Thread: N.Y. Times Article: Steal This Book (for $9.99)
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Old 05-17-2009, 01:37 PM   #34
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While Amazon adjusted their price to $9.99 for "First Family", they have not followed up with that policy for new books from other popular authors. i.e. Lee Child's prerelease for "Gone Tomorrow" is $14.85, and Michael Connelly's new books range from $11.99 for "Brass Verdict" to $15.39 for the pre-release price of "The Scarecrow".
The $9.99 price point only applies *once it hits the NYT bestseller list*. Pre-orders cannot do that. And there's some lag between when it hits the list and when it gets discounted. (And in a few rare cases it never gets discounted.)
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