03-07-2010, 08:30 PM | #1 |
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Shifting prices
It is incredible... Fever Dream by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child has changed price twice since I have pre-ordered it.
I got it while it was at $13.11. More than what I wanted to pay but I want to read it as soon as I can (on the kindle) since I love the Pendegrast series. I looked today and it is $14.84! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=docs-os-doi_0 I have seen books drop their prices as it gets closer to the release date but this one seems to be doing the opposite. Ugh! |
03-07-2010, 08:56 PM | #2 |
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Isn't Preston the author who called readers of ebooks "stupid" or something to that effect?
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03-07-2010, 08:59 PM | #3 |
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I dont really know... I do know that I have read all his books along with Lincoln Child
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Though they did post up a letter to readers who are complaining about the delayed release of ebooks...
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03-08-2010, 02:21 AM | #5 |
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maybe Bezos bought a boat...had to jack up prices a smidge
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03-08-2010, 04:19 AM | #6 |
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I think the writers probably need to start figuring out that they *should* have a say and influence in how their work is presented to the customer. They do after all have an interest in selling as many copies as possible.
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03-08-2010, 08:38 AM | #7 |
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As publishers begin to enter the "agency model" of pricing - they apparently are testing the pricing waters to see what consumers will tolerate -- esp. for long-standing popular series with an established reader base. I monitor my pre-orders and cancel/re-order if necessary to continue locking in the lowest price possible. A pain in the *** but I don't want to give those bloodsucking publishers any more of my $$$ than I have to.
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i emailed CS to ask them about the changes in price during a pre-order to make sure I was going to get the lowest price and here is what I got:
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03-08-2010, 10:36 AM | #13 |
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I did the cancel and reorder for Impact by Douglas Preston and I am going to leave Fever Dream as it is to see how things go. I am pretty sure that I will get Fever Dream at the lower of the two current prices. I can only hope of more price decreases though
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I talked to them and here is how the guy from Kindle support explained it since there was no change in the pre-order price in my order page.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76347 |
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They will, if you give it a few weeks.
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