Do you ever buy Amazon exclusives?

jbcohen · 03-17-2011, 07:55 AM

By this I mean books or other publications that amazon has managed to get a deal where they are the only ones to market the product? Seem to me that this is one of the biggest selling points of a Kindle - as I say around these parts all of the time "Let's face it Amazon has everything."

rcuadro · 03-17-2011, 08:13 AM

I will... if it is something that I will read...

DMSmillie · 03-17-2011, 09:13 AM

Not sure if you're asking "have you ever bought" or "would you ever buy"...

No, I've never bought one, but only because I haven't seen anything I want that is in this category.

Yes, I would buy something that was an Amazon exclusive, if it was something I wanted to buy.

DiapDealer · 03-17-2011, 09:29 AM

Too be perfectly honest, how would I possibly know that it was an Amazon exclusive? I start with Amazon... if they don't have a book I'm looking for, I start to look in other places. I rarely have to take that second step.

Unless it has a big, red Amazon-Exclusive banner on the product description, I'm happily clueless about who else is allowed to sell it (and even that scenario might not be enough for me to notice).

But to answer the question; certainly I would. If it's a book that I want and no one else has it... you bet your ass. I don't buy (or not buy) books to send "messages." I just like to read.

TallMomof2 · 03-18-2011, 01:17 PM

To echo everyone else, if it's a book I want at a price I'm willing to pay then I will buy the book. I think the only "exclusive" I've purchased was some of the recent Einstein books.

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03-17-2011, 07:55 AM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,025 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Piper College Device: Samsung A21	Do you ever buy Amazon exclusives? By this I mean books or other publications that amazon has managed to get a deal where they are the only ones to market the product? Seem to me that this is one of the biggest selling points of a Kindle - as I say around these parts all of the time "Let's face it Amazon has everything."

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03-17-2011, 08:13 AM	#2
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	I will... if it is something that I will read...

03-17-2011, 09:13 AM	#3
DMSmillie Enquiring Mind Posts: 562 Karma: 42350 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3 (WiFi)	Not sure if you're asking "have you ever bought" or "would you ever buy"... No, I've never bought one, but only because I haven't seen anything I want that is in this category. Yes, I would buy something that was an Amazon exclusive, if it was something I wanted to buy.

03-17-2011, 09:29 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Too be perfectly honest, how would I possibly know that it was an Amazon exclusive? I start with Amazon... if they don't have a book I'm looking for, I start to look in other places. I rarely have to take that second step. Unless it has a big, red Amazon-Exclusive banner on the product description, I'm happily clueless about who else is allowed to sell it (and even that scenario might not be enough for me to notice). But to answer the question; certainly I would. If it's a book that I want and no one else has it... you bet your ass. I don't buy (or not buy) books to send "messages." I just like to read.

03-18-2011, 01:17 PM	#5
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	To echo everyone else, if it's a book I want at a price I'm willing to pay then I will buy the book. I think the only "exclusive" I've purchased was some of the recent Einstein books.