Winter be buying books on kobo store, here is why.......

Denodan1 · Yesterday, 02:19 AM

Was looking at books on the Kobo store and Amazon store, and the series of books I want are 2x more expensive here than Amazon. So cheaper to buy them on Amazon then convert them to my kobo clara

JSWolf · Yesterday, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Denodan1

Was looking at books on the Kobo store and Amazon store, and the series of books I want are 2x more expensive here than Amazon. So cheaper to buy them on Amazon then convert them to my kobo clara

You can price match Kobo with Amazon.

The other thing you can do is travel with Kobo travel and go to someplace like India where if the book is available, you may be able to get it cheaper then Amazon.

Quoth · Yesterday, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

You can price match Kobo with Amazon.

a) I can't find that.
b) it sounds like an awkward process, reading it here.
c) Often Kobo hasn't got it.
d) "Travelling" seems to have stopped working, so only Irish Kobo Store works, which is euro (Amazon expects Ireland to use US or UK, but the US prices & availability now seem to be just USD equivalents of UK store).

I use Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords and others.

maddz · Today, 02:37 PM

I suspect Kobo travelling is going to be like travelling on HumbleBundle; use a VPN with an endpoint in the US, switch store to US, and use PayPal or a gift card.

Too much hassle for every day...

I've done it on Humble for geo-locked bundles I particularly wanted, but it's a rare occurrence for me.

Aleron Ives · Today, 04:49 PM

The last time I travelled, a VPN was not necessary, but of course Kobo can tighten security at any time.

JSWolf · Today, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoth

a) I can't find that.
b) it sounds like an awkward process, reading it here.
c) Often Kobo hasn't got it.
d) "Travelling" seems to have stopped working, so only Irish Kobo Store works, which is euro (Amazon expects Ireland to use US or UK, but the US prices & availability now seem to be just USD equivalents of UK store).

I use Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords and others.

I traveled recently to India. I did not use a VPN. It just worked. So yes traveling on Kobo airlines works.

Sirtel · Today, 05:05 PM

I think I've read somewhere that traveling without VPN only works for the US customers, but I could be wrong.

Quoth · Today, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I traveled recently to India. I did not use a VPN. It just worked. So yes traveling on Kobo airlines works.

They no longer transit Shannon.

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Aleron Ives Wizard Posts: 1,258 Karma: 15500000 Join Date: Sep 2022 Device: Kobo Libra 2	The last time I travelled, a VPN was not necessary, but of course Kobo can tighten security at any time.

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Sirtel Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,715 Karma: 226728044 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Estonia Device: Kobo Sage & Libra 2	I think I've read somewhere that traveling without VPN only works for the US customers, but I could be wrong.