Dan Brown - The Lost Symbol - Page 2

HarryT · 09-15-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by PieOPah

How much did you have to pay?

I bought from Waterstones UK for £9.49 which is the same price as the Hardback (a 50% 'discount')

While a lot of places are selling the book at silly prices (I think Amazon are selling for £4.99), I think that £9.49 is a reasonable price and am glad the E-book price reflected this. I am hoping that this is a way forward for Waterstones who in the past I have slated for their unreasonable prices...

I bought mine from Amazon at £4.99. Arrived in this morning's post.

PieOPah · 09-15-2009, 12:16 PM

You bought a physical copy??

HarryT · 09-15-2009, 12:22 PM

Yep. Cheaper, and I can re-sell it after I've finished it

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PieOPah · 09-15-2009, 12:25 PM

Fairy Nuff

wodin · 09-15-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I've bought it too. Dan Brown isn't "great literature", but he's always a "good read".

In my opinion a "good read" is by definition "great literature" and I agree Dan Brown's previous books have been good reads.

gwynevans · 09-15-2009, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PieOPah

I have asked my local library whether they would be likely to do e-books.

About 6 months ago they said they had no plans. More recently, they just ignored me...

If you've got any connection with Essex, you should be able to join the Essex Online library @ http://essex.bookaisle.com/ via their online registration.

You can then use the ELAN number they give you without needing to physically visit a library to get a card... I don't know how many copies of the new book they have though, although they did get at least one, as I've got it out on loan from there now!

wachuko · 09-15-2009, 04:55 PM

Count me in... got it today. I have several trips all over... need stuff to read. Got some 15 books in the queue.

MickeyC · 09-15-2009, 08:50 PM

I'm strong willed and won't get caught up in the excitement and buy this book. I won't buy it because everybody else is. No sir!

Okay, okay, I just bought it. But I could have resisted it.

Damn.

daffy4u · 09-15-2009, 09:03 PM

At this point, it seems a lot of us have purchased the title so maybe we should make a special edition MR book club selection.

notsure · 09-15-2009, 09:21 PM

I just got it but don't know when I'll read it.

There are currently about 13 books in the queue ahead of it, haven't decided if that's a good or bad thing yet.

Superlucky · 09-15-2009, 09:57 PM

The prices you guys are giving are confusing me because I've found the ebook for more than 40% less than the hardback (On Amazon the p-book is $16.17 and I've found the ebook at Books on Board for $9.45 and the Sony Store for $9.99). I don't understand paying hardback prices for an ebook.

I hate that I like to read this tripe, but I admit it - sometimes I do.

MickeyC · 09-16-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superlucky

The prices you guys are giving are confusing me because I've found the ebook for more than 40% less than the hardback (On Amazon the p-book is $16.17 and I've found the ebook at Books on Board for $9.45 and the Sony Store for $9.99). I don't understand paying hardback prices for an ebook.

I hate that I like to read this tripe, but I admit it - sometimes I do.

I got mine from the Sony Store for $9.99.

neilmarr · 09-17-2009, 03:53 AM

Hya Pie: I paid the same as you did (just under £10) for the ebook -- same as the hardback price at Waterstones, I think, but I've heard of £5 orders in some supermarkets. Seems some high street retailers are buying their stock from supermarkets because it's cheaper than direct from the distributor. And, of course, in this particular case, they don't have to worry about waiving the sale-or-return thing.

By the way, I'm at page 400 of the book now, and I'm disappointed. There's no suspension of disbelief, no controversy, characters are more wooden than ever and the situation itself is contrived and unlikely. Brown has fallen flat with this one, I think. I can hardly wait not to get back to it. N

Crowl · 09-17-2009, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neilmarr

Hya Pie: I paid the same as you did (just under £10) for the ebook -- same as the hardback price at Waterstones, I think, but I've heard of £5 orders in some supermarkets. Seems some high street retailers are buying their stock from supermarkets because it's cheaper than direct from the distributor. And, of course, in this particular case, they don't have to worry about waiving the sale-or-return thing.

A lot of independent bookshops in the uk ended up doing that with other books too such as the last harry potter due to how low the supermarket prices were.

I ended up buying it, I'd just finished the series I was reading and under $10 seemed like a bargain.

jaxx6166 · 09-17-2009, 08:16 PM

At 25% today. So far, I'm still interested. I appreciate the fact that the ebook publisher realized that the images were important to the story as well. I found some of the graphics attached to it easy to see and understand..and they look like actual images.

Yay for my Kindle handling the gray shaded images

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09-15-2009, 12:16 PM	#17
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	You bought a physical copy??

09-15-2009, 12:22 PM	#18
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yep. Cheaper, and I can re-sell it after I've finished it .

09-15-2009, 12:25 PM	#19
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	Fairy Nuff

09-15-2009, 04:55 PM	#22
wachuko eBook Worm Posts: 205 Karma: 2745996 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Device: Kindle Paperwhite/ Sony PRS-505/PRS-600 Silver/PRS-T1	Count me in... got it today. I have several trips all over... need stuff to read. Got some 15 books in the queue.

09-15-2009, 08:50 PM	#23
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	I'm strong willed and won't get caught up in the excitement and buy this book. I won't buy it because everybody else is. No sir! Okay, okay, I just bought it. But I could have resisted it. Damn.

09-15-2009, 09:03 PM	#24
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	At this point, it seems a lot of us have purchased the title so maybe we should make a special edition MR book club selection.

09-15-2009, 09:21 PM	#25
notsure Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 76 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505, PRS-350	I just got it but don't know when I'll read it. There are currently about 13 books in the queue ahead of it, haven't decided if that's a good or bad thing yet.

09-15-2009, 09:57 PM	#26
Superlucky Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 5952 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505, PRS-350	The prices you guys are giving are confusing me because I've found the ebook for more than 40% less than the hardback (On Amazon the p-book is $16.17 and I've found the ebook at Books on Board for $9.45 and the Sony Store for $9.99). I don't understand paying hardback prices for an ebook. I hate that I like to read this tripe, but I admit it - sometimes I do.

09-17-2009, 03:53 AM	#28
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Hya Pie: I paid the same as you did (just under £10) for the ebook -- same as the hardback price at Waterstones, I think, but I've heard of £5 orders in some supermarkets. Seems some high street retailers are buying their stock from supermarkets because it's cheaper than direct from the distributor. And, of course, in this particular case, they don't have to worry about waiving the sale-or-return thing. By the way, I'm at page 400 of the book now, and I'm disappointed. There's no suspension of disbelief, no controversy, characters are more wooden than ever and the situation itself is contrived and unlikely. Brown has fallen flat with this one, I think. I can hardly wait not to get back to it. N

09-17-2009, 08:16 PM	#30
jaxx6166 Wizard Posts: 1,222 Karma: 769316 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eternal summer Device: 350, iPad, PW	At 25% today. So far, I'm still interested. I appreciate the fact that the ebook publisher realized that the images were important to the story as well. I found some of the graphics attached to it easy to see and understand..and they look like actual images. Yay for my Kindle handling the gray shaded images

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