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juj1n · 10-20-2009, 10:05 PM

So the Nook definitely takes the cake over the Kindle as far as the device goes but I think I may have been caught up in the hype... After doing a random sampling of books I've found that amazon almost always has significantly lower prices on books that aren't on the New York Times Bestseller List.

For example

Gates of Fire
Kindle: $6.39
Nook: $7.99

The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education
Kindle: $9.99
Nook: $14.99

Sookie Stackhouse Set
Kindle: $29.90
Nook: $51.13

Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood
Kindle: $9.99
Nook: $20.80

Kite Runner
Kindle: $9.51
Nook: $11.20

The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters
Kindle: $9.99
Nook: $9.99

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
Kindle: $9.99
Nook: $12.00

Do you think that B&N will lower their prices to match or is this the price of their ebooks because they able to be read on multiple devices (pc, mac, bb, iphone, etc)

10-20-2009, 10:05 PM	#1
juj1n Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 350 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Lots!	B&N ebooks still more expensive than Kindle. Will they lower prices? So the Nook definitely takes the cake over the Kindle as far as the device goes but I think I may have been caught up in the hype... After doing a random sampling of books I've found that amazon almost always has significantly lower prices on books that aren't on the New York Times Bestseller List. For example Gates of Fire Kindle: $6.39 Nook: $7.99 The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education Kindle: $9.99 Nook: $14.99 Sookie Stackhouse Set Kindle: $29.90 Nook: $51.13 Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood Kindle: $9.99 Nook: $20.80 Kite Runner Kindle: $9.51 Nook: $11.20 The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters Kindle: $9.99 Nook: $9.99 The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives Kindle: $9.99 Nook: $12.00 Do you think that B&N will lower their prices to match or is this the price of their ebooks because they able to be read on multiple devices (pc, mac, bb, iphone, etc)