More Bizarre Pricing

mdibella · 01-09-2008, 11:58 AM

Douglas Preston's new book 'Blasphemy'...hardcover price 15.57, Kindle price 20.76.

Huh??

I posted a review objecting to the price differential, and that review was deleted in a few hours.

What happened to 9.99???

NatCh · 01-09-2008, 12:00 PM

They said it would be $9.99 on "most bestsellers" -- lots of wiggle room there.

yvanleterrible · 01-09-2008, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

They said it would be $9.99 on "most bestsellers" -- lots of wiggle room there.

Totally!

A price such as a $9.99 is a marketing enticement, simple and rewarding for the offerer. You can not expect any big entity to be satisfied by such a promise. They have, for the benefit of their investors, to increase their profit margins. It's almost a survival law...

gregr209 · 01-09-2008, 05:09 PM

I noticed this happen with the new Arthur C. Clarke book "Firstborn". After a couple of days the price dropped to 9.99. I expect it is some type of glitch in the system. I saw the same book on the Sony site is 18.60. Hopefully the price will drop for the new Preston book on the Amazon site.

My 2 cents,
Greg

Ervserver · 01-09-2008, 08:17 PM

It will likely drop if nobody is buying it at that price

Just4Fun · 01-09-2008, 10:04 PM

Same thing happened to Sue Grafton's new book: "T is for Trespass". I commented about it in the Discussions Forum. A lot of others also got on board. The price dropped a few dollars. Then in a few days, the price went down to $9.99.

Try putting your concerns in the Customer Discussion area. Maybe Amazon is finally cracking down on non reviews being posted in the Review section.

yvanleterrible · 01-10-2008, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

It will likely drop if nobody is buying it at that price

You can't expect price drops like that with ebooks. They have to pay for server space but there are no warehousing and restocking fees. Being just electrons those books will not follow the typical marketing schemes that we're used to with other tangible goods.

gregr209 · 01-10-2008, 11:49 AM

I just sampled the free chapter offer from Amazon on this book and now I want it! It seems pretty good but I'm not going to pay 20 bucks for it. Hopefully the price will come down soon!

Greg

tlrowley · 01-10-2008, 10:57 PM

"T is for Trespass" is down to $9.99, now.

I suspect that these pricing goofs are accidental.

[NKR (Not Kindle Related) = gregr209, I'm in Tracy, too. Small world...]

gregr209 · 01-11-2008, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlrowley

"T is for Trespass" is down to $9.99, now.

I suspect that these pricing goofs are accidental.

[NKR (Not Kindle Related) = gregr209, I'm in Tracy, too. Small world...]

I think the crazy pricing is accidental too. I almost said something to the Kindle support guy I talked to today about my Kindle but decided not to.

[NKR (Not Kindle Related) - tlrwley, holy cow it is a small world!!!! Two Kindles in Tracy! That is crazy. I always have mine out at the gym and have people always asking me about it. We might be seeing more around time soon :-)

yvanleterrible · 01-11-2008, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregr209

I think the crazy pricing is accidental too. I almost said something to the Kindle support guy I talked to today about my Kindle but decided not to.

[NKR (Not Kindle Related) - tlrwley, holy cow it is a small world!!!! Two Kindles in Tracy! That is crazy. I always have mine out at the gym and have people always asking me about it. We might be seeing more around time soon :-)

You missed a good opportunity to get heard since most big places have their phone services under supervisor listening. Make your points curteous and you'd be surprised what might come out of it.
It happened to me last summer. I wasn't happy with my internet provider so I dumped them for an other. Then they sent me a $150.00 bill for breach of contract; which wasn't quite true since the service had gone on from year to year after the expiration of what I had signed. To get info I had to call in, then I had to explain why I did not need their sevices anymore. Everything went calmly and curteously, even my telling that all my surroundings would know of their ways of doing. I paid them and shut up. One month later I got my check back with excuses. But I'm not going back to them ever.

CCDMan · 01-12-2008, 02:16 PM

Yeah. I plan to read this but so does Barb so I plan to get the hardcover next time I visit Costco. They are usually pretty cheap. Maybe they will take the hint when nobody buys this sort of pricing for the Kindle....

gregr209 · 01-15-2008, 09:37 PM

Looks like Amazon dropped the price on the Preston's newest book BLASPHEMY to 14.01 (Kindle Edition). Now it is I think about a dollar lower then the hardcover. It still is crazy pricing for a new book on the Kindle but now I might think about getting it...might!

