Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion - Page 47

scrapking · 03-27-2012, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbles

I was able to get one of the books using HungerGamesDeal but when I went to use 2-5 it would not let me. Very disappointing as I was going to get them all even though they are not really books I would read. Guess I will just read the first one.

If you enjoy the first one, then the other two are non-agency and are eligible for Kobo's discount codes (there are 40% and 45% discount codes at the moment which, while not 85% off, are still a damn sight better than what you'd pay most anywhere else).

danj · 03-28-2012, 09:32 PM

I'd like to note that, as of today, shopping in Canada, the first HungerGamesDeal code worked, and netted me 85% off Catching Fire, but none of the other codes worked, subsequently - reusing the first code resulted in an "Invalid promo code. Please verify and re-enter" error, while trying the code with 2 - 5 appended resulted instead in "This promotion is not active."

Oh, well: guess I should read the first two books before I worry about buying the third.

(On an unrelated note: Hi! I found this form infinitely valuable when making my recent e-reader purchase, and I'm looking forward to participating. Cheers!)

andreabc · 03-29-2012, 08:21 AM

I also was only able to use the HungerGamesDeal code once (after I got the invalid code error)... but then, I tried the next day and was able to buy book 2! Finally, today I tried with book 3 and was able to get that one as well! (So maybe the code has a one-time-per-day restriction or something!)
Thought I'd share just in case someone still wants to buy the rest!

Andreiuta · 03-29-2012, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winsomnia

One interesting thing I found: I tried c4auto40 which I had previously used, and was successfull for 40% off, then I tried c4auto45 and found success with 45% off (previously unknown code to me).

Thank you for the 45% off coupon. I was able to get The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (which got a Hugo, a Nebula, and a Locus award) for $2.72. Very happy!

danj · 03-29-2012, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andreabc

I also was only able to use the HungerGamesDeal code once (after I got the invalid code error)... but then, I tried the next day and was able to buy book 2! Finally, today I tried with book 3 and was able to get that one as well! (So maybe the code has a one-time-per-day restriction or something!)
Thought I'd share just in case someone still wants to buy the rest!

Thanks for sharing this! I re-tried the code today and got the discount on Book 3.

SonDan1 · 03-29-2012, 11:23 PM

Using the codes to purchase the "Hunger Games Trilogy" from Kobo was a rare treat for me. I regularly get coupon codes in my e-mail from Kobo asking me to come back and I see codes here in the forum, but never get to use them beacuse every book I want to buy ends up being an agency book.

Apparently even though I can see on the screen that the publisher is NOT one of the big six -- the books I attempt to buy must be subdivisions of the big six.

So to simplify my life and to be able to use a coupon code again at Kobo -- can someone tell me soecifically the NON-AGENCY publishers are that I can buy and use the coupon codes at Kobo?

Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

PeterT · 03-29-2012, 11:36 PM

Simple rule is if the book shows something like this, discount codes are valid.

Quote:

Buy this Book

List price: $14.99
Our price: $7.49
You save: 50% ($7.50)

AnemicOak · 03-30-2012, 12:14 AM

Peter's rule of thumb is a good one. Here is a partial list of non-agency pubs...

Algonquin Books
Allen & Unwin
Amherst Media
AuthorHouse
BBC Digital
Belle Books
BowTie Press
Chicago Review Press
Cram 101
Crown House Publishing
Disney Hyperion
Dorchester
Dreamspinner Press
Ebury Publishing
Ellora's Cave
ePenguin
Greystone Books
Hampton Roads Publishing
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Hyperion
Indigo
Kenilworth Press
Kensington
Kids Can Press
Ladybird
Langtail Press
Leisure Books
Liongate Press
Loose-ID
Lyrical Press
Medallion Press
Melville House
Menage Amour
Motorbooks
New World Library
Open Court
Open Road
Osprey Publishing
Pen and Sword
Penguin New Zealand
Poisoned Pen Press
Posse Management Publishing
PublicAffairs
Random House UK
ReadHowYouWant
Rodale
Samhain
Scholastic
Seal Press
Siren Publishing
Soho Press
Storey Publishing, LLC
Story Plant
Sourcebooks
Thomas Nelson
TransWorld Digital
University of North Texas Press
Vanguard Press
Vintage Digital
W. W. Norton & Company
Walker Books
Wings Press
Xlibris
Zebra

Most if not all university presses are also couponable

scrapking · 03-30-2012, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonDan1

So to simplify my life and to be able to use a coupon code again at Kobo -- can someone tell me soecifically the NON-AGENCY publishers are that I can buy and use the coupon codes at Kobo?

Agency vs. Non-agency publishers changes from country to country on Kobo, however...

From the OP (original post) on the first page of this thread:

"NOTE 2: You do have to make sure that you are buying a non-agency book. E-books that are non-agency generally include:
- e-books with two prices listed (ie. "List Price" and "Our Price")
- e-books that end in something other than ".99" (ie. $9.91, $5.57, etc.)
- most graphic novels
- most "Just for Kobo Vox" books
- most very inexpensive e-books (ie. $0.95 to $2.99)
- e-books from very small/niche publishers"

fbrII · 03-30-2012, 07:39 AM

You can add

Unbridled Books
Tyrus Books

To AnemicOak's list. Both of these publishers have a collection of good authors. Tyrus books specializes in mysteries.

SonDan1 · 03-31-2012, 01:31 AM

Thank you all for the specific publisher names and tip. It is most appreciated! Love the knowledge I get here.

