Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[selina4books]

Originally Posted by samosa

Yup you guys are right. I'm on the old site.

I wish it was all still the old site. I can still get the old site on Dolphin on my iPad but that's the only place and not sure how much longer that will work.

[samhy]

Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

Also, that's the bottom right...

I'm pretty sure it was on the left on the old site. Not that matters in any way

[winsomnia]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I see now they are advertising eGift cards for Mother's Day on the US site, but clicking on the ad brings you to a page saying "Sorry, but this page isn’t available."

Yes. I tried the link and it worked for me. Then I switched my address to USA and it brought me to the "not available" page. Then I switched back to my Canada address and the link worked for me again.

[Gazella]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

I see now they are advertising eGift cards for Mother's Day on the US site, but clicking on the ad brings you to a page saying "Sorry, but this page isn’t available."

I tried a few weeks ago to purchase an eGift card but I kept getting unavailable at this time. I asked a Kobo customer care rep and he said it's currently unavailable as they're in the process of changing over from their old site to their new site. I haven't tried again though.

[SHunter101]

Originally Posted by selina4books

SHunter...except sometimes that means it's a no DRM ePub. Honestly why they removed that bit of pertinent information is beyond me. If I get one that's a PDF or doesn't have a download button I ask for a refund. If enough of us complain maybe they'll put the file type back. You can try getting a sample...then the type will be listed in your library, but I have a hard time remembering to do that...and I shouldn't have to. It should tell me before I buy what I'm paying for.

You are correct, I buy so few open epubs. The few I bought are from Rocky Nook and they fall under the same class as kepub, they lack the Blackberry notation. I remember 'chatting' with Kobo support asking them what format the books were and they were zipped open epubs. I never bought and open epub that had a blank Read this On section. Remember, if in doubt ask Kobo Support. I use the chat feature and it is usually pretty fast. I will update my previous post.

Shunter

[SHunter101]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Samosa I've looked at the bottom left hand side corner as you described but the following picture is all I see.

Can you take a photo and demonstrate what you mean, because I can't identify where format is mentioned.

Thanks

Yes, on your photo, the Read This On section (bottom right) is blank, therefore this is a pdf. On the old site, it would clearly tell you that you are purchasing a ade epub or a pdf file. Be careful, Kobo may offer two listings of the same ebook, one in ade epub and the other as pdf. It is important to check the Read this On section. Usually the epub will cost a few dollars more, probably because they can.

Shunter

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by SHunter101

Yes, on your photo, the Read This On section (bottom right) is blank, therefore this is a pdf. On the old site, it would clearly tell you that you are purchasing a ade epub or a pdf file. Be careful, Kobo may offer two listings of the same ebook, one in ade epub and the other as pdf. It is important to check the Read this On section. Usually the epub will cost a few dollars more, probably because they can.

Shunter

In my experience this rarely works. Son by Lois Lowry shows these, but it is a kepub and the only way to know for sure is to add it to your library.

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by Gazella

I tried a few weeks ago to purchase an eGift card but I kept getting unavailable at this time. I asked a Kobo customer care rep and he said it's currently unavailable as they're in the process of changing over from their old site to their new site. I haven't tried again though.

Yes, they haven't had them available for quite some time, at least in the US, which makes it strange that they're advertising them on the front page of the US site.

[arasyi]

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[evening-green]

Originally Posted by SHunter101

Yes, on your photo, the Read This On section (bottom right) is blank, therefore this is a pdf. On the old site, it would clearly tell you that you are purchasing a ade epub or a pdf file. Be careful, Kobo may offer two listings of the same ebook, one in ade epub and the other as pdf. It is important to check the Read this On section. Usually the epub will cost a few dollars more, probably because they can.

Shunter

Can pdfs maybe not be added to the library? Because so far every ebook that I came across that didn't list any devices also coudn't be added to my library and I wasn't sure what the deal was with those or how I could put them on my wishlist :/

And while I'm already posting, thank you to everyone for sharing contest codes for anyone else who couldn't participate due to country restrictions.

