How Do You Transfer Your Ebook Wish List to a Spreadsheet?

Gabrielmacht · 01-20-2025, 06:35 AM

Hi all

I’ve started keeping track of ebooks I’d like to buy in the future, but I’d love to find an easy way to transfer my wishlist from an ebook retailer (like Kobo or Barnes & Noble) to a spreadsheet. Does anyone have a method for doing this, or a tool that can help automate the process?

pdurrant · 01-20-2025, 07:36 AM

Download the list in any text format (even copying from a web page) and then edit the data into a suitable format (e.g. tab-separated).

Personally, I just add them to uk.ereaderiq.com rather than keeping a local list, but that's because I (currently) buy from Amazon.

Cactus Chef · 01-21-2025, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

Download the list in any text format (even copying from a web page) and then edit the data into a suitable format (e.g. tab-separated).

Personally, I just add them to uk.ereaderiq.com rather than keeping a local list, but that's because I (currently) buy from Amazon.

Even though I buy mostly from Kobo, I haven't been able to find a Kobo-specific price tracker tool that provides the same functionality as eReaderIQ, so I continue to use that as well. There's usually an 80% chance that what's on sale on Amazon will be on sale on Kobo, anyway.

Aleron Ives · 01-21-2025, 08:43 PM

If it's only on sale at Amazon, you can also take a screenshot and likely price match it at Kobo, or so I've read.

maddz · 01-22-2025, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

If it's only on sale at Amazon, you can also take a screenshot and likely price match it at Kobo, or so I've read.

Generally you don't need a screenshot. I only get asked for one about one time in 10 when I ask for a price match.

Aleron Ives · 01-22-2025, 01:37 AM

Have all of your price matches been accepted?

DNSB · 01-22-2025, 03:06 AM

All the ones that I have requested over the years have been accepted. The additional 10% of the competitor's price is nice to have.

The only times I've been asked for a screenshot was when the price was a short-lived Amazon special so I could show the price shown on Amazon when I purchased the book. I've also requested a price match for Google and no issues with that one either.

maddz · 01-22-2025, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives

Have all of your price matches been accepted?

Pretty well all. I don't recall one being refused.

Gabrielmacht · 01-24-2025, 05:56 AM

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All the ones that I have requested over the years have been accepted. The additional 10% of the competitor's price is nice to have.

The only times I've been asked for a screenshot was when the price was a short-lived Amazon special.so I could show the price shown on Amazon when I purchased the book. I've also requested a price match for Google and no issues with that one either.

Thanks, everyone! It’s really helpful to know about the price matching and how it works with Kobo. I think I’ll start by copying my wishlist into a text file and organizing it into a spreadsheet. If I find any tool that makes it easier, I’ll let you all know.

01-20-2025, 06:35 AM	#1
Gabrielmacht Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2024 Device: none	How Do You Transfer Your Ebook Wish List to a Spreadsheet? Hi all I’ve started keeping track of ebooks I’d like to buy in the future, but I’d love to find an easy way to transfer my wishlist from an ebook retailer (like Kobo or Barnes & Noble) to a spreadsheet. Does anyone have a method for doing this, or a tool that can help automate the process?

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,414 Karma: 314930086 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	Download the list in any text format (even copying from a web page) and then edit the data into a suitable format (e.g. tab-separated). Personally, I just add them to uk.ereaderiq.com rather than keeping a local list, but that's because I (currently) buy from Amazon.

01-21-2025, 08:43 PM	#4
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,598 Karma: 16300090 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	If it's only on sale at Amazon, you can also take a screenshot and likely price match it at Kobo, or so I've read.

01-22-2025, 01:37 AM	#6
Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,598 Karma: 16300090 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Have all of your price matches been accepted?

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 43,437 Karma: 165170834 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	All the ones that I have requested over the years have been accepted. The additional 10% of the competitor's price is nice to have. The only times I've been asked for a screenshot was when the price was a short-lived Amazon special so I could show the price shown on Amazon when I purchased the book. I've also requested a price match for Google and no issues with that one either.