Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion - Page 647

Lynx-lynx · 08-23-2014, 08:58 PM

I'm wondering if Kobo is wanting to boost it's sales figures in the UK, US and Canadian stores and that's why the Contest codes are now one use per account, as opposed to just one use and then a dead code .....

This could be quite a deliberate move on Kobo's part.

Fbone · 08-23-2014, 09:04 PM

Does anyone have a no-discount publisher list handy? Particularly for Canada and the UK. Thanks.

mitford13 · 08-23-2014, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaden

At least one of the codes worked in the UK store as well where the books I wanted where discountable (they weren't in the US or Canada) so they might all work.

Can't use them in Germany, though - the books would be discountable there. Good that I traveled today.

Don't know if you're interested, but in the U.S. store I was able to use a coupon on a German (publisher) book - helene tursten/btb Verlag. But now I can't come up with workable search results from that publisher to find more...still playing around with it.

ETA:
Pfffttt (at myself). Who knew publishers are clickable search links in the US?!
Obviously, not me.

Jaden · 08-23-2014, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitford13

Don't know if you're interested, but in the U.S. store I was able to use a coupon on a German (publisher) book - helene tursten/btb Verlag. But now I can't come up with workable search results from that publisher to find more...still playing around with it.

Thanks for letting me know.

I seldom read German books (at least not if they are translated from English) but you'll never know - there might be some in the future and I'll make sure to check before buying.

Dr. Drib · 08-23-2014, 09:34 PM

I just bought "The Book of The Thousand and One Nights," (an edition I specifically desired) for about $22, saving over $70.

Over at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thousand-...s=e.p.+mathers

the same 4-book volume is priced at $121.95

So, a big thank you for those 75% off coupons!

Lynx-lynx · 08-23-2014, 09:41 PM

UPDATE - I've added the 55% codes, and amended Note 1

Woweeeeeeeeeee ...............

Compilation of the 75% and 65% codes so far posted:

75%
43HQ8T

5X7ZRR

2J7V3L

65%
2269QM

5MVALE

5P2NEC

55%
5TPUE3
3PN86Q

Karma for all the posters of these codes!!

Note 1
These codes were from either US or Canadian games (as far as I know) and may therefore only work in both the US and Canadian Kobo stores.

Update - they may also work in the UK store

Note 2
The codes will only work once per account (multi tabbing works)

Note 3
The codes will only work on books that are discount eligible - that is - where the publishers allow discounts.

Enjoy!!

BearMountainBooks · 08-23-2014, 09:54 PM

Here's a 55 percent to add:
3PN86Q

mitford13 · 08-23-2014, 10:59 PM

Some publishers that are discountable in the U.S. store:

Faber Finds
Bloomsbury Reader
Felony & Mayhem Press (incl. Ngaio Marsh)

btb Verlag (German titles)

wallflower75 · 08-23-2014, 11:42 PM

Quick question: are any of the posted codes working in the UK? I just found a book coming out Tuesday that is code eligible in the UK that I'd like to get.

AnemicOak · 08-23-2014, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mitford13

Some publishers that are discountable in the U.S. store:

Faber Finds
Bloomsbury Reader
Felony & Mayhem Press (incl. Ngaio Marsh)

btb Verlag (German titles)

Here's a list I posted a couple of years ago and AFAIK they are still couponable...

Quote:

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Peter's rule of thumb is a good one. Here is a partial list of non-agency pubs...

Allen & Unwin
Amherst Media
AuthorHouse
BBC Digital
Belle Books
BowTie Press
Carina Press
Cram 101
Crown House Publishing
Disney Hyperion
Dorchester
Dreamspinner Press
Ebury Publishing
Ellora's Cave
ePenguin
Greystone Books
Hampton Roads Publishing
Harlequin
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Hyperion
Indigo
Kenilworth Press
Kensington
Kids Can Press
Kimani Press
Ladybird
Langtail Press
Leisure Books
Luna
Lyrical Press
Medallion Press
Melville House
Menage Amour
Mira
Motorbooks
New World Library
Open Court
Open Road
Penguin New Zealand
Poisoned Pen Press
Posse Management Publishing
PublicAffairs
Random House UK
ReadHowYouWant
Rodale
Samhain
Scholastic
Seal Press
Siren Publishing
Soho Press
Storey Publishing, LLC
Story Plant
Sourcebooks
Thomas Nelson
TransWorld Digital
Vanguard Press
Vintage Digital
W. W. Norton & Company
Walker Books
Xlibris
Zebra

A few more to add...

Endeavour
Pen & Sword
Skyhorse
LiquidSilver
Smashwords
Oak Press
Helion
Casemate
Grub Street
Cambridge University Press
Arcturus
Bloomsbury Publishing
Osprey
University of North Texas Press
Kodansha USA
Coda Books Ltd
Arcade Publishing
Naval Institute Press

mitford13 · 08-24-2014, 12:02 AM

@AnemicOak

Wow...I had no idea. Thank you so much for re-posting your list.

