Kobo Books: I have had Kobo on my blackberry Q** for over a...

A Kobo Books customer review by GetHuman user ~gelgamesh from November 27th, 2017

Background on ~gelgamesh's case

GetHuman: ~gelgamesh - can you tell our other Kobo Books customers when your case took place?
~gelgamesh: Yes I can. It was middle of the night, on November 26th.
GetHuman: Did you reach out to Kobo Books, and if so, how?
~gelgamesh: I used a help page I found on the GetHuman Kobo Books customer service contact info page: Contact Kobo Books Customer Service
GetHuman: And which of these common Kobo Books customer issues best describes the reason you wanted to talk to them?
(Shows ~gelgamesh a list of common Kobo Books problems)
~gelgamesh: "Returns" was why I was trying to contact.

~gelgamesh's review of Kobo Books customer service

GetHuman: So how would you sum up your experience for GetHuman's Kobo Books customer community? We'll censor any IDs, numbers, or codes and any inappropriate words here out of respect to the millions of other customers using this resource.
~gelgamesh: I have had Kobo on my blackberry Q** for over a year. In that time I have never had a book not download, either free or purchased. I recently purchased * books in a series all downloaded and opened except book **. I tried to a week to sync and reload to no avail. Finally I called KOBO and got a rep with a slight accent who informed me that if I looked at the bottom of the site it did not show a blackberry symbol so the book is not compatible. Treating me like i was less than intelligent she kept saying "You are not listening, it will not work and speaking to a manager will not change that" I informed her I had lots of book without BB symbol she kept repeating that no BB symbol means the book will not work. The only thing they could do was reimburse the amount. I asked to speak with manager and she refused then finally put me on hold and the call hung up. I called back and got the same agent who argued with me several minutes before i finally said if she did not get a manager i would se
GetHuman: Let's quantify your experience contacting Kobo Books. On a scale of 1 to 5, how easy is it go get help on a Kobo Books problem?
~gelgamesh: I'd give them a two out of five for ease of finding your way to help.
GetHuman: What about quality of communication. How would you rate that on a 1 to 5 scale?
~gelgamesh: I'd give them a five out of five on communication.
GetHuman: And what about Kobo Books's ability to quickly and effectively address your problem?
~gelgamesh: For that I would say four out of five.
GetHuman: And finally- any advice for other Kobo Books customers?
~gelgamesh: Try to deal with them early in the day or later. Don't forget any personal or account information you might need for Kobo Books to know who you are.
GetHuman: Well there you have it. Some useful feedback and words from ~gelgamesh taken from his Kobo Books customer service problem that occurred on November 26th, 2017.

Kobo Books

1.90 of 5 stars | 81 reviews

~gelgamesh's Kobo Books Review

Difficulty of finding help
2 out of 5 stars
Quality of communication
5 out of 5 stars
Timeliness and professionalism
4 out of 5 stars
Overall customer service rating
4 out of 5 stars

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