VIP New Year Super Points gift

GeoffR · 01-16-2018, 02:11 PM

If you are a Kobo VIP member and bought a lot of books last year, you might like to check your Super Points balance to see if you got a bonus.

I didn't get any email notrification about it, but I noticed yesterday on my Super Points dashboard there was an extra 2400 points with the transaction described as "New Year's Gift from Kobo to our Top VIP Customers."

Byrdie · 01-16-2018, 03:26 PM

Yep, just got mine. :-)

Terisa de morgan · 01-16-2018, 04:05 PM

I only got 250

But well, it's Ok

tdanzie · 01-16-2018, 04:05 PM

Got mine on the 14th.(2400)

RobertJSawyer · 01-16-2018, 06:35 PM

Oh, wow! I got 2,400 here in Toronto. Very pleased!

llcj · 01-17-2018, 08:41 AM

I got an email notice about a week a saying I would receive 250 points and I did get the points. I wonder if the amount of points received is related to the amount spent on books in 2017.

Rockin · 01-17-2018, 10:57 AM

Near as I can tell, these points are about as useful as the old coupons that said they have a cash value of 1/20 of a cent.

I will likely never use the points I have earned. I once started looking at books that can use these points and there wasn't anything close to interesting to me. If there was later in the list, I was not going to waste my time looking. Kobo knows what I like, they could pare down the list but they don't.

Just my humble opinion.

GeoffR · 01-17-2018, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin

Near as I can tell, these points are about as useful as the old coupons that said they have a cash value of 1/20 of a cent.

I will likely never use the points I have earned. I once started looking at books that can use these points and there wasn't anything close to interesting to me. If there was later in the list, I was not going to waste my time looking. Kobo knows what I like, they could pare down the list but they don't.

It might vary by country, but the vast majority of the books I normally buy can be bought with super points, including books by some of the big publishers, and even books published by Hachette which are not normally eligible for promo code discounts.

When I look back at the books I read in 2017, 90% of them are eligible for purchase with super points at Kobo (New Zealand).

Edit: Using the filters on the Kobo website to separate and count the number of free, paid, and points-eligible ebooks, I calciulate that 93% of all the paid ebooks are eligible for purchase with super points. (New Zealand)

Edit: You don't need to look through a list of all the points-eligible books, you just look for books that interest you in whatever way you normally do -- browse categories, search, view recommendations, etc. -- and then apply the filter to show which of those books are points eligible.

(In case you can't tell, I am a big fan of the super soints scheme. It would be nice if they had a few more store-wide bonus days like they did early on, but even without that I find it well worth paying for a VIP membership just to get the extra super points.)

ottdmk · 01-17-2018, 03:56 PM

I got 250 myself, which considering I don't buy many ebooks anymore (budgetary issues) is a pretty nice bonus.

bgalbrecht · 01-17-2018, 07:26 PM

I only got 250 points. Maybe it's because I did over 100 price matches last year. The lucky ones with 2400 points got enough to get a free book (at least here in the US).

rosalita · 01-18-2018, 12:20 PM

Thanks for pointing this out! I hadn't noticed it, but I got 250 points as well. I bought 32 books in 2017 but none of them cost more than $5.

tea2 · 01-18-2018, 04:00 PM

Thanks!

Yay! 2400! I thought the balance was higher than when I last looked, but didn't have a chance to check.

I spend far too much at Kobo.

Quite a few books that I like can be bought with points.

RZetlin · 01-19-2018, 05:01 AM

I got 250 points.

chrisridd · 01-19-2018, 05:40 AM

Nice, I got 250 points too.

disconnected · 01-20-2018, 02:37 AM

Thanks for mentioning this. I don't keep track so I never would have noticed it. I got 2400 too.

I've never had trouble finding something to spend my points on. Even if there were no points involved the VIP membership has paid for itself just with the mini discounts on a lot of the books I buy. I'm on the email list for OpenRoadMedia discounts and I buy a lot of the backlist mysteries that go on sale for 1.99, which are 1.79 for VIP members. I suppose that can't continue for much longer; I think I've bought most of the series I'm really interested in.

