Quote:
Originally Posted by dhbailey
Either there are gremlins moving prices around at Sony Connect or you've got a glitch in your computer or they change prices in the middle of the night, but Follett's new book is currently priced at $12.99. Hardly "double that price."
|
The price dropped shortly after my posting (and my emails to Sony). I received an email indicating that sometimes publishers drop their prices but don't notify Sony. I'm not sure I trust that response--wouldn't you think they would track their own competitiveness? The email also requested notification of prices that seem out of whack. I know I am not the first to email Sony with discrepancies. For the books I've tracked (just a handful), most of Sony's prices are $2 to $3 more than Amazon, but on occasion I've found books that are far more expensive such as the Follett book. Right now, From Beirut to Jerusalem is another where there is a huge discrepancy--$24.50 on Sony vs. $9.99 on Amazon. Here are some more:
Eat Pray Love: $8.25 on Amazon, $10.25 on Sony
Three Cups of Tea: $8.99 on Amazon, $10.50 onSony
I am America:$9.99 on Amazon, $12.59 on Sony
In Defense of Food: $9.99 on Amazon, $12.99 on Sony
Musicophilia: $9.99 on Amazon; $12.56 on Sony
Freakonomics: $6.39 on Amazon; $7.19 on Sony
Water for Elephants: $9.99 on Amazon, not available on Sony at all
The World is Flat (publish date 7/07): $9.60 on Amazon; $11.20 on Sony
Team of Rivals: $9.99 on Amazon; $11.69 on Sony
Thousand Splendid Suns ($12.99 on Sony, $9.99 on Amazon).