My 2 cents,
Greg

Just4Fun · 01-15-2008, 10:44 PM

I posted in the Amazon discussion forum about this book's pricing. Nothing happened so I wrote to Amazon a day or two ago (maybe others wrote too). When Sue Grafton's book was reduced in price, it first dropped to $14.99 then a few days later it went down to $9.99. Let's hope the same thing will happen here. I do think Amazon is listening to people who write them regarding these kind of errors in pricing.

tlrowley · 01-17-2008, 11:50 PM

Blasphemy is down to $9.99.

HTH,
Tracey

01-09-2008, 11:58 AM	#1
mdibella Groupie Posts: 193 Karma: 1107 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Infinite Kindles, Occasional Sony's	More Bizarre Pricing Douglas Preston's new book 'Blasphemy'...hardcover price 15.57, Kindle price 20.76. Huh?? I posted a review objecting to the price differential, and that review was deleted in a few hours. What happened to 9.99??? Last edited by mdibella; 01-09-2008 at 12:01 PM.

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01-09-2008, 12:00 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	They said it would be $9.99 on "most bestsellers" -- lots of wiggle room there.

01-09-2008, 05:09 PM	#4
gregr209 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 29 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tracy, CA Device: Sony Reader 505 / Kindle	I noticed this happen with the new Arthur C. Clarke book "Firstborn". After a couple of days the price dropped to 9.99. I expect it is some type of glitch in the system. I saw the same book on the Sony site is 18.60. Hopefully the price will drop for the new Preston book on the Amazon site. My 2 cents, Greg

01-09-2008, 08:17 PM	#5
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	It will likely drop if nobody is buying it at that price

01-09-2008, 10:04 PM	#6
Just4Fun Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle/iphone/ipad/Pocket Entourage/MacBook/Windows	Same thing happened to Sue Grafton's new book: "T is for Trespass". I commented about it in the Discussions Forum. A lot of others also got on board. The price dropped a few dollars. Then in a few days, the price went down to $9.99. Try putting your concerns in the Customer Discussion area. Maybe Amazon is finally cracking down on non reviews being posted in the Review section.

01-10-2008, 11:49 AM	#8
gregr209 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 29 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tracy, CA Device: Sony Reader 505 / Kindle	I just sampled the free chapter offer from Amazon on this book and now I want it! It seems pretty good but I'm not going to pay 20 bucks for it. Hopefully the price will come down soon! Greg

01-10-2008, 10:57 PM	#9
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	"T is for Trespass" is down to $9.99, now. I suspect that these pricing goofs are accidental. [NKR (Not Kindle Related) = gregr209, I'm in Tracy, too. Small world...]

01-12-2008, 02:16 PM	#12
CCDMan *** Posts: 335 Karma: 5759 Join Date: Mar 2006 Device: ***	Yeah. I plan to read this but so does Barb so I plan to get the hardcover next time I visit Costco. They are usually pretty cheap. Maybe they will take the hint when nobody buys this sort of pricing for the Kindle....

01-15-2008, 09:37 PM	#13
gregr209 Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 29 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tracy, CA Device: Sony Reader 505 / Kindle	Looks like Amazon dropped the price on the Preston's newest book BLASPHEMY to 14.01 (Kindle Edition). Now it is I think about a dollar lower then the hardcover. It still is crazy pricing for a new book on the Kindle but now I might think about getting it...might! My 2 cents, Greg

01-15-2008, 10:44 PM	#14
Just4Fun Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle/iphone/ipad/Pocket Entourage/MacBook/Windows	I posted in the Amazon discussion forum about this book's pricing. Nothing happened so I wrote to Amazon a day or two ago (maybe others wrote too). When Sue Grafton's book was reduced in price, it first dropped to $14.99 then a few days later it went down to $9.99. Let's hope the same thing will happen here. I do think Amazon is listening to people who write them regarding these kind of errors in pricing.

01-17-2008, 11:50 PM	#15
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Blasphemy is down to $9.99. HTH, Tracey

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