[SHunter101]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

In my experience this rarely works. Son by Lois Lowry shows these, but it is a kepub and the only way to know for sure is to add it to your library.
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Actually, it does work and you provided the proof with your picture. The Read this On lacks the Blackberry notation, hence kepub (as in your case) or rarer an open epub as with the Rocky Nook ebooks. Here is my original post:

Here is an easy way to distinguish epub, and pdf ebooks before you buy them. This works about 95%+ of the time. Go to the "Read this On" section located on the bottom right corner of the ebook page. If the Read this On has Blackberry then it is an epub (full line: DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, BLACKBERRY, WINDOWS). If Blackberry is absent, DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, WINDOWS then it is a very good chance it is a kepub or an open epub (not always, but most of the time). If the Read this On section is blank then it is likely a pdf. This has been a very reliable way to tell them apart, works for me. Note this works only on the new Kobo websites.

If in doubt contact Kobo Customer service. The more people who bitch about this the more likely they will change it and we can save some money.

Best,
Shunter

[GeoffR]

Originally Posted by Gazella

I tried a few weeks ago to purchase an eGift card but I kept getting unavailable at this time. I asked a Kobo customer care rep and he said it's currently unavailable as they're in the process of changing over from their old site to their new site. I haven't tried again though.

Some countries don't have the eGift cards yet, but you can buy them in one country and gift to another country.

When I bought an eGift for myself In New Zealand, and it said I could gift it to someone in any country except Japan.

[SHunter101]

Originally Posted by evening-green

Can pdfs maybe not be added to the library? Because so far every ebook that I came across that didn't list any devices also coudn't be added to my library and I wasn't sure what the deal was with those or how I could put them on my wishlist :/

And while I'm already posting, thank you to everyone for sharing contest codes for anyone else who couldn't participate due to country restrictions.

Hi Evening Green:

I do not buy too many pdf, I avoid them if I can. But all pdfs I bought are present in my library for downloading at any time. I bought two kepubs (not knowing what they were at the time), they were present in my library, but lacked a download button. I was so mad that I contacted Kobo CS and returned them. Now that I understand what they are, I would probably keep them. I am not sure about the ebooks you are referring to above; I would contact Kobo CS, this seems very strange. How do you read them?

Best,
SHunter

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by SHunter101

Actually, it does work and you provided the proof with your picture. The Read this On lacks the Blackberry notation, hence kepub (as in your case) or rarer an open epub as with the Rocky Nook ebooks. Here is my original post:

Here is an easy way to distinguish epub, kepub and pdf ebooks before you buy them. This works about 95%+ of the time. Go to the "Read this On" section located on the bottom right corner of the ebook page. If the Read this On has Blackberry then it is an epub (full line: DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, BLACKBERRY, WINDOWS). If Blackberry is absent, DESKTOP, eREADERS, ANDROID, TABLETS, IOS, WINDOWS then it is a very good chance it is a kepub or an open epub (not always, but most of the time). If the Read this On section is blank then it is likely a pdf. This has been a very reliable way to tell them apart, works for me. Note this works only on the new Kobo websites.

If in doubt contact Kobo Customer service. The more people who bitch about this the more likely they will change it and we can save some money.

Best,
Shunter

The same read this on for both kepub and open epub means I can't possibly know if I can read this on my ereader. I can read open epub but not kepub. A pdf can also be read on a computer, but the book shows that it can't be read on anything. This just doesn't work.

This is off topic, so I probably shouldn't continue to reply.

[SHunter101]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

The same read this on for both kepub and open epub means I can't possibly know if I can read this on my ereader. I can read open epub but not kepub. A pdf can also be read on a computer, but the book shows that it can't be read on anything. This just doesn't work.

This is off topic, so I probably shouldn't continue to reply.

Yes, I understand. It seems to work best for ade epubs and pdfs. There is no way to distinguish kepubs from open epubs. For these ebooks I would recommend 'chatting' with Kobo CS, it is easy to do and it will say you some grief. Another way is to buy your ebook from another retailer and then let Kobo know they are loosing sales due to their crappy website.

Shunter