Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[Uncle Robin]

Thank you!

It seems there are none of the multi-buy combos I was hoping to find, but at least now I know how to look.

[ownedbycats]

25% off select boxsets, code MAYBOX25:

Canada | U.S. | U.K.

[Graham44]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

25% off select boxsets, code MAYBOX25:

Canada | U.S. | U.K.

Do you have to add the code in manually at checkout? its just I looked at this link just to see if there was anything of interest and they had a series I had already bought in January - Solom - and it's showing £5.99 - which is what I paid. I'm just curious as there's nothing else that I want from Kobo right now to test it out on.

[ownedbycats]

Originally Posted by Graham44

Do you have to add the code in manually at checkout? its just I looked at this link just to see if there was anything of interest and they had a series I had already bought in January - Solom - and it's showing £5.99 - which is what I paid. I'm just curious as there's nothing else that I want from Kobo right now to test it out on.

Yes, enter the code in. I've made that mistake too previous sale. Get a refund and repurchase.

[ownedbycats]

VIP sale:

Canada | U.S.

not much selection.

[Uncle Robin]

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

VIP sale:

Canada | U.S.

not much selection.

Ditto here - 70% off about 20 books, all thriller/suspense, and all but one Nordic Noir.

[pdurrant]

Kobo UK has a £60/£10 offer on for Father's Day (16th June):

https://www.kobo.com/UK/en/p/giftcards

"Limited time offer. Receive a bonus £10 eGift when you send a Kobo eGift of £60 or more. Offer good for one time only per customer. Offer starts June 07, 2025 12:01 AM GMT and ends June 16, 2025 11:59 PM GMT."


This is equivalent to 14% off every ebook bought with the £70 gift card total. (i.e. you get to buy £70 of books for £60, so discount == 10/70 ≈ 14%)

[MegDreamsofBooks]

Looks like the same offer is available in the US:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/giftcards

Limited time offer. Receive a bonus $10 eGift when you send a Kobo eGift of $60 or more. Offer good for one time only per customer. Offer starts June 07, 2025 12:01 AM EST and ends June 16, 2025 11:59 PM EST. You will require a Kobo user account to redeem or send an eGift. Bonus eGift will be emailed to the purchasers Kobo account on file within 72 hours after purchasing the eGift. Rakuten Kobo Inc. reserves the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

[DNSB]

The Father's Day offer is also available in Canada. Show him he's worth a great story for more information.

Offer Details >

Limited time offer. Receive a bonus $10 eGift when you send a Kobo eGift of $60 or more. Offer good for one time only per customer. Offer starts June 07, 2025 12:01 AM EST and ends June 16, 2025 11:59 PM EST. You will require a Kobo user account to redeem or send an eGift. Bonus eGift will be emailed to the purchasers Kobo account on file within 72 hours after purchasing the eGift. Rakuten Kobo Inc. reserves the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by MegDreamsofBooks

Looks like the same offer is available in the US:

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/giftcards

Limited time offer. Receive a bonus $10 eGift when you send a Kobo eGift of $60 or more. Offer good for one time only per customer. Offer starts June 07, 2025 12:01 AM EST and ends June 16, 2025 11:59 PM EST. You will require a Kobo user account to redeem or send an eGift. Bonus eGift will be emailed to the purchasers Kobo account on file within 72 hours after purchasing the eGift. Rakuten Kobo Inc. reserves the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

I'd rather that I earn interest in MY account (before I purchase something), rather than have Kobo earn interest. (The approx. 14% savings in a book purchase is not that important to me.)

My email on this offer is currently in the Trash on my computer.

Many people will love this offer, so thanks for posting it.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I'd rather that I earn interest in MY account (before I purchase something), rather than have Kobo earn interest. (The approx. 14% savings in a book purchase is not that important to me.)

Best savings rate is no more than 5% at the moment. It would take about three years at 5% for £60 to become £70.

I'm not taking the offer up this time only because I've already done it three times this year. I still have £105 of the £210 left, but I expect to use it up by the end of the year (I have been spending around £200 a year on ebooks at Amazon.)

The offer is definitely worth it for me.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Best savings rate is no more than 5% at the moment. It would take about three years at 5% for £60 to become £70.

I'm not taking the offer up this time only because I've already done it three times this year. I still have £105 of the £210 left, but I expect to use it up by the end of the year (I have been spending around £200 a year on ebooks at Amazon.)

The offer is definitely worth it for me.

I'm aware of the savings rate, thank you.

I would still rather hang onto my money and earn something, rather than give it all at once to someone else. YMMV.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I'd rather that I earn interest in MY account (before I purchase something), rather than have Kobo earn interest. (The approx. 14% savings in a book purchase is not that important to me.)

Hmmm... what is the current interest rate paid on a savings account in your area? In this area, a high interest rate would be 5% annual though in most cases, that is only paid for the first 90 days and there are nasty bits such as a $5.00 charge for any transaction (deposit or withdrawal). For most people, 2.50% is the more likely high rate.

Hmmm... quick visit to the calculator. $60 at 2.50% compounded annually would give you $69.58 after 6 years. At 5%, you would take 3 years to reach $69.46. Compare this to the immediate 16.67% return (60x1.16667 is 70.00).

So if you are planning on spending $70 or £70 on ebooks over the next year, the ROI from purchasing a $/£60 gift card and getting the bonus $/£10 gift card is definitely the better choice.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Hmmm... what is the current interest rate paid on a savings account in your area? In this area, a high interest rate would be 5% annual though in most cases, that is only paid for the first 90 days and there are nasty bits such as a $5.00 charge for any transaction (deposit or withdrawal). For most people, 2.50% is the more likely high rate.

Hmmm... quick visit to the calculator. $60 at 2.50% compounded annually would give you $69.58 after 6 years. At 5%, you would take 3 years to reach $69.46. Compare this to the immediate 16.67% return (60x1.16667 is 70.00).

So if you are planning on spending $70 or £70 on ebooks over the next year, the ROI from purchasing a $/£60 gift card and getting the bonus $/£10 gift card is definitely the better choice.

My point is that I choose not to hand over 60 pounds (approx. $81.00) and to just wait for an interesting ebook to come along for me to use that credit (which would actually become approx. $94.00 with Kobo's current offer. And these offers, as we all know, come and go with general frequency).

I will be the 'holding company' for my money.

In terms of a bank's savings account's rate (and they go under different names), APYs vary, as we all know.

But I'm entirely in favor of anyone who wishes to choose to spend their money in ways they see appropriate for their legal desires.

[ownedbycats]

can we please stop...