When eBooks are really bargains

Elsi · 05-18-2009, 12:50 AM

On Thursday, I received an e-mail from Amazon reading: "We've noticed that customers who have purchased or rated books by Jacqueline Lichtenberg have also purchased Nessie and the Celtic Maze (The Nessie Series, Book Three) by Lois June Wickstrom. For this reason, you might like to know that Nessie and the Celtic Maze (The Nessie Series, Book Three) is now available. You can order yours for just $12.99 by following the link below." The link goes to a paperback edition, and a search of the Kindle store shows no books by Wickstrom. Now, that title sounded familiar, so I hopped over to Fictionwise and sure enough, I purchased the multi-format version of the book in August 2008, and it's now selling for $1.18 for non-club members. In fact, to get all three books in paperback you'd pay $34.97, or you can get them from Fictionwise for a grand total of $3.68 and without DRM!

THIS is what readers of electronic books want to see.

dreams · 05-18-2009, 01:06 AM

Moral of the story: It pays to shop around (Oh, and spend time on MR)

Thanks for sharing.

lilac_jive · 05-18-2009, 09:55 AM

Were they any good? The price (on FW) is right...

Elsi · 05-18-2009, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

Were they any good? The price (on FW) is right...

Good -- they're Young Adult fantasy aimed at the 8-12 year olds. But a fun fast read if you like that kind of stuff.

lilac_jive · 05-18-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

Good -- they're Young Adult fantasy aimed at the 8-12 year olds. But a fun fast read if you like that kind of stuff.

Hrmm, I'll at least keep them in mind for my sister. I'm trying to get her a K1 right now..

daffy4u · 05-19-2009, 01:45 AM

Thanks for the "shop around" reminder. I've been waiting for the newest Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse) book to drop to $9.99on Amazon but it hasn't budged in two weeks. Turned out to be cheaper on Fictionwise so I bought it in LIT.

05-18-2009, 12:50 AM	#1
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	When eBooks are really bargains On Thursday, I received an e-mail from Amazon reading: "We've noticed that customers who have purchased or rated books by Jacqueline Lichtenberg have also purchased Nessie and the Celtic Maze (The Nessie Series, Book Three) by Lois June Wickstrom. For this reason, you might like to know that Nessie and the Celtic Maze (The Nessie Series, Book Three) is now available. You can order yours for just $12.99 by following the link below." The link goes to a paperback edition, and a search of the Kindle store shows no books by Wickstrom. Now, that title sounded familiar, so I hopped over to Fictionwise and sure enough, I purchased the multi-format version of the book in August 2008, and it's now selling for $1.18 for non-club members. In fact, to get all three books in paperback you'd pay $34.97, or you can get them from Fictionwise for a grand total of $3.68 and without DRM! THIS is what readers of electronic books want to see.

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05-18-2009, 01:06 AM	#2
dreams It's about the umbrella Posts: 25,110 Karma: 56250158 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony 505\| K Fire \| KK 3G+Wi-Fi \| iPhone 3Gs \|Vista 32-bit Hm Prem w/FF	Moral of the story: It pays to shop around (Oh, and spend time on MR) Thanks for sharing.

05-18-2009, 09:55 AM	#3
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Were they any good? The price (on FW) is right...

05-19-2009, 01:45 AM	#6
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	Thanks for the "shop around" reminder. I've been waiting for the newest Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse) book to drop to $9.99on Amazon but it hasn't budged in two weeks. Turned out to be cheaper on Fictionwise so I bought it in LIT.

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