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Kobo has ended their partnership with Walmart
I haven't been able to find any articles on this. But I just signed in to the Kobo website on a new laptop and was met with a message saying Kobo ended their partnership with Walmart. I didn't think to take a screenshot. Anyone have anything further?
Anyway, not a shock. Walmart had a good idea, but in Google fashion, they launched a program and then immediately lost focus on it. |
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I just signed in and didn't receive a notification.
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I never knew they had one.
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I just checked the U.S. site, and the NIA was the only reader sold and shipped by Walmart.
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The kobo.com US login page no longer presents Walmart as the default option. You have to drill down into other options to find it. No notice upon login but I never used the Walmart option for logins so I think that isn't surprising.
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Is this notice to users of the Kobo (for PC) tool or using a web browser login?
(I have been using Walmart payment linking to buy books from Kobo. This will add another account with my payment data at risk . ) |
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Well that's a shame. I know they hadn't focused on it in some time (I stopped being able to find Walmart Ebook/Kobo gift cards in physical stores over a year ago, and had to start buying them digitally), but their products were still available. On the Kobo subreddit I had largely encouraged US customers to order their Kobo through Walmart rather than directly through Rakuten, as they seemed to have a better delivery/distribution system, and fewer headaches for returns/exchanges.
I think this will hurt Kobo's US presence long-term. It's especially a shame that this happens right before the color Kobo's launch, because that could've potentially made them the first widely-available color e-ink device on the market. What is the impact to those who had their Kobo account linked to a Walmart account? My first Kobo, a Clara HD, was through Walmart, and as a result whenever I buy a book from Kobo--even directly from Kobo's site, or from the Kobo Android app--I still get a Walmart digital receipt in my inbox. Hoping this doesn't cause any longterm entanglement headaches. I have always purchased books from Kobo, not "Walmart Ebooks", but there still seems to be that backend association. Also, I notice that the Walmart Ebooks page now seems to be broken: https://walmartebooks.kobo.com/hc/en-us |
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Won't hurt 'em. Amazon is the everything store.
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It looks like you can still buy e-gift cards from Walmart, that all I use them for.
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Well, that's a shame - it seemed like it would have been a good chance to grow but not sure Walmart put much effort or consistency in it, so it's probably not a growth enough for partnership for Kobo
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The thing I liked, was being able to touch one before buying (ordering, as not all models were on display).
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Maybe try logging out and log in again and see if you see the message. I tried with no luck, probably because they already showed me the message. I tried searching again and all that came up is a post from GoodeReader. |
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I was using the desktop app, and it finally showed when I tried to login to buy a title.
Who knows why? Or local Walmart now has so many items under lock and key, it makes it a pain when you want something. (the Kobo display was about 4', shelf, but the stock may have been underneath) |
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