eBook doubling on Kobobooks?

Squirsier · 10-05-2010, 10:56 PM

Greetings

Today, Scott Westerfeld released his new book in the Leviathan trilogy, "Behemoth". I was looking at this one here :

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Behem...rww/page1.html

... figuring out I'll wait for a coupon to grab it, since it's 12.79 CAD.

But then, lo and behold, I found this...

http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Behem...dLg/page1.html

... for 10.19 CAD.

Why, and what's the difference? Is this something that happens on a regular basis?

I, of course, would grab the 10$ one, if only I didn't have the gnawing feeling that I might be missing some extra stuff from the 12.79$ version (maybe drawings, like in Leviathan?).

Fbone · 10-05-2010, 11:00 PM

The first link comes up as $9.99 for US resident.

The second link says item unavailable for international customers.

Squirsier · 10-05-2010, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

The first link comes up as $9.99 for US resident.

The second link says item unavailable for international customers.

Ah yes, both listings must come to be with different prices because I am accessing the website from Canada!

lene1949 · 10-06-2010, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Squirsier

Ah yes, both listings must come to be with different prices because I am accessing the website from Canada!

I have found that some books from Amazon have got different prices as well... When I went to have a look at Ken Follett's book I was told it was not available in Australia... Then I clicked the link to books available in Australia, and there was the book only $9 cheaper.

Now whenever I see a book unavailable, I try it again clicking the Australian link...

Squirsier · 10-06-2010, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

I have found that some books from Amazon have got different prices as well... When I went to have a look at Ken Follett's book I was told it was not available in Australia... Then I clicked the link to books available in Australia, and there was the book only $9 cheaper.

Now whenever I see a book unavailable, I try it again clicking the Australian link...

But in this case, both ebooks are available to me, just with different pricing, and no description of the difference between both!

ATDrake · 10-06-2010, 06:21 PM

Looking at the Table of Contents, they both go up to the same number of chapters + "Extras". The difference seems to be in the two publishing divisions.

The green-covered "Simon Pulse" one is what's available in the US/Canadian Kindle store, and says it has a filesize of 31632 KB (though that may be a typo) and a print length of 492 pages.

The blue one from "Simon and Schuster Children's" is only available in the UK Kindle store, and says 6990 KB/432 pages respectively. But they don't have the other version.

If the e-version you got for the previous book had illustrations, maybe try to get the one which comes from the same imprint. Otherwise whatever's cheapest probably looks best, especially with one of Kobo's frequent coupon deals.

lene1949 · 10-06-2010, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirsier

But in this case, both ebooks are available to me, just with different pricing, and no description of the difference between both!

Yes, I see what you mean...

In the first link I can buy the book... The second link says 'This content is not available internationally'..

Squirsier · 10-06-2010, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATDrake

If the e-version you got for the previous book had illustrations, maybe try to get the one which comes from the same imprint. Otherwise whatever's cheapest probably looks best, especially with one of Kobo's frequent coupon deals.

That is a very good advice, thanks! Looks like Leviathan, the first volume of the series, was from Simon & Schuster (which is great, because it's the cheaper version

).

ATDrake · 10-06-2010, 09:16 PM

Just one thing to beware of. Simon Pulse is likely a division of Simon and Schuster, and maybe they decided to put the latest book under this "brand" to help build it up. So if your previous e-book was the North American version and not the British one, you may have to go with that instead, even if it costs more.

On the product page discussion forum for the Kindle version, there's already someone asking if it comes with illustrations which I presume are included in the print book (no reply yet). That might account for the stated filesize difference if the UK version omits them. Although ~7000kb is pretty hefty for a Kindle book to begin with, so maybe it's got the illos, too.

Maybe the best way to go would be to try and download a sample from whichever one of the Kindle books you can get access to onto one of their computer apps and see if you can find any illustrations inside. Or use Amazon's new web sample browsing widget or whatever they call it.

10-05-2010, 10:56 PM	#1
Squirsier Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 38416 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longueuil, QC Device: Sony: PRS-300, PRS-350. Kobo: Aura v2, Clara HD, Libra 2	eBook doubling on Kobobooks? Greetings Today, Scott Westerfeld released his new book in the Leviathan trilogy, "Behemoth". I was looking at this one here : http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Behem...rww/page1.html ... figuring out I'll wait for a coupon to grab it, since it's 12.79 CAD. But then, lo and behold, I found this... http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Behem...dLg/page1.html ... for 10.19 CAD. Why, and what's the difference? Is this something that happens on a regular basis? I, of course, would grab the 10$ one, if only I didn't have the gnawing feeling that I might be missing some extra stuff from the 12.79$ version (maybe drawings, like in Leviathan?).

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10-05-2010, 11:00 PM	#2
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	The first link comes up as $9.99 for US resident. The second link says item unavailable for international customers.

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Looking at the Table of Contents, they both go up to the same number of chapters + "Extras". The difference seems to be in the two publishing divisions. The green-covered "Simon Pulse" one is what's available in the US/Canadian Kindle store, and says it has a filesize of 31632 KB (though that may be a typo) and a print length of 492 pages. The blue one from "Simon and Schuster Children's" is only available in the UK Kindle store, and says 6990 KB/432 pages respectively. But they don't have the other version. If the e-version you got for the previous book had illustrations, maybe try to get the one which comes from the same imprint. Otherwise whatever's cheapest probably looks best, especially with one of Kobo's frequent coupon deals.

10-06-2010, 09:16 PM	#9
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Just one thing to beware of. Simon Pulse is likely a division of Simon and Schuster, and maybe they decided to put the latest book under this "brand" to help build it up. So if your previous e-book was the North American version and not the British one, you may have to go with that instead, even if it costs more. On the product page discussion forum for the Kindle version, there's already someone asking if it comes with illustrations which I presume are included in the print book (no reply yet). That might account for the stated filesize difference if the UK version omits them. Although ~7000kb is pretty hefty for a Kindle book to begin with, so maybe it's got the illos, too. Maybe the best way to go would be to try and download a sample from whichever one of the Kindle books you can get access to onto one of their computer apps and see if you can find any illustrations inside. Or use Amazon's new web sample browsing widget or whatever they call it.

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