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Originally Posted by kiwipippa
Definitely logged in and Dance with Dragons is $9.99 USD. I'm not using any weird VPN or IP address, my Amazon address is New Zealand - attached is a screen shot, see my name "deliver to Phillippa's android" on the right.
If the Australian price is $16.60 then there must be something very strange going on.
Another example, James Paterson - Now you See her: Kobo $28.69NZD, Amazon $9.99 USD
Anyway, I am buying my books through Amazon now because they are so much cheaper. I tried to tell kobo and they responded that books are agency priced but that you don't have to comparison shop because all retailers must sell at the same price - this clearly doesn't apply in New Zealand with Amazon and Kobo. Unfortunately kobo lose out because of it.
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I'd be curious to know who the publisher is listed as for you (for the GRRM: aDwD book)?
For me it is; "Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers, This price was set by the publisher". Specifically the details are;
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 2166 KB
Print Length: 1040 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0002247399
Publisher: Harper Voyager (July 12, 2011)
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ASIN: B004XISI4A
I'd take a guess that yours might be listed as a different publisher/ISBN etc.. (Bantam?)?
Likewise with the James Paterson book "Now you See her" seems that Kindle have their version (publisher) from "Cornerstone Digital" whereas the Kobo version is from "Random House". At least that's how it is for me in AU. I have no idea how this works out for me in the same region, but maybe things are as nuanced as to who gets the Kindle publishing rights, verse the .epub rights?
@JBlyth: I find that Amazon tends to be cheaper on some of the current popular titles, but across their catalogue I don't find this to be the case, and Kobo has even been cheaper on many.
@HarleyB: Same for me, it has to be a couple of dollars for it to be worth if for me, or the fact that I just can't get it in .epub. One recent example is Timothy Wu's - The Master Switch which I couldn't really find anywhere but Amazon/Kindle Store that would sell to me in AU.