Kobo Promo Code Limit?

RZetlin · 06-01-2013, 02:35 AM

I decided to use the Kobo Promo Codes twice today to purchase two books.

When I tried to use the promo code a third time, the promo code has mysteriously disappeared under the gift card section.

Is there is time limitation to the Kobo Promo codes?

davidfor · 06-01-2013, 02:47 AM

You mean there wasn't an option to enter a promo code for the book? If so, that isn't uncommon. Some books don't allow them at all and some only allow certain codes. You have to get to the purchase screen to find out.

RZetlin · 06-01-2013, 03:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidfor

You mean there wasn't an option to enter a promo code for the book? If so, that isn't uncommon. Some books don't allow them at all and some only allow certain codes. You have to get to the purchase screen to find out.

Yeah, I just figured out that some books do not accept the Kobo Promo Codes - which is really a shame.

Willa · 06-01-2013, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZetlin

Yeah, I just figured out that some books do not accept the Kobo Promo Codes - which is really a shame.

The publishers known as 'the big 6' set the prices of their books.

Penguin
Hatchette
Simon & Schuster
Random House
Macmillan
Harper Collins

The Department of Justice investigated five of them for allegedly colluding to set e-book prices - and things are happening so maybe there will be a change soon.

taming · 06-01-2013, 12:50 PM

I have not seen any changes in agency pricing in Canada. No cases have gone to court here as far as I know.

Byrdie · 06-01-2013, 01:09 PM

Yeah, I ran afoul of that yesterday when I tried to use a coupon on the epub version of Kull: Exile of Atlantis. Then I noticed it was one of the "Evil Six" and gave up. No way am I spending as much for an epub as I did for the original hardcover version, no matter how badly I want to read it. (I still own that copy, btw, but never finished because my eyes got worse; it's been sitting in a cupboard for the last 3 or 4 years.) If I'm lucky, it'll be in the library. If not, no sale from me, not at that price and no coupon allowed.

bookaho!ic · 06-01-2013, 03:01 PM

also i read somewhere on these forums that if it ends in .49 and .99 its unlikely to accept a promo code...

taming · 06-01-2013, 03:26 PM

The first post in the Kobo discount sticky in the deals forum explains all of this pretty well.

GeoffR · 06-01-2013, 04:17 PM

There are a lot of Macmillan books with an agency price of $7.99 that are discounted to $6.90 at Diesel. If Diesel can discount agency prices in the US then why can't Kobo?

There is no agency pricing in some countries, and yet Kobo discount codes don't work on some publisher's books in those countries. E.g. Orion (Hachette) books don't allow discounts in New Zealand. But discounts do work on Orion books in the US, e.g. http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-B...UXQ/page1.html.

It makes me think it has nothing to do with agency pricing, just that some publishers arbirarily refuse to allow Kobo to discount their books in some countries, just as they charge different prices in different countries, or have special offers in some countries and not others.

taming · 06-01-2013, 06:24 PM

Publishers have contracts with each vendor independently and they expire at different times. It may be that Kobo has not renegotiated yet.

RZetlin · 06-02-2013, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Willa

The publishers known as 'the big 6' set the prices of their books.

Penguin
Hatchette
Simon & Schuster
Random House
Macmillan
Harper Collins

The Department of Justice investigated five of them for allegedly colluding to set e-book prices - and things are happening so maybe there will be a change soon.

Funny how the books that cannot redeem with a code are in the $20+ range.

DNSB · 06-05-2013, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RZetlin

Funny how the books that cannot redeem with a code are in the $20+ range.

I recently ordered a book (The Compleat Traveler in Black by John Brunner) and it did not have a promo code option. On the other hand, Kobo's Customer Service was very good about crediting me for the book when it turned out not to be the Compleat version (Compleat has 5 short stories while this edition had the 4 stories from the original Ace 1971 edition). It wasn't quite in the $20+ range but still at the high end of what I will pay for an ebook.

Regards,
David

06-01-2013, 02:35 AM	#1
RZetlin Addict Posts: 383 Karma: 3461302 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD (RIP)	Kobo Promo Code Limit? I decided to use the Kobo Promo Codes twice today to purchase two books. When I tried to use the promo code a third time, the promo code has mysteriously disappeared under the gift card section. Is there is time limitation to the Kobo Promo codes?

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06-01-2013, 02:47 AM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	You mean there wasn't an option to enter a promo code for the book? If so, that isn't uncommon. Some books don't allow them at all and some only allow certain codes. You have to get to the purchase screen to find out.

06-01-2013, 12:50 PM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I have not seen any changes in agency pricing in Canada. No cases have gone to court here as far as I know.

06-01-2013, 01:09 PM	#6
Byrdie Walking Library Posts: 256 Karma: 3869938 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle Paperwhite 5, 16 gb version	Yeah, I ran afoul of that yesterday when I tried to use a coupon on the epub version of Kull: Exile of Atlantis. Then I noticed it was one of the "Evil Six" and gave up. No way am I spending as much for an epub as I did for the original hardcover version, no matter how badly I want to read it. (I still own that copy, btw, but never finished because my eyes got worse; it's been sitting in a cupboard for the last 3 or 4 years.) If I'm lucky, it'll be in the library. If not, no sale from me, not at that price and no coupon allowed.

06-01-2013, 03:01 PM	#7
bookaho!ic Evangelist Posts: 466 Karma: 5575734 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Device: kobo Aura H20 2nd Ed	also i read somewhere on these forums that if it ends in .49 and .99 its unlikely to accept a promo code...

06-01-2013, 03:26 PM	#8
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	The first post in the Kobo discount sticky in the deals forum explains all of this pretty well.

06-01-2013, 04:17 PM	#9
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	There are a lot of Macmillan books with an agency price of $7.99 that are discounted to $6.90 at Diesel. If Diesel can discount agency prices in the US then why can't Kobo? There is no agency pricing in some countries, and yet Kobo discount codes don't work on some publisher's books in those countries. E.g. Orion (Hachette) books don't allow discounts in New Zealand. But discounts do work on Orion books in the US, e.g. http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/The-B...UXQ/page1.html. It makes me think it has nothing to do with agency pricing, just that some publishers arbirarily refuse to allow Kobo to discount their books in some countries, just as they charge different prices in different countries, or have special offers in some countries and not others.

06-01-2013, 06:24 PM	#10
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Publishers have contracts with each vendor independently and they expire at different times. It may be that Kobo has not renegotiated yet.