Thread: Wal-Mart Amazon Book Price war
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:46 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by geneven View Post
See "Amazon, Wal-Mart battling over book pricing" on CNET.

The hot new book by genius Sarah Palin is only $9 thanks to Wal-Mart and Amazon mutual price reductions, and that's only the beginning of the battle.

Someone in the article said, "if anone's going to be the Wal-Mart of the Internet, it's going to be Wal-Mart," a funny comment.

The book price war affected Kindle prices for the books mentioned.

Yes, the genius remark above was sarcasm...
The one dollar reduction in price doesn't mean so much when you realize you have to pay sales tax if you buy thru WalMart online. At 8 1/2%, that kinda blows the savings. Also, shipping is not free on all books......just select ones.

With Amazon, you get free shipping with most items over $25, and no sales tax. With Prime, you have free two day shipping on any Amazon sold item.
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