RareBird · 03-31-2012, 07:22 AM

WordFire Press is promo code friendly as well.

garyanbear · 04-03-2012, 04:47 PM

Hello all. Wondering if someone would be kind enough to post here again when the Kobo Book Club April selection comes out. I posted about this last month since I was inexplicably cut off from emails informing me of the code. I've since been informed that as I've temporarily moved to Europe to study, I'm ineligible to get the emails (I'm supposed to be in North America).
Anyway, since missing out on free books makes me sad and people on this website are awesome about sharing, thought I'd ask for help once more. Thanks again!

scrapking · 04-03-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garyanbear

Hello all. Wondering if someone would be kind enough to post here again when the Kobo Book Club April selection comes out.

I'll be posting it when it comes out (usually sometime in the second week of the month, I believe).

G0AT · 04-04-2012, 11:28 AM

Kobo Book Club - April

Use promo code: APR01KST expires April 11, 2012

Choose from the following 2 novels:

A Single Thread - Marie Bostwick

Under Wraps - Hannah Jayne

See link HERE

03-29-2012, 08:21 AM	#693
andreabc Zealot Posts: 107 Karma: 1226339 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle (4th gen)	I also was only able to use the HungerGamesDeal code once (after I got the invalid code error)... but then, I tried the next day and was able to buy book 2! Finally, today I tried with book 3 and was able to get that one as well! (So maybe the code has a one-time-per-day restriction or something!) Thought I'd share just in case someone still wants to buy the rest! Last edited by andreabc; 03-29-2012 at 04:06 PM.

03-30-2012, 12:14 AM	#698
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Peter's rule of thumb is a good one. Here is a partial list of non-agency pubs... Algonquin Books Allen & Unwin Amherst Media AuthorHouse BBC Digital Belle Books BowTie Press Chicago Review Press Cram 101 Crown House Publishing Disney Hyperion Dorchester Dreamspinner Press Ebury Publishing Ellora's Cave ePenguin Greystone Books Hampton Roads Publishing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Hyperion Indigo Kenilworth Press Kensington Kids Can Press Ladybird Langtail Press Leisure Books Liongate Press Loose-ID Lyrical Press Medallion Press Melville House Menage Amour Motorbooks New World Library Open Court Open Road Osprey Publishing Pen and Sword Penguin New Zealand Poisoned Pen Press Posse Management Publishing PublicAffairs Random House UK ReadHowYouWant Rodale Samhain Scholastic Seal Press Siren Publishing Soho Press Storey Publishing, LLC Story Plant Sourcebooks Thomas Nelson TransWorld Digital University of North Texas Press Vanguard Press Vintage Digital W. W. Norton & Company Walker Books Wings Press Xlibris Zebra Most if not all university presses are also couponable Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-20-2015 at 10:18 PM.

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03-28-2012, 09:32 PM	#692
danj Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-T1	I'd like to note that, as of today, shopping in Canada, the first HungerGamesDeal code worked, and netted me 85% off Catching Fire, but none of the other codes worked, subsequently - reusing the first code resulted in an "Invalid promo code. Please verify and re-enter" error, while trying the code with 2 - 5 appended resulted instead in "This promotion is not active." Oh, well: guess I should read the first two books before I worry about buying the third. (On an unrelated note: Hi! I found this form infinitely valuable when making my recent e-reader purchase, and I'm looking forward to participating. Cheers!)

03-29-2012, 11:23 PM	#696
SonDan1 Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 2088 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook 1, Aluratek Libre Pro,Kobo Wi-Fi, Samsung Galaxy Tab, KoboT, NST	Using the codes to purchase the "Hunger Games Trilogy" from Kobo was a rare treat for me. I regularly get coupon codes in my e-mail from Kobo asking me to come back and I see codes here in the forum, but never get to use them beacuse every book I want to buy ends up being an agency book. Apparently even though I can see on the screen that the publisher is NOT one of the big six -- the books I attempt to buy must be subdivisions of the big six. So to simplify my life and to be able to use a coupon code again at Kobo -- can someone tell me soecifically the NON-AGENCY publishers are that I can buy and use the coupon codes at Kobo? Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.

03-30-2012, 07:39 AM	#700
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	You can add Unbridled Books Tyrus Books To AnemicOak's list. Both of these publishers have a collection of good authors. Tyrus books specializes in mysteries.

03-31-2012, 01:31 AM	#701
SonDan1 Connoisseur Posts: 91 Karma: 2088 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Nook 1, Aluratek Libre Pro,Kobo Wi-Fi, Samsung Galaxy Tab, KoboT, NST	Thank you all for the specific publisher names and tip. It is most appreciated! Love the knowledge I get here.

03-31-2012, 07:22 AM	#702
RareBird Addict Posts: 377 Karma: 770002 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Windsor, Nova Scotia Device: Kobo Aura	WordFire Press is promo code friendly as well.

04-03-2012, 04:47 PM	#703
garyanbear Member Posts: 16 Karma: 138 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kobo	Hello all. Wondering if someone would be kind enough to post here again when the Kobo Book Club April selection comes out. I posted about this last month since I was inexplicably cut off from emails informing me of the code. I've since been informed that as I've temporarily moved to Europe to study, I'm ineligible to get the emails (I'm supposed to be in North America). Anyway, since missing out on free books makes me sad and people on this website are awesome about sharing, thought I'd ask for help once more. Thanks again!

04-04-2012, 11:28 AM	#705
G0AT Addict Posts: 201 Karma: 1937857 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa Device: Kobo	Kobo Book Club - April Use promo code: APR01KST expires April 11, 2012 Choose from the following 2 novels: A Single Thread - Marie Bostwick Under Wraps - Hannah Jayne See link HERE

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