Thread: Barnes and Noble's answer to special offers?
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Old 02-02-2012, 03:32 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
Nook stuff always gets excluded from these types of discounts:
Not always always. Just usually.

Personally, I prefer to use my Discover card when buying from Barnes & Noble, because:
  • 10-15% cashback depending on the current promotion (must go to bn.com through the Discover cashback portal). Currently it's 10%, but has been as high as 20% for holiday promotions. This includes Nook books.
  • I can spend my cashback balance on B&N gift cards at a 10% discount ($45 cashback for $50 gift card). Gift cards can be spent on anything you like, and you can even get electronic gift cards now so there's no waiting a week to get a physical card in the mail.
  • As long as my Discover card is the primary credit card on my Nook account and I visit bn.com through the Discover cashback portal, any gift card balance I spend gets the same cashback amount as if I'd charged it on the card.

The upshot is that all my Nookbook purchases are at least 20% off (and up to 30% off depending on time of year). And as long as I continue to use my Discover card, I will continue to earn cashback, which effectively means free books for me. I literally have not spent real money on Nook books in over a year.
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