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Originally Posted by sufue
Sure, it's not a big discount, but it's nice that it can "work" on anything...
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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
It only shrinks from 25% to less the more one initially purchases.
Remember, the purchase point is $20 - as stated in the header by the OP and verified by the email sent to me - and not $25.
BUT, spend more than 20 bucks and the percentage credit awarded to you begins to decrease. Keep in mind that it's very, very, very, very difficult to spend only 20 bucks to maximize that 25% savings represented by $5 in credit to your account (due to the way Amazon prices ebooks), but it CAN be done.
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For the sake of clarity, there's a difference between a discount and a credit. The $5 savings is a maximum 25% credit of the initial purchase, but it's a maximum 20% discount/savings. The terms are not interchangeable. And since by the terms of the offer, the savings has to be spread across two different purchases, that further drives down the amount of the credit/discount, both, unless you can hit both marks exactly. To put it into simple terms, if you spend $15 on $20 worth of books, you've saved 25%. But if you spend $20 on $25 worth of books, you save 20%. The credit is worthless without that second purchase, so you have to include it in your calculations.
Perhaps I'm being overly pedantic, but I think it's important to be accurate in sussing out offers, and Amazon's game here is to present the credit as a bigger discount than it actually is both in absolute terms and in practical terms. Or, it's fun with numbers.
For me, it's the required second purchase that's the biggest stumbling block to the offer. I do have pricey books on my wishlist that never get cheaper, and I'd be tempted to get whatever discount I could. But I don't have a $5-ish wishlist item to give full value to making actual use of the offer. At that price, I've generally bought them if I really wanted them anyway. So if I have to apply the credit to some $35 worth of books (since the first book has to be $20 or so, the overall discount has dropped below 15%. Better than nothing, but....
Heads up: You have to use the credit within 21 days of having it applied to your account, so don't wait until Christmas Eve unless you've made your purchase the last day of the offer!