We are getting credit for overpriced books

jswinden · 10-13-2012, 11:58 AM

Just received this email from Amazon concerning credit we will get for purchased books based on the settlement between the US DOJ and Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster.

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Dear Kindle Customer,

We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.

Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here:

www.amazon.com/help/agencyebooksettlements

In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.

Thank you for being a Kindle customer.

The Amazon Kindle Team

xendula · 10-13-2012, 12:06 PM

Cool!

aceflor · 10-13-2012, 12:43 PM

Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !!

twowheels · 10-13-2012, 12:46 PM

Haha. The first paragraph of that is in my phone clipboard as I came here to post the same.

Good news. Curious how much I'll get...

BenG · 10-13-2012, 01:01 PM

Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder.

Jessica Lares · 10-13-2012, 01:03 PM

I don't think I'll get any.

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jswinden · 10-13-2012, 01:04 PM

Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows.

sparklemotion · 10-13-2012, 01:04 PM

I received it too!

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Originally Posted by aceflor

Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !!

Same here!

jswinden · 10-13-2012, 01:07 PM

Cool that we heard from Amazon. I haven't heard a thing from Sony, B&N, and Apple, and I bought books from their bookstores too, especially Sony's.

Blossom · 10-13-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BenG

Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder.

Same here. I think I should be able get some books out of this. I have about 50 from the 3 publishers bought from Amazon. I haven't counted other stores yet.

JaneD · 10-13-2012, 06:38 PM

I received this too. Very interesting development.

xendula · 10-13-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows.

It started when the iPad 1 went live, because of iBooks. April 2010.

FizzyWater · 10-13-2012, 09:18 PM

I got this email too. I think I have about 600 Amazon ebooks...and all but two of them were freebies. I imagine they're sending the email to anyone who has any ebooks, but I'd be really surprised if it turns out either of the two books I bought actually get a refund.

I doubt either one of them was an Agency book. I remember I bought one by accident (thought it was free, but it wasn't). The other one was a $1.99 book I couldn't find anywhere else.

GA Russell · 10-13-2012, 10:01 PM

I have about 250 Kindle books, all of them freebies. I did not receive the email.

10-13-2012, 12:06 PM	#2
xendula eBookworm Posts: 1,576 Karma: 2692000 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany / USA Device: Kindle 4B/K~ iPad3 ~ Nexus 7 ~ Kindle Paperwhite	Cool! __________________ They must have used multicolor LED's and finally realized it. ~ S. attempting to explain the colorful blobs on Kindle Paperwhite screens.

10-13-2012, 12:43 PM	#3
aceflor Constant Angel Posts: 2,295 Karma: 39599588 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: This one, and that one too	Yes, I got that one too, and this is going to be really nice because I bought lots of kindle books during this period of time !! __________________ My Goodreads page "If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much." Jackie O "Comedy is tragedy, plus time" Woody Allen

10-13-2012, 01:01 PM	#5
BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	Cool, I found it in my junk mail folder. __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

10-13-2012, 01:03 PM	#6
Jessica Lares Guru Posts: 969 Karma: 1346146 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: Kindle 3 (Wi-Fi), Kindle Fire, iPad Mini	I don't think I'll get any. . __________________ Jessica - Daily Expressions

10-13-2012, 01:04 PM	#7
jswinden Amateur Radio Posts: 3,936 Karma: 2506296 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Device: Kindle Touch, iPad 3, iPhone 5	Yeah I was trying to remember how long ago the infamous price fixing began. I know I bought a lot of books published by Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster, so hopefully I'll get enough to purchase at least a few books for free! I suspect we will only see pennies on the dollar, but who knows. __________________ Jack Currently: Kindle Touch, iPhone 5, and iPad 3.

10-13-2012, 12:46 PM	#4
twowheels Guru Posts: 874 Karma: 6066059 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: KPW/DX/iPad2/4S Past:Newton OMP >N120 >Palm3 >3c >iPAQ3850 >Droid >K3	Haha. The first paragraph of that is in my phone clipboard as I came here to post the same. Good news. Curious how much I'll get...

10-13-2012, 01:07 PM	#9
jswinden Amateur Radio Posts: 3,936 Karma: 2506296 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Device: Kindle Touch, iPad 3, iPhone 5	Cool that we heard from Amazon. I haven't heard a thing from Sony, B&N, and Apple, and I bought books from their bookstores too, especially Sony's. __________________ Jack Currently: Kindle Touch, iPhone 5, and iPad 3.

10-13-2012, 06:38 PM	#11
JaneD Addict Posts: 277 Karma: 998895 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LA, CA Device: Kindle DX, Kindle 3 (Keyboard)	I received this too. Very interesting development. __________________ Sign up for Dropbox via my link and we'll both get an extra 500 MB of bonus space! http://db.tt/2eLPmTo

10-13-2012, 09:18 PM	#13
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 2,322 Karma: 3030000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Dell Axim, PRS350/650, Nook Glow	I got this email too. I think I have about 600 Amazon ebooks...and all but two of them were freebies. I imagine they're sending the email to anyone who has any ebooks, but I'd be really surprised if it turns out either of the two books I bought actually get a refund. I doubt either one of them was an Agency book. I remember I bought one by accident (thought it was free, but it wasn't). The other one was a $1.99 book I couldn't find anywhere else. __________________ Some days, I guess there just aren't enough rocks -- Forrest Gump If you're interested in Dropbox, please consider using my link to earn us both free space!

10-13-2012, 10:01 PM	#14
GA Russell Argos win the Grey Cup! Posts: 3,367 Karma: 11423475 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: jetBook Lite, Libre Pro	I have about 250 Kindle books, all of them freebies. I did not receive the email. __________________ SquareTrade iPhone warranty...http://squaretrade.extole.com/a/clk/3C3Ql Doubleday Book Club...http://doubleday.tellapal.com/a/clk/1PrVb Quality Paperback Book Club...http://qpb.extole.com/a/clk/1fzWC ShopRunner free shipping consortium...http://www.shoprunner.com/invite/a0QG0000004QlTFMA0 MagazineOpinions paid surveys...http://www.magazineopinions.com/e/s.aspx?fid=1511333 MindField paid surveys...http://mindfieldonline.com/referral/0766b39f

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