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I have been a B&N member for years. The hardcover book discount is 20% if the book is not otherwise discounted. It can get to 40% if the book is being discounted and is eligible for an additional discount or if you happen to get a coupon for the book.
But be aware that the discount really only applies to discounts in their brick-and-mortar stores. And there are a lot of books that you cannot get a discount on. For example, I ordered a book for my wife for Xmas that has a publisher price of $50. The cost to me: $50. B&N gave no discount of any type off the cover price of the book; I could have as easily bought it directly from the publisher and not paid anything more for the book.
And the shipping is problematic. I have a book on order that was shipped November 15th from New Jersey; I live in New York, right next door. Perhaps it will get delivered today, perhaps not.
Over the years I have saved a significant amount of money with the membership as long as I bought hardcover books in the physical store. Online, the only thing I save is shipping cost, rarely anything else.
A tip: if you order books online at BN.com, the smart thing to do is to make each book a separate order. In the beginning I didn't do that and discovered that they would hold books in the order until the complete order was ready to ship, even if it meant holding books that they had in stock for a couple of months.
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