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You Can’t Wrap an E-Book - gifting ebooks
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12-07-2012, 11:55 PM | #2 |
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My mother bought me a couple ebooks last year. She brought over a large package full of newspaper, some rocks and other crud to add some weight to it.
Inside was a screen shot of her computer with the Amazon checkout screen and a notepad document open with a little message. Mom is a bit of a nut. |
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12-08-2012, 12:03 AM | #3 |
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They have an empty box as an idea, but to add rocks, newspapers and a screenshot of the checkout screen is so much better!!
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Print out the cover of the book, and make it into a Christmas Card. That way you have something to open on Christmas. I'm asking for the Silmarillion for Christmas. I would prefer to have the e-book gifted to me, rather than a gift card. You can give an e-book as a gift, and choose when it will be delivered. I just won't turn on the wifi on my Kindle until it is time to open presents.
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12-08-2012, 03:18 AM | #6 |
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Would it be a copyright violation if the vendor added a personal greeting before the front page?
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12-08-2012, 07:32 AM | #7 |
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Even before ebooks., my family never bought me books as gifts. They could never know if I already had it. Before gift cards it was checks or cash in a nice card with a message. Now it is gift cards. I just have to convince them not to buy Books A Million Gift Cards. It is the only book store in town and their ebook selection sucks.
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I don't know, but that would be a geat idea. Or they could let you add a little message to the cover, so you can see it on readers that display covers on the home screen.
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#6 has the potential to be a disaster.
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I'd love it if you could do that with an e-book gift card: the recipient gets a 6x4 card with the book cover on it, and when you open it it has a message and a code you enter to redeem the book. |
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Or how about a box of chocolates with one chocolate replaced by a note with a picture of the book cover saying "I thought these chocolates would go well with the ebook I got you"? This would also work with the note inside a gourmet coffee tin. |
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