01-16-2018, 02:11 PM	#1
GeoffR Wizard Posts: 3,821 Karma: 19162882 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Te Riu-a-Māui Device: Kobo Glo	VIP New Year Super Points gift If you are a Kobo VIP member and bought a lot of books last year, you might like to check your Super Points balance to see if you got a bonus. I didn't get any email notrification about it, but I noticed yesterday on my Super Points dashboard there was an extra 2400 points with the transaction described as "New Year's Gift from Kobo to our Top VIP Customers."

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Terisa de morgan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,686 Karma: 12595249 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Kobo Clara/Aura One/Forma,XiaoMI 5, iPad, Huawei MediaPad, YotaPhone 2	I only got 250 But well, it's Ok

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tdanzie Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 26804 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Device: iPad Pro, Kobo H2O, Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura One	Got mine on the 14th.(2400)

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RobertJSawyer Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 4306712 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Libra 2, Clara 2E, and Clara HD; Kindle PaperWhite	Oh, wow! I got 2,400 here in Toronto. Very pleased!

01-17-2018, 08:41 AM	#6
llcj Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 883854 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Device: kobo touch	I got an email notice about a week a saying I would receive 250 points and I did get the points. I wonder if the amount of points received is related to the amount spent on books in 2017.

01-17-2018, 10:57 AM	#7
Rockin Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 4244 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kobo Touch	Near as I can tell, these points are about as useful as the old coupons that said they have a cash value of 1/20 of a cent. I will likely never use the points I have earned. I once started looking at books that can use these points and there wasn't anything close to interesting to me. If there was later in the list, I was not going to waste my time looking. Kobo knows what I like, they could pare down the list but they don't. Just my humble opinion.

01-17-2018, 03:56 PM	#9
ottdmk Wizard Posts: 1,224 Karma: 3804496 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Libra 2, Lenovo Tab M10 FHD Plus, Lenovo Tab M9	I got 250 myself, which considering I don't buy many ebooks anymore (budgetary issues) is a pretty nice bonus.

01-17-2018, 07:26 PM	#10
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	I only got 250 points. Maybe it's because I did over 100 price matches last year. The lucky ones with 2400 points got enough to get a free book (at least here in the US).

01-18-2018, 12:20 PM	#11
rosalita Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Iowa Device: Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Forma, Kindle Paperwhite 3	Thanks for pointing this out! I hadn't noticed it, but I got 250 points as well. I bought 32 books in 2017 but none of them cost more than $5.

01-18-2018, 04:00 PM	#12
tea2 Zealot Posts: 102 Karma: 864936 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kindle 2, iPad Mini 4, Aura One, Kobo Clara 2e	Thanks! Yay! 2400! I thought the balance was higher than when I last looked, but didn't have a chance to check. I spend far too much at Kobo. Quite a few books that I like can be bought with points.

01-19-2018, 05:01 AM	#13
RZetlin Addict Posts: 383 Karma: 3461302 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Aura One, Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura HD (RIP)	I got 250 points.

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chrisridd Guru Posts: 983 Karma: 2209358 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: London, UK Device: Kobo Aura, Kobo Aura ONE, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Nice, I got 250 points too.

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disconnected Fanatic Posts: 527 Karma: 4504715 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: US Device: Kobo Forma, Libra, H2O2e2, Clara, Auras, Kindles, Nooks, Sony, iPAQ	Thanks for mentioning this. I don't keep track so I never would have noticed it. I got 2400 too. I've never had trouble finding something to spend my points on. Even if there were no points involved the VIP membership has paid for itself just with the mini discounts on a lot of the books I buy. I'm on the email list for OpenRoadMedia discounts and I buy a lot of the backlist mysteries that go on sale for 1.99, which are 1.79 for VIP members. I suppose that can't continue for much longer; I think I've bought most of the series I'm really interested in.