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Originally Posted by Aleron Ives
How useful is the VIP membership? I almost never buy books at full price, so it doesn't seem like I'd earn enough points to spend them on anything, especially if the points can expire. The 10% off perk doesn't sound like it applies to every book, either.
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I ignore the points when evaluating VIP membership; for me the calculus is if I'd spend enough on non-price fixed books in the course of the year for the 10% discount to offset the price of membership. At full price for VIP membership, spending $100 on non-Big Five books over the course of the year would pay for it. When membership is on sale for $5, it would take $50.
If you buy mostly Big Five, it's going to be much harder to hit the threshold. That said, so long as you maintain a VIP membership, the points don't expire and you get a year with a lapsed membership before they disappear although they can only be used with an active membership.