Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[Lynx-lynx]

Yeah, it helps the flow for those who aren't interested in the codes.

[cromag]

On my netbook a long string of codes can easily take up the whole screen. I'd imagine it's worse for folks accessing from a mobile phone.

Also, giving the country that the codes are valid for and then putting the codes in a spoiler tag might mean I don't have to bother with them at all.

[carnival007]

Now several US Store Codes for 30%

Spoiler:

You've received a 30% off coupon!
Coupon code: Y4FVMR
Coupon code: KA97Z2
Coupon code: 7QWGSN
Coupon code: UCXTZ4

[Josieb1]

I have eight books on my Amazon wish list. I've just checked them on Kobo. 4 aren't even on Kobo and the other four are so much dearer that I save just pennies even with 30% off coupons. I just don't understand why Kobo are so much dearer when these books have a set publisher price.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I have eight books on my Amazon wish list. I've just checked them on Kobo. 4 aren't even on Kobo and the other four are so much dearer that I save just pennies even with 30% off coupons. I just don't understand why Kobo are so much dearer when these books have a set publisher price.

Can you tell us one of the titles on your wish list?

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Can you tell us one of the titles on your wish list?

The High Kings Golden Tongue by Megan Derr. It's £5.65 on Kobo and £4.53 on Amazon

A Samhain pre order for the 24th is Unnatural by Joanna Chambers, that is £3.83 on Kobo and £2.84 on Amazon (it would fall within this competition)

The other two I checked today are Josh Lanyons Jefferson Blythe, Esquire and Sue Browns The Rogue Wolf.

[Fbone]

Thank you.

The High Kings Golden Tongue is showing $6.99 at both Amazon and Kobo in the US.

Unnatural is $4.24 and $4.99 respectively in US.

It appears to be a UK issue. Perhaps, Amazon is absorbing some of the VAT and Kobo isn't?

[Kiya]

High Kings Golden Tongue by Megan Derr is $8.99 on Amazon and $6.99 on Kobo for me.

Unnatural by Joanna Chambers is $4.99 on Amazon and same on Kobo.

I do not buy much on Amazon since for me everything is usually from 1 to 3 $ more then on Kobo. Some are same price. So for me Kobo is a better deal, especially with the coupon codes.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Thank you.

The High Kings Golden Tongue is showing $6.99 at both Amazon and Kobo in the US.

Unnatural is $4.24 and $4.99 respectively in US.

It appears to be a UK issue. Perhaps, Amazon is absorbing some of the VAT and Kobo isn't?

I think it is that. I think Amazon must be taking the tax from the sale price where Kobo is adding the tax on. But then some books are the same price.

I just checked out The Charioteer and thats £5.99 on both sites, and another book released by Dreamspinner only differs by 4 pence. Its just weird, with no proper explanation.

[Josieb1]

Originally Posted by Kiya

High Kings Golden Tongue by Megan Derr is $8.99 on Amazon and $6.99 on Kobo for me.

Unnatural by Joanna Chambers is $4.99 on Amazon and same on Kobo.

I do not buy much on Amazon since for me everything is usually from 1 to 3 $ more then on Kobo. Some are same price. So for me Kobo is a better deal, especially with the coupon codes.

I prefer to buy from Kobo but I do object to a 25% off coupon giving me a saving of 18p, but I guess thats me being greedy. But without the coupons I could never justify the Kobo prices, with the amount of books I buy each month it would be really expensive if I bought from Kobo.

[Lynx-lynx]

New 30% promo code: NOV30

Ends Nov 25.

Probably a link, but try book of your choice anyway.

[issybird]

I think Kobo inflates its prices in part to offset the monthly contests. That's why garden variety codes of 25% and 30% are roughly a wash with the Amazon price and coupons start to get scarce at the 45% level. I wonder what percent of its sales of couponable books is made without a coupon being used? I imagine it's quite low, as certainly regulars have sussed out the system by now.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Reader9000

thanks for the tip.. not that i know the reason to use them, i'll try edit my posts. is it just so it doesnt take up room?

Doesn't matter to me if you use spoiler tags at all. Some people like their use, some don't care!!! Do whatever is convenient!

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by issybird

I think Kobo inflates its prices in part to offset the monthly contests. That's why garden variety codes of 25% and 30% are roughly a wash with the Amazon price and coupons start to get scarce at the 45% level. I wonder what percent of its sales of couponable books is made without a coupon being used? I imagine it's quite low, as certainly regulars have sussed out the system by now.

The publishers set the prices. They've put out articles discussing pricing and have mentioned that they are under an obligation to price as they are told and that when the US allows discounting it hurts their business. (They put out a big articles when the publishers lost the collusion case mentioning it would hurt them because Amazon would be allowed to discount again).

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Josieb1

I have eight books on my Amazon wish list. I've just checked them on Kobo. 4 aren't even on Kobo and the other four are so much dearer that I save just pennies even with 30% off coupons. I just don't understand why Kobo are so much dearer when these books have a set publisher price.

The publishers set the price higher in Canada.

I did some research on a small publisher book I wanted--it was 2.99 (or 3.49 or some weird small price) on Amazon and 7.99 on Kobo. I wrote the author, thinking he had control. He supposedly asked his publisher to match the price on kobo and they never did (and I never bought the book).

Also, as an indie, I can set different prices for each country, whether it is on Kobo or Googleplay or Amazon. I seriously doubt that ANY publisher has less functionality that any indie. I have to watch fluctuations with currency because it can vary by quite a bit and if I have my prices set wrong, I can fall below some necessary thresholds for maintaining certain commissions. Publishers will often have sales in one or two countries only (I don't know why.)