Amazon, B&N and Sony Ebook Pricing - Page 2

brecklundin · 12-02-2009, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by daffy4u

I'm having issues with Verizon's home service today. And Chase bank is ticking me off as well (I miss WAMU).

You and me BOTH!! I dislike the way Chase does business...Wamu was very pleasant to deal with and always seemed to want to be helpful.

DawnFalcon · 12-02-2009, 07:04 AM

Can you make it plain you're only talking about the US market?

Amazon's additional pricing for international markets puts it above the independent competition in most cases.

kennyc · 12-02-2009, 07:28 AM

Excellent! Thank you. This is exactly matching my intuition and the reason for purchasing a Kindle2 even after my Sony 505 and Astak PP.

kennyc · 12-02-2009, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by brecklundin

You and me BOTH!! I dislike the way Chase does business...Wamu was very pleasant to deal with and always seemed to want to be helpful.

I will never use Chase again. They did me wrong, like Blockbuster. Never again!

HarryT · 12-02-2009, 07:31 AM

How do the figures change when you add the $2 that Amazon charge everybody outside the USA?

RobbieClarken · 12-02-2009, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Can you make it plain you're only talking about the US market?

Amazon's additional pricing for international markets puts it above the independent competition in most cases.

You can avoid the extra fee by simply changing your country under "Manage Your Kindle" and copying the book via USB. You often need to do the same to avoid geographic restrictions on other sites like Fictionwise.

By the way, which sites are cheaper than Amazon once the international fee is included?

kennyc · 12-02-2009, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

How do the figures change when you add the $2 that Amazon charge everybody outside the USA?

The bounds of this study/data were set as in the USA in order to do a somewhat valid comparison.

daffy4u · 12-02-2009, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brecklundin

You and me BOTH!! I dislike the way Chase does business...Wamu was very pleasant to deal with and always seemed to want to be helpful.

Let's start our own bank!

JayCeeEll · 12-02-2009, 09:20 AM

I would like to thank you for the hard work involved, and I hope you will consider do this analysis on a quarterly basis.

Of course the reward for a job well done is more work

, so, would you consider creating an 'avid user' profile, i.e. someone who would make use of such things as fictionwise club discounts.

DawnFalcon · 12-02-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RobbieClarken

You can avoid the extra fee by simply changing your country under "Manage Your Kindle" and copying the book via USB. You often need to do the same to avoid geographic restrictions on other sites like Fictionwise.

Quite apart from it being a breach of contract (and I'm sure we'll hear Amazon banning people for it sooner or later) and downright illegal in many countries, that's a kindle-only trick. Kindle-for-PC uses geolocation..

marvmax · 12-02-2009, 11:15 AM

Hey congratulations on the new blog. It looks like a great idea. I'm bookmarking it. I like that Amazon pricing scheme looks so good. I just bought an iPod and one thing that help push me over the edge was the Amazon lets iPods access their Kindle Content.

I'm wondering if everyone that is complaining about the change in Fictionwise pricing realizes the they were bought by Barnes & Noble recently? Could that be driving the change in pricing?

I would be interested in your views about Webscriptions that sell mostly Baen Publishing's books but have started offering books from other publishers as well. Baen offers their books, the dead tree releases, in an electronic format at the same time, or even a couple of weeks before the dead tree release, at a substantial discount. If they're right we're really getting ripped off by all other publishers when we pay for their books, but apparently we're not getting ripped off as much at Amazon.

Nitrousoxide · 12-02-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon

Quite apart from it being a breach of contract (and I'm sure we'll hear Amazon banning people for it sooner or later) and downright illegal in many countries, that's a kindle-only trick. Kindle-for-PC uses geolocation..

You can do it on Kindle for PC with a proxy server as well.

anurag · 12-02-2009, 02:11 PM

Hey everyone - thanks for your comments. I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this stuff interesting.

I have updated the post to clarify that this data reflects pricing and availability for US buyers only.

Adding the roaming charge of $1.99 would be interesting, but do BN.com and Sony's eBook Store sell to non-US customers? Perhaps it would be fairer to compare Waterstones, WHSmith and Borders UK to Amazon's roaming prices, but we don't have that data yet.

DawnFalcon · 12-02-2009, 02:28 PM

It tends to be the independent stores which are best value for UK buyers ime.

Daithi · 12-02-2009, 03:00 PM

anurag,

Thanks for posting your research. This was very interesting.

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12-02-2009, 07:04 AM	#17
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	Can you make it plain you're only talking about the US market? Amazon's additional pricing for international markets puts it above the independent competition in most cases.

12-02-2009, 07:28 AM	#18
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Excellent! Thank you. This is exactly matching my intuition and the reason for purchasing a Kindle2 even after my Sony 505 and Astak PP.

12-02-2009, 07:31 AM	#20
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	How do the figures change when you add the $2 that Amazon charge everybody outside the USA?

12-02-2009, 09:20 AM	#24
JayCeeEll Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 204 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Device: PRS-300	I would like to thank you for the hard work involved, and I hope you will consider do this analysis on a quarterly basis. Of course the reward for a job well done is more work , so, would you consider creating an 'avid user' profile, i.e. someone who would make use of such things as fictionwise club discounts.

12-02-2009, 11:15 AM	#26
marvmax Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Device: iPod Touch 8gb	Hey congratulations on the new blog. It looks like a great idea. I'm bookmarking it. I like that Amazon pricing scheme looks so good. I just bought an iPod and one thing that help push me over the edge was the Amazon lets iPods access their Kindle Content. I'm wondering if everyone that is complaining about the change in Fictionwise pricing realizes the they were bought by Barnes & Noble recently? Could that be driving the change in pricing? I would be interested in your views about Webscriptions that sell mostly Baen Publishing's books but have started offering books from other publishers as well. Baen offers their books, the dead tree releases, in an electronic format at the same time, or even a couple of weeks before the dead tree release, at a substantial discount. If they're right we're really getting ripped off by all other publishers when we pay for their books, but apparently we're not getting ripped off as much at Amazon.

12-02-2009, 02:11 PM	#28
anurag Addict Posts: 236 Karma: 4066 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Device: Kindle 1 and DX, iPhone	Hey everyone - thanks for your comments. I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this stuff interesting. I have updated the post to clarify that this data reflects pricing and availability for US buyers only. Adding the roaming charge of $1.99 would be interesting, but do BN.com and Sony's eBook Store sell to non-US customers? Perhaps it would be fairer to compare Waterstones, WHSmith and Borders UK to Amazon's roaming prices, but we don't have that data yet.

12-02-2009, 02:28 PM	#29
DawnFalcon Banned Posts: 2,094 Karma: 2682 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: N/A	It tends to be the independent stores which are best value for UK buyers ime.

12-02-2009, 03:00 PM	#30
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	anurag, Thanks for posting your research. This was very interesting.

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