Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by cromag

So far I've gotten one 45% code and one 35% code -- the rest were in the 10 to 30 range. I used the two "good" codes a couple days ago to buy a couple books -- the second and third in a series. Unfortunately, the books show the proper covers, but both download as the third book in the series. Which is a shame, because I just finished the first book and I'd really like to get started on the second one.

I'm going into my third day of trying to straighten it out with Kobo's "tech support."

From now on I'm going to need more than a 45% off code to buy anything there!

If, by chance, it's the book called, "Just One Damn Thing After Another" we did that as a buddy read at the blog this past week--and I can tell you that the book 2 and 3 have been messed up for QUITE some time at Kobo. It's been reported and not fixed. Hopefully they will give you a refund because for some odd reason the author is unable to fix it. NO idea what is going on there. Maybe the person who originally rec'd and told me about the problem can chime in with an update...? Because it was a mobileread person...
I don't know if they were able to get a refund. I know the Kindle versions are reported to be okay.

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[Darlynne]

@BearMountainBooks: I tried to purchase JUST ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER a couple of weeks ago and ran into the same problem. Kobo gave me store credit fairly quickly, but it was still a hassle.

Your post prompted me to de-lurk for the first time to express my dismay that this situation has been around for more than a while. Really, Kobo? I feel badly for the author as well as customers.

@cromag: I had a different problem with Anya Seton's GREEN DARKNESS, one of my all-time favorite books. Nowhere does it clearly state that this title can't be read on an Android device, but, according to Kobo, the publisher has restricted its availability for download. I received a store credit for that, too, but was really glad when the customer service person gave me another 50% discount code because I'd used that to purchase the book in the first place.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying you'll get the store credit, of course, but there should be consideration for a replacement discount coupon. Don't hesitate to ask if it's not offered.

[Darlynne]

And since I'm out here now, I have to ask: How are so many of you getting multiple discount codes, I mean codes times eleventy? Is it a state secret, multiple accounts, signing in around the world? I don't have a dog that reads; do I need one?

ETA: Really, since the codes can't be used on Big 5/6/7 publishers anyway and my wishlist is mostly those books, it's not as if I can use the daily codes I've got so far, let alone PERKOPOLIS. I was just curious how one accumulated so many.

[tempest@de]

Darlynne you don't want to take a vacation to India and buy some books from those publishers?

In my case I play with 12 accounts, it's not has much as others, so I don't know how the others do it, but I also have been curious about that.

[kristalana]

Multiple sign-ups. Kobo doesn't verify email addresses for the contests.

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[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Darlynne

@BearMountainBooks: I tried to purchase JUST ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER a couple of weeks ago and ran into the same problem. Kobo gave me store credit fairly quickly, but it was still a hassle.

Your post prompted me to de-lurk for the first time to express my dismay that this situation has been around for more than a while. Really, Kobo? I feel badly for the author as well as customers.

@cromag: I had a different problem with Anya Seton's GREEN DARKNESS, one of my all-time favorite books. Nowhere does it clearly state that this title can't be read on an Android device, but, according to Kobo, the publisher has restricted its availability for download. I received a store credit for that, too, but was really glad when the customer service person gave me another 50% discount code because I'd used that to purchase the book in the first place.

All of which is a long-winded way of saying you'll get the store credit, of course, but there should be consideration for a replacement discount coupon. Don't hesitate to ask if it's not offered.

To be clear, "Just One Damn Thing After Another" is fine at Kobo--it's BOOK 2 that is messed up. If you purchase book 2, it's really book 3. And book 3 is really book 3. I can't understand why it hasn't been fixed either, but I believe the author has to do it--if it's self-pub'd. Of course, if the author did it through a distributor (such as smashwords or D2D) that could be the problem. It can take WEEKS to get a new file uploaded that way. In that case, the author would be better off pulling it from the distributor and going through Kobo to upload. BUT I don't know the author so I don't really understand the problem. Book 2 obviously exists because people are getting it from Kindle and I've been told it's fine.

It could be that for some reason the new file upload isn't happening correctly at Kobo too--I just don't know. But if it happens, you should be able to get a refund...should...and Kobo needs to block that book from being purchased until it is fixed!!!

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[gabby98]

Thanks to all who posted codes...between you and a little trip to mexico I was able to get all of the things on my list

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[Darlynne]

@BearMountainBooks: Sorry, yes, you're right. I couldn't keep the titles straight to begin with and initially thought I'd incorrectly purchased the third book when I meant to buy the second.

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