Today, 07:41 AM | #1 |
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Walmart Login on Kobos Discontinued As of 31 Oct
Allegedly, Kobo users won't be able to use their Walmart account to login to their device as of 31 October 2024.
https://goodereader.com/blog/kobo-er...kobo-e-readers |
Today, 08:17 AM | #2 |
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I bought one of the Walmart Aura2. I never used a Walmart login. In fact, I never used it as a reader. It's quite a slim device when compared to B&N of the same generation.
I had bypassed the first setup page at one point in the past. Recently, it just did a hiccup and a "factory reset". I don't think that I've ever had it connected to the internet. I did put a UART connector in the back. You can run Linux executables on it. You can build them on the same system as Raspberry Pi. |
Today, 09:26 AM | #3 |
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My Clara HD was purchased through Walmart. I never used the Walmart sign-in option, but all of my Kobo emails still come from "Walmart ebooks," even the ones I buy directly through the Kobo app or website. I wonder if that will change after the partnership ends.
Also, I assume Walmart.com will stop selling the Walmart eBooks gift cards soon. That will be a bummer, since it was my preferred method of loading up my Kobo account balance for purchasing books overseas. |
Today, 01:36 PM | #4 |
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It feels like a real missed opportunity. Walmart wanted to challenge Amazon in ebooks and a partnership with Kobo was a good idea. If it were successful, they could have eventually purchased Kobo outright.
But then Walmart just never did anything with it. |
Today, 01:54 PM | #5 |
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Yeah, they really killed it.
The whole book section was adjacent to clearance. Many of the Walmart did not have the Kobo at all. I believe that it was stocked externally by some company. The regular Walmart employees knew nothing about it. They had those SKU cards if you were interested but no demo models. Moreover the Walmart employees didn't know anything about the SKU cards. |
Today, 05:33 PM | #6 |
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Hopefully, Kobo will offer their own gift cards or keep using Walmart to offer them for purchases.
Actually, there really isn't a reason for them to stop selling the cards since they sell everyone else's gift cards. Simply rebrand them as Kobo GC and they are good to go. Last edited by cfrizz; Today at 05:44 PM. |
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For a short while I had a Walmart (Kobo) account as a test, but I kept getting nagged to merge it with my regular Kobo account, so I ended up deleting it a few months in. I did buy Aura 2s and some Kobo cases when they went on clearance at the Nampa store in Idaho. Later I also bought a Clara HD and had it shipped to the store. It was nice to be able to buy Kobos for quick shipment. |
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