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Monteagle · 10-12-2008, 08:12 PM

Hi Gator Deb. Thanks for the continuing dialog. Your information is incorrect on this one. You appear to be reading the BooksOnBoard pricing backwards.
Using the correct numbers, BooksOnBoard's net price is 86 cents better than the FW price - an additional savings of 8.5% off the list price, assuming you eventually use the Rewards Dollars earned.

On both titles, the BooksOnBoard site reads:
"Rewards Special: $5.10 through Oct 12th, 2008
Get this title for Net Cost: $3.39"

The numbers you used in your reply used the Rewards Dollars amount as the price and the price as the Rewards Dollars, instead of vice-versa. It is, in fact, the opposite. The $5.10 is the Rewards amount applied, and the cost after discount and applying the Rewards Dollars is $3.39.

BooksOnBoard actually saves an additional 8.5% Off list versus FW on the titles you reference. And you can use Rewards Dollars to buy them at the discounted prices and get more rewards dollars for doing so.

To help clarify, you wrote:

The Express
BOB: 8.49 - $3.39 In fact, the BoB pricing is 8.49 minus $5.10 for a net price after Rewards of $3.39. $5.10 is the actual amount of the Rewards BooksOnBoard credited me for this title.

This is 86 cents better than the FW price
- an additional savings of 8.5% off the list price, assuming you end up using the Rewards Dollars.

Plus you could pay $8.49 in Rewards Dollars and still get credit for $5.10 in additional Rewards Dollars the way the BooksOnBoard system works.

FW: 8.50 - $4.25 - extra $0.43 for secured ereader which can liberated to HTML.

Double Cross:

BOB: $8.49 - $3.40 Same kind of thing as The Express. BoB pricing is $8.49 minus $5.10 for price of $3.39, again an 86 cent savings versus FW on this title.

FW: $8.49 - $4.25 - extra $0.43 if secured ereader

In both case, I paid the $8.49 for each book with Rewards Dollars and received an additional $5.10 in Rewards for each book. Not only did I not have to use my credit card with these two books, but I now have an additional $10.20 in Rewards Dollars to use for more books that I would not have had if I purchased the books with micropay rebate dollars.

On my total purchase, I was also able to get a book that Fictionwise does not yet carry: A Man Most Wanted, the new John Le Carre novel. And I received $8.17 in Rewards on that one in addition to a 16% discount, for a net price of $7.03 on an ebook that lists for $17.99, a 61% savings overall.

10-12-2008, 08:12 PM	#57
Monteagle Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Treo 700w	BooksOnBoard is 8.5% cheaper when you use the correct numbers Hi Gator Deb. Thanks for the continuing dialog. Your information is incorrect on this one. You appear to be reading the BooksOnBoard pricing backwards. Using the correct numbers, BooksOnBoard's net price is 86 cents better than the FW price - an additional savings of 8.5% off the list price, assuming you eventually use the Rewards Dollars earned. On both titles, the BooksOnBoard site reads: "Rewards Special: $5.10 through Oct 12th, 2008 Get this title for Net Cost: $3.39" The numbers you used in your reply used the Rewards Dollars amount as the price and the price as the Rewards Dollars, instead of vice-versa. It is, in fact, the opposite. The $5.10 is the Rewards amount applied, and the cost after discount and applying the Rewards Dollars is $3.39. BooksOnBoard actually saves an additional 8.5% Off list versus FW on the titles you reference. And you can use Rewards Dollars to buy them at the discounted prices and get more rewards dollars for doing so. To help clarify, you wrote: The Express BOB: 8.49 - $3.39 In fact, the BoB pricing is 8.49 minus $5.10 for a net price after Rewards of $3.39. $5.10 is the actual amount of the Rewards BooksOnBoard credited me for this title. This is 86 cents better than the FW price - an additional savings of 8.5% off the list price, assuming you end up using the Rewards Dollars. Plus you could pay $8.49 in Rewards Dollars and still get credit for $5.10 in additional Rewards Dollars the way the BooksOnBoard system works. FW: 8.50 - $4.25 - extra $0.43 for secured ereader which can liberated to HTML. Double Cross: BOB: $8.49 - $3.40 Same kind of thing as The Express. BoB pricing is $8.49 minus $5.10 for price of $3.39, again an 86 cent savings versus FW on this title. FW: $8.49 - $4.25 - extra $0.43 if secured ereader In both case, I paid the $8.49 for each book with Rewards Dollars and received an additional $5.10 in Rewards for each book. Not only did I not have to use my credit card with these two books, but I now have an additional $10.20 in Rewards Dollars to use for more books that I would not have had if I purchased the books with micropay rebate dollars. On my total purchase, I was also able to get a book that Fictionwise does not yet carry: A Man Most Wanted, the new John Le Carre novel. And I received $8.17 in Rewards on that one in addition to a 16% discount, for a net price of $7.03 on an ebook that lists for $17.99, a 61% savings overall.