Fictionwise Sale Until 12/31

bookfanmd · 12-07-2009, 06:17 PM

I received this email today:

END OF YEAR STOREWIDE BLOWOUT! From now until December 31, EVERY MultiFormat eBook is discounted 40% to 60% and EVERY Secure eBook receives a 40% to 60% Micropay Rebate when paying with a credit card or PayPal!

Start your shopping NOW:http://www.fictionwise.com/home.html

FizzyWater · 12-07-2009, 10:32 PM

Hmmmm ... I just ordered some books and paid with Micropay ... and got the discount anyway!

brecklundin · 12-07-2009, 10:42 PM

WOW...that is an amazing sale!! I am certainly going to have to spend some time filling my cart with stuff I have been thinking about...at those prices plue the Micropay rebate, really, I don't believe ya can go wrong. I might end up buying my reading material for the next year over the next couple weeks or so...

brecklundin · 12-07-2009, 11:01 PM

well, cripes there went a fast $100 today...but I can buy more and just pile up more micropay funds. Love it though because I also added some backlist titles for my fav authors so now I have some ebook versions of dead-tree books. I mean how can ya go wrong when sales like this put ebook prices where they really should be. For a minute I thought I was shopping at Baen/Webscriptions the net prices work out so nicely.

bookfanmd · 12-07-2009, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by brecklundin

well, cripes there went a fast $100 today...but I can buy more and just pile up more micropay funds. Love it though because I also added some backlist titles for my fav authors so now I have some ebook versions of dead-tree books. I mean how can ya go wrong when sales like this put ebook prices where they really should be. For a minute I thought I was shopping at Baen/Webscriptions the net prices work out so nicely.

I know. I got some new multiformat books priced around $6 - $7 for $2.34.

brecklundin · 12-07-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bookfanmd

I know. I got some new multiformat books priced around $6 - $7 for $2.34.

nice!!

sssimon · 12-08-2009, 03:27 AM

Great sale! Too bad they have geographical restrictions on books I'm interested in...

pdurrant · 12-08-2009, 04:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bookfanmd

From now until December 31, EVERY MultiFormat eBook is discounted 40% to 60% and EVERY Secure eBook receives a 40% to 60% Micropay Rebate when paying with a credit card or PayPal!

No, they can't do anything to tempt me. I admit to one slip, but that's all. No more ebooks until 2010!

bathos · 12-08-2009, 05:17 AM

I bought about 40 secure ebooks last night and still got the 40-60% discount paying with micropay. I'm not sure how long the loophole will last so I got a bit click happy and bought loads. It's really handy as I had $160 sitting in micropay.

ChristopherTD · 12-08-2009, 05:39 AM

Yes, I too was able to get the discount with Micropay, which was a good way to use up my balance. Normally these discounts only apply to Credit Card sales. Thanks for the tip off, I had chosen to ignore the sale as I assumed I couldn't make use of it.

FlorenceArt · 12-08-2009, 10:56 AM

Well, I usually don't like this kind of promotion, but I was seriously thinking of buying this time. Fortunately it turns out that none of the books I wanted are available for my country. I just saved at least $14 (I was going to buy The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and then maybe The Portrait by Iain Pears with the rewards)

Marcy · 12-09-2009, 11:44 PM

I didn't even think of trying to use Micropay for the sale. Thanks for the heads up! I have $132 in micropay and am about to burn through my wishlist. Two test buys show that I am getting the rebate for secure books and the discounted price for multiformat! Wow!

-Marcy

koland · 12-10-2009, 12:08 AM

Looks like the loophole has been closed - it was working until nearly midnight, then what was left in my cart went to CC payment only for the rebate.

Marcy · 12-10-2009, 12:25 AM

No, I just bought more and got the 60% rebate despite paying by Micropay.

In fact, some items on my wish list said "credit card only" but I still got the rebate using Micropay. Not that this is a guarantee for you or anything, but it's worth a try with a cheaper book.

Nitrousoxide · 12-10-2009, 12:34 AM

Remember folks, as long as you don't get the discount when you pay with micropay space bucks the real discount you're seeing a fraction of what you might think it is.

Lets say there are two books priced at 9.99 with a 50% rebate level. You get 5 bucks back with each one, that gives you enough space bucks to buy one 9.99 book.

