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Old 05-16-2025, 06:49 PM   #16
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I can't find the Price Match offer today on Kobo Australia. Has it been discontinued?
https://www.kobo.com/au/en/p/pricema...Q-w71QC31oAzrH
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Old 05-16-2025, 08:54 PM   #17
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Thanks. The usual link to the price match guarantee at the foot of the first page of the website has vanished so it's harder to find.
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Old 05-16-2025, 09:23 PM   #18
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Thanks. The usual link to the price match guarantee at the foot of the first page of the website has vanished so it's harder to find.
That's ominous - "out of sight, out of mind" as a precursor to "Price Match, what Price Match?"
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Did one the day before yesterday - my first. All went well.

I'm a US-based reader, the book was a recent release and I submitted the price match just a couple minutes after clicking on the 'buy' button on Kobo. I received a notification that I was credited for the difference about 6 hours later.
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I bought a book three days ago for £2.99. Today it's a Kindle Daily Deal at £0.99. I'm trying a price match to see what happens (the page says up to seven days). I've only ever price matched before when the cheaper price was available on the same day I bough the ebook.
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Old 05-19-2025, 02:59 PM   #21
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So am I correct in thinking that Kobo would not price-match the latter two books of the Three-Body Problem trilogy that are on sale on Amazon today?

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Forest-R.../dp/B00R13OYU6
https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Rememb.../dp/B00WDVKZY0
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So am I correct in thinking that Kobo would not price-match the latter two books of the Three-Body Problem trilogy that are on sale on Amazon today?

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Forest-R.../dp/B00R13OYU6
https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Rememb.../dp/B00WDVKZY0
Who are you replying to?
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No one, I'm asking. I'm considering buying the books, but not if Kobo refuses to price match after I've already paid full price.
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Old 05-19-2025, 05:08 PM   #24
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No one, I'm asking. I'm considering buying the books, but not if Kobo refuses to price match after I've already paid full price.
Kobo should price match those 2 eBooks. The only time the price match failed is if the listed shows a red -% off at the price.
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Old 05-19-2025, 05:17 PM   #25
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So am I correct in thinking that Kobo would not price-match the latter two books of the Three-Body Problem trilogy that are on sale on Amazon today?
Amazon says the discount is from the print list price and not the digital list price, so you should be able to price match them (based on what others have said in this thread).
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I also think the Three Body Problem discounts are eligible for a price match.

You can ask for a price match, and if they disagree, you can ask to ask to cancel your order.
Just be sure to not download the books through any devices, apps, or websites until the price match is approved.
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I bought a book three days ago for £2.99. Today it's a Kindle Daily Deal at £0.99. I'm trying a price match to see what happens (the page says up to seven days). I've only ever price matched before when the cheaper price was available on the same day I bough the ebook.
They asked to see the screenshot, but gave me the price match.
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They asked to see the screenshot, but gave me the price match.
You're not saying much. We already know price matches work in general - currently the only thing that's known to be rejected is "digital list price" discounts.

Which kind was this?
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You're not saying much. We already know price matches work in general - currently the only thing that's known to be rejected is "digital list price" discounts.

Which kind was this?
I've never seen a digital list price discount in the UK.

I mentioned this because it was a price match where the drop in price at Amazon happened a couple of days after I bought the book at Kobo.
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Ah, I missed that it was in the UK.

I think the UK store just never notes whether it's a "digital list price discount" (even when it is), so Kobo's team always approve it, since they have guidelines to specifically look for it.

I never tried an after-the-original-price-goes-up price match, but good to know it works.
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