11-02-2011, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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WTF - More pricing woes on John Green's newest
My girlfriend just asked me to see about preordering John Green's latest, so I load the page up, and the kindle version is $10.99, and the hardcover is $9.46. The real kicker is that if you order the hard cover, you're guaranteed a signed first edition. I hate Agency pricing....
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11-02-2011, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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I hate it too. I'm hoping to be able to borrow it from the library. The Chicago library has his most recent novel, so hopefully they'll get this one too.
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11-02-2011, 09:38 PM | #4 |
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I've seen them drop in price, but I don't think it'll drop below the $9.99 price, do ya?
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11-02-2011, 09:47 PM | #5 |
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11-02-2011, 09:50 PM | #6 |
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The hardcover list price is $17.99 so compared to that $10.99 is reasonable.
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11-03-2011, 04:58 AM | #7 |
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list price, schmist price. Who pays those? What's important is the figure at the bottom of the page.
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11-03-2011, 09:14 AM | #8 |
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Yeah, MSRP is $17.99 on the hard back, but have you ever paid MSRP?
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11-03-2011, 09:36 AM | #10 |
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Most of the time, the books I want are priced at prices lower than MSRP to begin with. Isn't a question of if it is MSRP do I buy, but rather is it MSRP when I buy. Just seems like, at least in my experience, always a sale or something going on, or they've cut the prices, etc.
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11-03-2011, 04:21 PM | #11 |
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11-07-2011, 01:56 PM | #13 |
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11-07-2011, 02:03 PM | #14 |
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Pricing woes or pricing whines? If it's not worth it, don't buy it. If it is worth it, quit whining.
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11-08-2011, 06:55 AM | #15 |
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I don't see what's wrong with expressing dissatisfaction with the current pricing schemes. Or, to put it your way: If you don't want to read it, don't.
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