So for $20 you've gotten 3 books for an average of $6.66 a book. That's only a 33% discount, not the 50% you were thinking you were getting.

12-07-2009, 06:17 PM	#1
bookfanmd Addict Posts: 246 Karma: 4476 Join Date: May 2009 Location: US - Maryland Device: Sony 300/505/T1 Nook STWG Kobo Glo Kobo Aura HD KDX iPad1 K3 KT PW2	Fictionwise Sale Until 12/31 I received this email today: END OF YEAR STOREWIDE BLOWOUT! From now until December 31, EVERY MultiFormat eBook is discounted 40% to 60% and EVERY Secure eBook receives a 40% to 60% Micropay Rebate when paying with a credit card or PayPal! Start your shopping NOW:http://www.fictionwise.com/home.html

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12-07-2009, 10:32 PM	#2
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Hmmmm ... I just ordered some books and paid with Micropay ... and got the discount anyway!

12-07-2009, 10:42 PM	#3
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	WOW...that is an amazing sale!! I am certainly going to have to spend some time filling my cart with stuff I have been thinking about...at those prices plue the Micropay rebate, really, I don't believe ya can go wrong. I might end up buying my reading material for the next year over the next couple weeks or so...

12-07-2009, 11:01 PM	#4
brecklundin Banned Posts: 1,906 Karma: 15348 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: mine	well, cripes there went a fast $100 today...but I can buy more and just pile up more micropay funds. Love it though because I also added some backlist titles for my fav authors so now I have some ebook versions of dead-tree books. I mean how can ya go wrong when sales like this put ebook prices where they really should be. For a minute I thought I was shopping at Baen/Webscriptions the net prices work out so nicely.

12-08-2009, 03:27 AM	#7
sssimon Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: BeBook	Great sale! Too bad they have geographical restrictions on books I'm interested in...

12-08-2009, 05:17 AM	#9
bathos Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 727000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: iPhone XS, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2, kindle Oasis	I bought about 40 secure ebooks last night and still got the 40-60% discount paying with micropay. I'm not sure how long the loophole will last so I got a bit click happy and bought loads. It's really handy as I had $160 sitting in micropay.

12-08-2009, 05:39 AM	#10
ChristopherTD Addict Posts: 343 Karma: 1010002 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London. UK Device: Marvin Reader on iPad Air (via Calibre)	Yes, I too was able to get the discount with Micropay, which was a good way to use up my balance. Normally these discounts only apply to Credit Card sales. Thanks for the tip off, I had chosen to ignore the sale as I assumed I couldn't make use of it.

12-08-2009, 10:56 AM	#11
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Well, I usually don't like this kind of promotion, but I was seriously thinking of buying this time. Fortunately it turns out that none of the books I wanted are available for my country. I just saved at least $14 (I was going to buy The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, and then maybe The Portrait by Iain Pears with the rewards)

12-09-2009, 11:44 PM	#12
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	I didn't even think of trying to use Micropay for the sale. Thanks for the heads up! I have $132 in micropay and am about to burn through my wishlist. Two test buys show that I am getting the rebate for secure books and the discounted price for multiformat! Wow! -Marcy

12-10-2009, 12:08 AM	#13
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Looks like the loophole has been closed - it was working until nearly midnight, then what was left in my cart went to CC payment only for the rebate.

12-10-2009, 12:25 AM	#14
Marcy Guru Posts: 893 Karma: 950683 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kobo Libra2	No, I just bought more and got the 60% rebate despite paying by Micropay. In fact, some items on my wish list said "credit card only" but I still got the rebate using Micropay. Not that this is a guarantee for you or anything, but it's worth a try with a cheaper book.

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12-10-2009, 12:34 AM	#15
Nitrousoxide Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: None	Remember folks, as long as you don't get the discount when you pay with micropay space bucks the real discount you're seeing a fraction of what you might think it is. Lets say there are two books priced at 9.99 with a 50% rebate level. You get 5 bucks back with each one, that gives you enough space bucks to buy one 9.99 book. So for $20 you've gotten 3 books for an average of $6.66 a book. That's only a 33% discount, not the 50% you were thinking you were getting.