Many independent bookstores sell eBooks through
affiliate partner Kobo, which offers more than 4 million eBooks downloadable over wifi or through the Kobo app.
Not exact matches
The only thing
Kobo was able to do in the US was
partner with the American Booksellers Association to have indie bookstores carry
Kobo branded e-readers and earn an
affiliate fee when their local customers purchased e-books.
The problem is that once a customer buys his device, he's locked into affiliation with whoever he bought it from — so if he bought it from chain bookstore W H Smith,
Kobo's main
partner in the UK so far, that's where the
affiliate fee would go from any e-books the indie stores sold.