Kindle Rewards/Kindle Points

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

This is really only true if you stop buying books altogether. As long as you have stuff on your wish list to buy, then eventually you'll hit the next 300 point milestone.

This.

I have several wishlists on Amazon, like Too Expensive, Kindle Unlimited, Allowance, Wish List, To Watch, Series to Finish...

I keep an eye on them all, and every once in a while will sort each list from 'low to high' and find a few have gone free.

With sales, I creep up on the 300, and a double rewards day might get me to get a few more, and cut down on the price of those in the 'Too Expensive' list.

[odamizu]

I look at the Rewards program as a ... well ... a reward, not some gimmick to get me to buy more books. I don't look for books to buy in order to earn points, but I do wait for a rewards day to buy the books I would buy anyway.

And if I want a book right away and it's not a rewards day, I'll just buy it anyway. And if it's a rewards day and there are no books I want to buy, I will pass on the reward.

I've been pleasantly surprised by how many points I've ended up earning and been able to use buying books I would have bought anyway. It's a nice bonus.

[issybird]

Originally Posted by nabsltd

This is really only true if you stop buying books altogether. As long as you have stuff on your wish list to buy, then eventually you'll hit the next 300 point milestone.

It's not a $4 credit now; saying so just helps inflate perceptions of the discount. Kind of like how the Powerball jackpot number is inflated by graduated payments in an annuity. And "eventually", Amazon wins. The Rewards program ends and you can't roll over your bonus credits to get more credits or your points expire (or you're forced to make a purchase you'd have postponed). These factors also deflate the value of the discount.

I did say it was a worthwhile discount; anything is better than nothing at all. It's just not as good as Amazon wants people to believe (and obviously do). I personally like to know how a game's been fixed, that's all.

Compare it to the recurring Kobo promotion where you get a kickback on a gift card, which is a much better play for the buyer. Yes, you have to pay up front. But then you can wait on a sale price, if you want. There's no rounding in Kobo's favor. And, the gift card value doesn't expire. It's an honest, "what you see is what you get" promotion. Unlike Amazon's sleight of hand.

[ZodWallop]

August 3, double points. Someone put a drunken sailor in charge of Amazon's points program.

[ngrant]

Spend $10 on Kindle books between Aug 8 and Aug 10 and earn 200 bonus points. Activation required.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by ZodWallop

August 3, double points. Someone put a drunken sailor in charge of Amazon's points program.

Nope, it's ChatGPT all the way down.

[ngrant]

Here we go again:
Earn 2x Kindle Points on Kindle books when you purchase between 12AM and 11:59PM PST on August 16.

[DuskyRose]

Originally Posted by ngrant

Here we go again:
Earn 2x Kindle Points on Kindle books when you purchase between 12AM and 11:59PM PST on August 16.

Thanks!

[nabsltd]

Aug 22 to Aug 28:
Spend $20 to get 400 points, must activate offer first (https://www.amazon.com/kindlerewards)

[issybird]

Double points tomorrow.

[issybird]

In case this might help someone:

I had 296 reward points, so this morning I bought two 1¢ kindle books and got two points each. Ka-ching, as the confirmation page says. For anyone else who needs to round up a bit, today's a good day for it.

[ngrant]

Earn 2x Kindle Points on Kindle books when you purchase between 12AM and 11:59PM PST on September 8.

[ZodWallop]

Originally Posted by ngrant

Earn 2x Kindle Points on Kindle books when you purchase between 12AM and 11:59PM PST on September 8.

Finally! I have been waiting... minutes at least.

[issybird]

I’m holding out for the next spend $10/$15 promotion. Not $20; too much.

[dandelioncottage]

Spend $20 on Kindle books between Sept 12 and Sept 16 and earn 400 bonus points. (I didn’t get an email about this; I just happened to check my points.)