Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[selina4books]

Kobo sent me a 90% "we missed you" code. It's exactly the same "we missed you" code they sent to my other account a couple months ago, and I used it successfully then, so of course it won't work...on either account. Weird.

[Lynx-lynx]

I'm fairly sure I've been re-issued used codes as well .......

I've put it down to Kobo isms

[selina4books]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

I'm fairly sure I've been re-issued used codes as well .......

I've put it down to Kobo isms

Yes, exactly. They have their own way of doing things, that's for sure!

[Blue2u]

Kobo "sale"

Ends Monday, 30% OFF SALE. Use promo code: DEC30 unlimited times on select titles! PLUS earn Super Points with every purchase.

ETA; link above is to sale in Canada, not sure if selected books are different for other countries. I tried the code on non-list books, didn't work.

[Purple Lady]

Here's the US link. It also says VIP gets an extra 10%
https://store.kobobooks.com/p/dec30

[sufue]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Oh yeah, what an incentive, eh!

I actually did the survey, because I'm pretty much out of usable codes on my accounts, and 25% off on some inexpensive backlist title is better than nothing.

The code, it turns out, is 25OFFQ3, and I've managed to use it on three different accounts, so it appears to be one use per account, and not one-time use only. No idea when it expires.

So, if you don't turn up your nose at 25%, go for it!

Oh, and maybe this could go on the front page until it expires...

[sufue]

So amazingly, the first part of this process actually did work. A couple of days after I opened the new account with my husband's new email address, he got an email saying "Don't forget... you've got $5!" in his Inbox. When I opened that email, there was a link saying "Shop Now" and when I clicked on that, it led to the Kobo site, with an open window saying:

You've Got $5!
A friend who thinks you’ll enjoy Kobo has sent you a $5 credit.

Register to use your credit now!

Credit valid until January 31st, 2016. Offer is redeemable on titles valued at $5.01 or more.

The credit didn't show up in the normal "Payment Info" part of the account page, but when I hit the Continue button, then picked a book that was $7.99, put it in my cart, and then checked out, the $5 showed up, not as a coupon, but just as a credit. And, the best part was that I had put a non-couponable book in my cart, and since it seems to be a credit and not a coupon, it worked. So I got a new-ish Penguin book for $5 off.

Now I'll wait to see if I get the $5 credit actually coming back to my account - I'll update here if the second part works.

P.S. The way the email to his account was worded, I'm not sure whether I needed to open the new account first or not...but hey, somehow it worked.

Originally Posted by sufue

I'm getting the "refer a friend, they get $5, you get $5" offer again, but only after I checkout with a purchase.

The link is here: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/pu...Purchase=False but it doesn't work unless I have just checked out.

I have no idea if this is another Kobo "mistake" or if this is real. I've just now tried, sending from one account of mine to a new address of my husband's. The "please join" email did arrive in his inbox, but the "Shop Now" button in the email led to a webpage with an error (you gotta love Kobo).

So I went ahead and just created a new Kobo account with his new email address (he's going to love that <g>), just to see what would happen. The new account doesn't show any $5 credit, but I seem to remember that the last time they did something like this, it took a little while for the credits/codes to show up. And I'm not supposed to get a $5 credit back until he (me!) buys something in his new account.

Anyway, just curious if anyone else is seeing this, and if so, if you're having any luck with it?

[Lynx-lynx]

Oh Sufue don't you love it when things 'just work'.

[ferrywoman]

Originally Posted by sufue

The code, it turns out, is 25OFFQ3 […]

This was the same code given to me when I finished the survey.

Originally Posted by sufue

[…] the $5 showed up, not as a coupon, but just as a credit.

Did you perchance test the credit on a couponable book and apply a coupon on checkout?

Wondering because my friend signed up for an account during that $5 credit offer sometime back, and the credit was being automatically applied as coupon code "NEW" at checkout. She couldn't apply the working 90% code I sent her, which she'd rather use for the $40 book she wanted, and was frustrated there didn't seem to be an option to not use that weird credit/code.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by ferrywoman

This was the same code given to me when I finished the survey.


Did you perchance test the credit on a couponable book and apply a coupon on checkout?

Wondering because my friend signed up for an account during that $5 credit offer sometime back, and the credit was being automatically applied as coupon code "NEW" at checkout. She couldn't apply the working 90% code I sent her, which she'd rather use for the $40 book she wanted, and was frustrated there didn't seem to be an option to not use that weird credit/code.

A while back in this thread, it was talked about that they stopped allowing the use of BOTH the credit AND a coupon. And if you have a credit, it automatically applies. The auto-apply was the case even when they allowed a coupon to be applied as well (which did not last very long if I recall).

[Chapter One]

Quick question - does anyone else almost always get 'not responding' and script error messages on kobobooks.com?

[Lynx-lynx]

No, I don't usually have any problems. Maybe clear your cache?

[Chapter One]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

No, I don't usually have any problems. Maybe clear your cache?

I do clean everything out frequently, its not that. Its been the same for ages, well over a year, and on different laptops. I actually dont remember a time it didnt happen. It only happens on Kobobooks, no other sites. I use Firefox and even with all addons disabled, it happens. I've just gotten used to it now, annoying as it is. I just wondered if it happens to anyone else or just me.

[BookJunkieLI]

Originally Posted by Chapter One

I do clean everything out frequently, its not that. Its been the same for ages, well over a year, and on different laptops. I actually dont remember a time it didnt happen. It only happens on Kobobooks, no other sites. I use Firefox and even with all addons disabled, it happens. I've just gotten used to it now, annoying as it is. I just wondered if it happens to anyone else or just me.

Two suggestions:
Are you running the latest version of Firefox? If you're not that might fix whatever is causing the problem.

Have you tried a different browser? My personal preference is Chrome and I have no problem with Kobobooks *but* I do have a couple of sites I like that Chrome doesn't play well with so I use Firefox to view them. It's a minor annoyance but it's not that big a deal, for me, to have two browsers open. YMMV.

[ferrywoman]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

A while back in this thread, it was talked about that they stopped allowing the use of BOTH the credit AND a coupon. And if you have a credit, it automatically applies. The auto-apply was the case even when they allowed a coupon to be applied as well (which did not last very long if I recall).

Thanks. I think I vaguely remember that discussion, but I can't recall the specifics. I presumed in my friend's case it was just because a code was already (sneakily) applied to get that credit so another to get discount wouldn't do.

I wondered if it's the same case now—and apparently it's a yes. NEWCUST5 is being automatically applied, and coupon doesn't work even if there are other [couponable] books included in that same transaction.

Clarifying for others that this is only for promo credits. You most definitely can use both your regular store credit and a coupon on your purchase.

Originally Posted by Chapter One

Quick question - does anyone else almost always get 'not responding' and script error messages on kobobooks.com?

Not for me. I use Chrome Canary. What a curious thing. Happens whether you're logged in or out? Like BookJunkieLI suggested, the latest Firefox (if yours is not) or a different browser might give you another result?

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