And now, Kobo might have its chance to challenge Kindle in the US, thanks to a partnership between Kobo's parent company, Japanese retail giant Rakuten, and Walmart, which will
become the exclusive retailer of Kobo devices and content in the States.
If Sprint is the exclusive carrier partner of the 4G capable HTC Flyer hence re-badged as the EVO View 4G, Best Buy has joined the party by
becoming the exclusive retail partner of the Wi - Fi only version.
Not exact matches
The pre-order bonus system has
become bastardized to the point where pretty much no - one gets the full experience in some cases, and odds and ends such as extra missions, outfits and weapons are dealed out as
retailer -
exclusive pre-order bonuses to different
retailers.
Gizmodo's take on the Amazon announcement cheekily broke down the steps to
becoming a best - seller: Step 1: Market a device for two whole years Step 2: Issue a price drop a few months before the holiday season Step 3: Remain the
exclusive retailer for said device Step 4: Profit!
As the press release states, Walmart will
become Kobo's
exclusive mass
retail partner for the Kobo brand in the United States.
«As part of this alliance, Walmart will
become Rakuten Kobo's
exclusive mass
retail partner for the Kobo brand in the US, offering Kobo's nearly 6 million titles from thousands of publishers and hundreds of thousands of authors to Walmart.com customers.
Become a Foundation Friend and enjoy benefits throughout the year, including priority booking on Festival tickets, as well as
exclusive discounts at selected Emirates Literature Foundation events and workshops and
retail outlets in the UAE.
As brands that have traditionally been
exclusive to independent pet specialty channel
become available in mass and grocery stores, pet
retailers must decide how to respond.
This has
become increasingly important as big - box stores and mass
retailers have begun incorporating more and more food brands that were once the
exclusive domain of independent pet specialty
retailers.
Last year, Citigroup
became the
exclusive credit - card issuer for the
retailer.
In amiibo news, Nintendo confirmed that figures of Roy, Ryu, and a Famicom - colored R.O.B. will be available in stores on March 18th, but there was no mention of whether or not any of them would be
retailer -
exclusive, which has
become a trend for amiibo in the Super Smash Bros. line.
This means that starting later this week and into next, each will be
exclusive to one
retailer and remain that way until January 2014, when they will
become readily available at all stores.
But with so many editions and an absurd number of
retailer -
exclusive preorder bonuses, choosing where to pick up your copy has
become abnormally complex.
The pre-order bonus system has
become bastardized to the point where pretty much no - one gets the full experience in some cases, and odds and ends such as extra missions, outfits and weapons are dealed out as
retailer -
exclusive pre-order bonuses to different
retailers.