09-07-2012, 04:28 AM | #1 | |
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The return of Special Offers?
The new Kindle Paperwhite has the following blurb about Special Offers:
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09-07-2012, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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I hope so too. We haven't really had any "special offers" in a long time.
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09-07-2012, 01:12 PM | #3 |
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I hope so too. Occasionally we get to choose one book out of 100 for about $3 or $4, but that is never a truly great offer. I really miss the gift cards and real deals. I've never been interested in any of the local deals as most are for overpriced items at stores I don't shop and most of the stores are 20+ miles away. I just bought a Kindle Paperweight SO, so I hope there are enough truly good offers to help offset the higher price and tax I had to pay for it!
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09-07-2012, 01:26 PM | #4 |
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Are these offers going to be available for other Kindle owners with "special offers," or are these ones going to be exclusive to the PW's?
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09-07-2012, 03:05 PM | #5 |
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Interesting question. I noticed that the same blurb also appears on the new Kindle Fires (all of which appear to have SO's by default), so whether the specials will be device specific is yet to be seen.
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09-07-2012, 03:10 PM | #6 |
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But given the clever rhetoric they used to describe the new K4 as a truly new and improved device when in fact it is merely a black version of the current K4, I wouldn't trust anything Amazon is posting. Their rhetoric on describing the new K4 was just short of being lies, and it is very much misleading and I believe that was their intent. If I had to make a guess at this point I would say we probably won't see any good SOs, only those crappy local deals that are not really deals.
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09-07-2012, 05:21 PM | #7 | |
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09-07-2012, 05:31 PM | #8 | |
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09-07-2012, 06:19 PM | #9 | |
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The offers that have been our Kindles since April have been available to anyone with an Amazon account; therefore, they don't qualify as Special Offers. Let's hope they have some really good offers. Under the initial SO program, the offers were fantastic. As time went on, they became less attractive and the frequency dwindled until it completely stopped. Chances are, Amazon will do the same thing this time around. But hey, a good deal is a good deal and I'll take advantage of it no matter how short the ride is. |
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09-13-2012, 01:04 PM | #10 |
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I hope so. It would be some "real" special offers when your purchase the new Kindle Paperwhite.
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