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Originally Posted by Fbone
In the US full list price is $25-$30. This is what you may pay in an independent "mom & pop" bookstore as they usually don't discount. B&N may give you a slight discount in their physical stores.
We've all become accustomed to Amazon's big discounts on HCs which bring the cost down to $14-$18.
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If you are a member of B&N, you get a 20% discount on every adult hardcover, fiction or nonfiction, when bought in the store. If the hardcover is already on 20% or 30% discount, you get an additional 10%. And if you use a B&N credit card to pay for the books, you get a 5% rebate on the credit card. I don't consider 20% to be a slight discount, although I would love a higher one.
You can get a lower price by buying at B&N.com rather than at the store.
I've not grown accustomed to Amazon's discounts as I do not buy at Amazon and can't tell you whether the discount is much greater or not from what I get at B&N.
When I shop at the local mom & pop bookstore, I find that many books have at least a 10% discount and some as much as 50%. I think they are somewhat competitive pricewise; the biggest failing is one they cannot easily overcome -- small selection.