07-07-2015, 03:00 PM | #211 |
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The appearance of the individual volumes by a publisher I recognised. It's very rare (I can't remember an instance) for two different publishers to have rights to the individual volumes and an omnibus version at the same time.
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Offhand, Baen appears to have retained rights to the single books in the David Drake "General" series while also releasing two-in-one compilations.
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It's common for the same publisher to release both single-volume and omnibus editions of a series; what pdurrant said is that it's extremely unusual for two different publishers to do so.
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Cross-post to two mystery collections, pub by Witness Impulse (part of HarperCollins), so not couponable at Kobo, which was sort of the point of this thread, so I put them in the Mystery sticky thread, and just giving links here.
These might be couponable, if even available, at some of the smaller Kobo stores (NZ, South Africa, maybe Singapore or HK), but I don't have time to check, and coupons for those stores are scarce anyway. These are pretty good prices, even without coupons: All five titles in the Debutante Dropout mystery series by Susan McBride for $1.99 right now (not sure how long, normally $4.99, which is still pretty good): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=3161030 The first three titles in the Cooper & Fry mystery series by Stephen Booth for $3.99: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho....php?p=3161041 |
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Several omnibus editions of various titles in Louise Penny's excellent Inspector Gamache series have appeared at Kindle US and Kobo US. Unfortunately they are not attractively priced, are not couponable in the US, and don't seem to be available at the moment in any of the other Kobo stores that I checked (India, NZ, Canada, South Africa) where they might be couponable.
Still, I'm providing info here in case things ever change. The ominbuses available in the US are: Books 1 - 10 for $72.72 Books 1 - 3 for $18.38 Books 4 - 6 for $22.38 Books 7 - 9 for $23.98 |
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Couponable in UK not sure about other regions
Roy Grace Ebook Bundle: Books 1-10 by Peter James ISBN:9781509824069 couponable in Sth Africa The Fox and O'Hare Series 3-Book Collection by Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg ISBN:9781472241092 John Sandford has a bundle The Kidd Novels 1-4 but I haven't found a region that allows a coupon to be applied to it as yet. ISBN:9781101644461 |
08-13-2016, 09:28 AM | #217 |
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The Martin Beck Series: Books 1–4 by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo is exactly what it says.
It is available and couponable at the Kobo South Africa store (and possibly others). It is R 213, which is about US $15.75, and would be a good deal with a coupon... ISBN: 9780007503247 link (have to already be in SA store): https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/eb...ries-books-1-4 Spoiler:
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08-13-2016, 09:47 AM | #218 |
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The Kate Martinelli Series, Books 1-3 is exactly what it says...it contains the first three books in the lesser known Kate Martinelli series by Laurie R. King, who is much better known for her Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series.
It is available and couponable at Kobo South Africa (and probably others). It is 565 R, or about US $42, which is really steep for three books, unless you happen to have a 75% or 90% coupon (such as are floating around right now on the recently un-stickied Kobo discounts thread) and want to use it for this. Remember you have to already be in the Kobo SA store for the link to work: Titles are:
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The first three books in the Hot Dog Detective series by Mathiya Adams are available in a combined volume at Amazon. The series is available at other retailers (Kobo, Smashwords, etc.) but the omnibus/collection is available only at Amazon (as of now, anyway).
The first three books, and their regular individual prices, are: Avid Angler: FREE Busty Ballbreaker: $3.99 Crying Camper: $3.99 The Vol. 1 through 3 omnibus is $5.99 https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Dog-Detec...sap_bc?ie=UTF8 Given with the modest reduction in price over buying the second and third books individually, I'd recommend getting the first book free and then, if you like it, get the omnibus. The books are published by Misque Press, which seems to be a legitimate, but very small, publisher. However, I read (and really enjoyed!) Avid Angler. Description: Spoiler:
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The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elisabeth Moon is a bundle of three books of a complete fantasy trilogy.
ISBN: 9780748113002 Paksenarrion wasn't planning to submit to an unwelcome marriage and a lifetime of poverty, so she left her village with a plan and her grandfather's sword. And a few weeks later, she was installed as Duke Phelan's newest recruit in a company of soldiers for hire, her arms training about to begin. But when Paks sees combat, she's stabbed with an ensorcelled knife and barely survives. Then the near-misses start mounting up, raising questions about this young fighter. Is she attracting evil because she is a danger to them all? Or is there another reason malignant forces seek her life? Paks will face the spider-minions of the Webmistress Achrya, orcs and the corrupted men who serve blood mage Liart, Master of Torments. She will also earn the gratitude of elves and of her Duke. And through conflict she will learn she has powers of her own and a destiny. To become a gods-chosen Paladin of Gird, and a target for the ultimate torture. The bundle is 8.99§ at amazon US and 13.99€ at Kobo France. https://www.amazon.com/Deed-Paksenar...ds=paksenarion Last edited by septentrion; 08-14-2016 at 12:51 AM. Reason: Added link to amazon |
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deed-Paksen...dp/B003PPDC1Q/ Or go direct to Baen wherever in the world you live and pay $US8.99 http://www.baen.com/the-deed-of-paksenarrion.html and download (no DRM) in multi-format. |
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Although the original purpose of this thread has sort of gone a bit by the wayside since high-value Kobo coupons are hard to find these days, for those who are willing to travel, there is a 40% coupon for Kobo Taiwan right now - see this thread.
And on the way to looking for other things, I noticed an omnibus of all five Grand Fenwick/Mouse That Roared books by Leonard Wibberley is available for NT $218.60, which my currency exchange site tells me is about US $7.20, which is a pretty good deal even without the 40% off. And with the 40% off, it's NT $ 131.16, or about US $4.34. The ISBN is 9781536564242, and the link is https://www.kobo.com/tw/zh/ebook/the...ed-set-5-books, however, be aware you may need to already be in the Taiwan store for the link to work. Just for comparison, the individual titles range approximately NT$ 120 - 140 at Kobo Taiwan, or US $4 - $4.50 at Kindle US, and the same omnibus is $7.99 at Kindle US and £6.18 at Kindle UK. Anyway, having now given this ancient thread a bump, I'll have to think about whether I have found any other cool omnibuses recently Last edited by sufue; 08-26-2017 at 02:58 PM. |
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All five of the Good Thief's Guide mystery series titles (Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Vegas, Venice) by Chris Ewan are available in a box set in the UK and in Taiwan (at least) and coupon/VIPable at Kobo. I just bought this set in Taiwan using the 40% coupon that is good until the end of the month; it was 305 NTD (about US $10) before the coupon and about US $6 after the coupon.
Not available that I could find in the US. Ewan himself is listed as the pub at Kobo Taiwan, so it appears rights may have reverted elsewhere, but still MacMillan in the US. ISBN: 1230001878073 Kindle UK (currently £7.99): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Thiefs...dp/B072LXDRWB/ Kobo Taiwan (price info above): https://www.kobo.com/tw/en/ebook/the...guides-box-set Last edited by sufue; 10-20-2017 at 11:49 PM. |
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Cross-post to the Mystery thread, with info about an omnibus of the first 18 (!!!) titles in the Meg Langslow series by Donna Andrews for £41.58 at Kindle UK. Also apparently available at Kobo UK, since a member in that thread was able to use a 90% Kobo coupon on it...whee!
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