Robert McCammon - Swan Song - $0.09 $5 Shannon McKenna - Tasting Fear - $0.79 Total 18 books - $8.91 Last edited by apesmom; 04-20-2012 at 08:48 PM.

04-21-2012, 03:03 AM	#45
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	Since people at starting to list books they have bought.... Spoiler: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton Sweet Addiction by Maya Banks Lion of Cairo by Scott Oden Changing the Game by Jaci Burton Twisted by Laura Griffin The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff The Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare Artful Deceptions by Patricia Rice One Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare The Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice Without coupons: 80 dollar. With coupons: 20 dollar.

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