Where can I get the stand by stephen king cheap in the UK?

starbuck · 07-05-2009, 05:24 PM

I've wanted the ebook version of the stand for ages but cannot understand why it is nearly £27(on waterstones when they had it and on whsmith ebook site).

On amazon.com, they have it for the kindle for just over $8, which is a bargain.

Anywhere I can get this cheaper than £27.

MickeyC · 07-05-2009, 05:39 PM

Not here. It's $35 on the Sony Site and $42 on Fictionwise. Don't know why it's so pricey.

wallcraft · 07-05-2009, 05:41 PM

I like ebookprice.info for multi-store comparisons, but its entry for The Stand isn't very accurate. Books on Board has PDF for $24.25, but diesel-ebooks looks like the winner with ePub for $23.49. Part of the problem seems to be that half the sites and formats show $50 as the list price and the others show it as $25.

doreenjoy · 07-06-2009, 12:11 AM

I think it's expensive because King revised it to add back in all the lengthy scenes taken out by his editor, so it's l o n g and considered a new release.

starbuck · 07-06-2009, 05:18 AM

but he revised it and re-released it in the 90's(might have been late 80's) so I can't see that it's really a new release.

Almost like the charge for the book is dependant on how many pages they have.

tech_au · 07-06-2009, 07:04 AM

If you buy it from BooksOnBoard today for US$24 you'll get US$5 rewards making the net cost US$19.

AshW · 07-06-2009, 07:29 AM

I think this is to do with the publisher. A few months ago The Stand ebook was $50 direct from the publisher and store prices reflected that. Recently it's been dropped to $25 (still ridiculous).

The Stand at Random House

If you look through their online catalogue loads of Stepehn King books are at crazy prices. I don't know exactly how it works but I have the feeling that for certain Stephen King books RandomHouse must own the hardcover and ebook publishing rights but not the paperback ones or something like that, so they're pricing it based on the hardback cost. The Stand Hardcover is $50 retail so the ebook price reflects that (unfortunately, the whole situation is crazy when you can get it in paperback for less than $10).

For a while Amazon/Kindle didn't even have available because of this, they have a 'Kindle Edition' now they must have negotiated a special price on though.

Wetdogeared · 07-06-2009, 03:05 PM

Best eBook price using eBookPrice.info is $36.12 from Fictionwise with discount.

The search takes a minute.

WDE.

pilotbob · 07-06-2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starbuck

On amazon.com, they have it for the kindle for just over $8, which is a bargain.

Funy, just the last thread I read someone was saying, why pay the "premium" for the Kindle when you aren't going to buy alot of books. Well... this is the reason.

BOb

stoogeswoman · 07-06-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by starbuck

On amazon.com, they have it for the kindle for just over $8, which is a bargain.

Wow, that really is a bargain, and I just visited Amazon to confirm the price - it's $8.09!!

Glad you pointed this out - seems like I had checked the price on this when I first got my Kindle, and it was a lot higher. And it looks like a LOT of his book prices (on Kindle) are going down.

Either that, or my reading comprehension skills suck.

AshW · 07-07-2009, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoogeswoman

Glad you pointed this out - seems like I had checked the price on this when I first got my Kindle, and it was a lot higher. And it looks like a LOT of his book prices (on Kindle) are going down.

A while back it was even lower, then it went a lot higher, then it wasn't available, now it's $8. There's something weird going on with various rights and editions I'm sure.

ficbot · 07-07-2009, 07:18 AM

ereader.com has it for $12.95

07-05-2009, 05:24 PM	#1
starbuck Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony Ereader P505	Where can I get the stand by stephen king cheap in the UK? I've wanted the ebook version of the stand for ages but cannot understand why it is nearly £27(on waterstones when they had it and on whsmith ebook site). On amazon.com, they have it for the kindle for just over $8, which is a bargain. Anywhere I can get this cheaper than £27.

07-06-2009, 03:05 PM	#8
Wetdogeared Storm Surge'n Posts: 5,776 Karma: 8213195 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lobster Capital Device: S0ny PRS-300/350/505/700/T1	Best eBook price using eBookPrice.info is $36.12 from Fictionwise with discount. The search takes a minute. WDE. Last edited by Wetdogeared; 07-06-2009 at 03:07 PM.

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,732 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Not here. It's $35 on the Sony Site and $42 on Fictionwise. Don't know why it's so pricey.

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wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I like ebookprice.info for multi-store comparisons, but its entry for The Stand isn't very accurate. Books on Board has PDF for $24.25, but diesel-ebooks looks like the winner with ePub for $23.49. Part of the problem seems to be that half the sites and formats show $50 as the list price and the others show it as $25.

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doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	I think it's expensive because King revised it to add back in all the lengthy scenes taken out by his editor, so it's l o n g and considered a new release.

07-06-2009, 05:18 AM	#5
starbuck Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony Ereader P505	but he revised it and re-released it in the 90's(might have been late 80's) so I can't see that it's really a new release. Almost like the charge for the book is dependant on how many pages they have.

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tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	If you buy it from BooksOnBoard today for US$24 you'll get US$5 rewards making the net cost US$19.

07-06-2009, 07:29 AM	#7
AshW Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 148 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Narnia Device: Sony Reader	I think this is to do with the publisher. A few months ago The Stand ebook was $50 direct from the publisher and store prices reflected that. Recently it's been dropped to $25 (still ridiculous). The Stand at Random House If you look through their online catalogue loads of Stepehn King books are at crazy prices. I don't know exactly how it works but I have the feeling that for certain Stephen King books RandomHouse must own the hardcover and ebook publishing rights but not the paperback ones or something like that, so they're pricing it based on the hardback cost. The Stand Hardcover is $50 retail so the ebook price reflects that (unfortunately, the whole situation is crazy when you can get it in paperback for less than $10). For a while Amazon/Kindle didn't even have available because of this, they have a 'Kindle Edition' now they must have negotiated a special price on though.

07-07-2009, 07:18 AM	#12
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	ereader.com has it for $12.95