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sufue · 04-30-2013, 08:58 AM

This isn't a traditional bargain, but...for US readers with access to UK accounts...

Not too long ago, most of Sharan Newman's excellent (IMO) Catherine LeVendeur historical mystery series became available as ebooks. (A few of the more recent ones had been available for a long time.) I was initially thrilled to see them as ebooks, then dismayed to see that US prices were mostly $8.xx and $9.xx - ridiculous prices for backlist, and especially, for me, backlist that I already owned in paper. At those prices, I didn't buy.

However, I just noticed that they are all available in the UK (Amazon UK, Waterstones, Foyles, WH Smith/Kobo) for £2.99, which works out at today's exchange rates to about US$4.60, still expensive IMO for older backlist, but close enough to my price point that I bought the ones I didn't already have, since this is a series that I really love.

Anyway, not sure if these prices are "sale" or not in the UK, but definitely a bargain relative to the US prices.

I have no idea what affiliate links look like for Amazon UK, or any of the others; hopefully these are clean since in each case, I typed in the top level URL to start and then searched from there:

Amaz UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...an%2Caps%2C178

Waterstones: http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...eadFormSubmit=

Foyles: http://ebooks.foyles.co.uk/catalog/s...haran%20newman

WH Smith/Kobo http://www.whsmith.co.uk/eb_eBooks&gq=sharan%20newman

Note if you want to search yourself, it really is "Sharan" and not "Sharon".

04-30-2013, 08:58 AM	#105
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 7,542 Karma: 52440304 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	This isn't a traditional bargain, but...for US readers with access to UK accounts... Not too long ago, most of Sharan Newman's excellent (IMO) Catherine LeVendeur historical mystery series became available as ebooks. (A few of the more recent ones had been available for a long time.) I was initially thrilled to see them as ebooks, then dismayed to see that US prices were mostly $8.xx and $9.xx - ridiculous prices for backlist, and especially, for me, backlist that I already owned in paper. At those prices, I didn't buy. However, I just noticed that they are all available in the UK (Amazon UK, Waterstones, Foyles, WH Smith/Kobo) for £2.99, which works out at today's exchange rates to about US$4.60, still expensive IMO for older backlist, but close enough to my price point that I bought the ones I didn't already have, since this is a series that I really love. Anyway, not sure if these prices are "sale" or not in the UK, but definitely a bargain relative to the US prices. I have no idea what affiliate links look like for Amazon UK, or any of the others; hopefully these are clean since in each case, I typed in the top level URL to start and then searched from there: Amaz UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_...an%2Caps%2C178 Waterstones: http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...eadFormSubmit= Foyles: http://ebooks.foyles.co.uk/catalog/s...haran%20newman WH Smith/Kobo http://www.whsmith.co.uk/eb_eBooks&gq=sharan%20newman Note if you want to search yourself, it really is "Sharan" and not "Sharon".