$2.00 Coupon Plus Sale Prices at Kobo

It's another $2 off sale at Kobo this weekend, with two coupons, one valid on a single book and pretty much from a single list of titles, while the other is good for any non-Agency book and can be used multiple times. Kobo's books are in EPUB format and generally don't work on the Kindle, but this is a great sale for those who have another ebook reader or use one of the phone, pad or desktop apps.

First, to promote their new Desktop reading app, you can use coupon code kobodesktop to get $2 off any of the titles on the list of 202 books. This one can only be used once, but I'm not sure when it expires. If you don't get to it today, it's worth trying anytime in the next few days.

The second code is twodollars and it can be used on ANY non-agency book; one good place to start searching is the Can't get these in iBooks list. Even better, it can be used multiple times and on books that sell for less than two bucks, you get the book for free. A number of the titles on the Cheap Reads list will qualify, but many of those are Agency publishers. Also, I've found that their indie-writers don't end up on that list at all. I searched for The Invasion, by William Meikle, after reading a recommendation for it one one of the ebook forums I frequent and found it for $1.79 (it's the same on Kindle), which means it was free after the coupon was applied.

If you've never used Kobo, you'll have to set up an account. Once you click on the Buy Now button on any book page, you'll see a confirmation page with your payment info. In the middle of the lower portion of the page, there is a link that reads

Have a promo code?
Click here >

Click, enter the coupon code and then click on Apply >. Check the Total: shown at the right before clicking on $ Buy Now, as what is shown is what you'll be charged. It is possible to get a refund from Kobo, but like most ebookstores, the process isn't as automatic as it is with Amazon. Also, as far as I can tell, you cannot buy a gift card and use it for purchases (although you could get a prepaid visa/master card and use that, I suspect, if it has an address registered). So, if you buy some of the lower priced books, your credit card company may hold the payments until you OK them, as under $1 charges are sometimes flagged for possible fraud. Also, even though the site caters towards those in the US, it is a Canadian registered company. If your credit card bars out of country purchases, you'll have to either try another card or call them and get Kobobooks.com placed on an exemption list (which most card companies can do) to allow the charges to go thru.