Lynx-lynx · 08-24-2014, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallflower75

Quick question: are any of the posted codes working in the UK? I just found a book coming out Tuesday that is code eligible in the UK that I'd like to get.

I think in the first instance you just need to try the code on a book that you already know is discountable in the UK. Try perkopolis on it and if it works then you know that it's discountable. If the Contest code then doesn't work then you'll have your answer.

Hopefully there will be some UK Contest players who post their 75% and 65% codes.

Lynx-lynx · 08-24-2014, 12:15 AM

I seem to recall that there 6 (?) publishers who don't usually discount - is that right?

Anyone remember who they are?

Doesn't this take us back to the pre India/Mexico/Singapore etc days when we could just use the codes everywhere and especially in countries where there were no publisher restrictions.

Fbone · 08-24-2014, 12:25 AM

Subterranean Press is also couponable in the US.

AnemicOak · 08-24-2014, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

I seem to recall that there 6 (?) publishers who don't usually discount - is that right?

The former Agency publishers are the ones that aren't couponable in the US...

Penguin
Random House
Simon & Schuster
Macmillan
Hachette
HarperCollins

The problem identifying them can come in with all of their various imprints such as (not a complete list)...
Ace
Pocket
Daw
Tor
Forge
Minotaur
Avon
PS
Amistad
William Morrow
Atria
Gallery Books
Scribner
Touchstone
St. Martin's
Henry Holt
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Picador
Berkley
Dutton
Putnam
NAL
Plume
Viking
Bantam
Delacorte
Dell
Del Rey
Presidio
Spectra
Ballantine
Knopf
Doubleday

08-23-2014, 09:41 PM	#9696
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,149 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	UPDATE - I've added the 55% codes, and amended Note 1 Woweeeeeeeeeee ............... Compilation of the 75% and 65% codes so far posted: 75% 43HQ8T 5X7ZRR 2J7V3L 65% 2269QM 5MVALE 5P2NEC 55% 5TPUE3 3PN86Q Karma for all the posters of these codes!! Note 1 These codes were from either US or Canadian games (as far as I know) and may therefore only work in both the US and Canadian Kobo stores. Update - they may also work in the UK store Note 2 The codes will only work once per account (multi tabbing works) Note 3 The codes will only work on books that are discount eligible - that is - where the publishers allow discounts. Enjoy!! Last edited by Lynx-lynx; 08-23-2014 at 11:37 PM. Reason: added the last 55% code

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08-23-2014, 08:58 PM	#9691
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,149 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	I'm wondering if Kobo is wanting to boost it's sales figures in the UK, US and Canadian stores and that's why the Contest codes are now one use per account, as opposed to just one use and then a dead code ..... This could be quite a deliberate move on Kobo's part.

08-23-2014, 09:04 PM	#9692
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,318 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Does anyone have a no-discount publisher list handy? Particularly for Canada and the UK. Thanks.

08-23-2014, 09:34 PM	#9695
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,614 Karma: 60184181 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	I just bought "The Book of The Thousand and One Nights," (an edition I specifically desired) for about $22, saving over $70. Over at Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thousand-...s=e.p.+mathers the same 4-book volume is priced at $121.95 So, a big thank you for those 75% off coupons!

08-23-2014, 09:54 PM	#9697
BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	Here's a 55 percent to add: 3PN86Q

08-23-2014, 10:59 PM	#9698
mitford13 Guru Posts: 686 Karma: 6495650 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arlington, VA Device: Kindle App, Kobo App	Some publishers that are discountable in the U.S. store: Faber Finds Bloomsbury Reader Felony & Mayhem Press (incl. Ngaio Marsh) btb Verlag (German titles)

08-23-2014, 11:42 PM	#9699
wallflower75 Groupie Posts: 176 Karma: 223852 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Device: Kindle Voyage/iPhone 6 Plus/iPad mini	Quick question: are any of the posted codes working in the UK? I just found a book coming out Tuesday that is code eligible in the UK that I'd like to get.

08-24-2014, 12:02 AM	#9701
mitford13 Guru Posts: 686 Karma: 6495650 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arlington, VA Device: Kindle App, Kobo App	@AnemicOak Wow...I had no idea. Thank you so much for re-posting your list.

08-24-2014, 12:15 AM	#9703
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,149 Karma: 94320195 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	I seem to recall that there 6 (?) publishers who don't usually discount - is that right? Anyone remember who they are? Doesn't this take us back to the pre India/Mexico/Singapore etc days when we could just use the codes everywhere and especially in countries where there were no publisher restrictions.

08-24-2014, 12:25 AM	#9704
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,318 Karma: 103930826 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Subterranean Press is also couponable in the US.