Best source for NY Times Best Sellers

The Lewis Four · 01-13-2010, 12:35 AM

Hi all, been lurking here for awhile, but first post. I run an eReading blog (new) and just started a weekly set of posts where I compare the price of the NY Times Best Selling Fiction and Non-Fiction books at four of the major eBook stores (Amazon, B&N, Sony and Kobo). I was somewhat surprised by the outcome.

http://bit.ly/6ixoKZ (fiction)
http://bit.ly/8eMUPQ (non-fiction)

Sorry for the links, but it'd be a heckuva long post otherwise.

Leep · 01-13-2010, 01:00 AM

Very enlightening. Thanks for taking the time to do the comparison.

cheers

The Lewis Four · 01-13-2010, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leep

Very enlightening. Thanks for taking the time to do the comparison.

cheers

Thanks - glad someone else found it interesting as well...

queentess · 01-13-2010, 01:32 PM

On the non-fiction list, B&N and Amazon are priced exactly the same on every book, but B&N doesn't carry two of the books, so they're "cheaper"? Technically yes, but misleading...

Fiction side holds up. I'm shocked by how much more expensive Sony is on both the fiction and non-fiction.

noname2009 · 01-13-2010, 01:57 PM

well with amazon, you still have to pay for your wireless data usage bill. the comparsion is just for the NY best sellers, doesn't necessarily mean the books everyone really wants to read. i think $10-20 dollars difference is not a big deal. plus you don't have to buy every book from the same store. at the time of purchasing, you can choose whoever offers the lowest price.

JSWolf · 01-13-2010, 02:02 PM

Kobo wins for January because you can buy all the best sellers for $7.99 ($9.99 with a 20% off coupon save20 thill the end of January).

By the way, can you edit your redirecting hidden URLs to be the full URLs as hidden URLs are not a good idea.

koland · 01-13-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by noname2009

well with amazon, you still have to pay for your wireless data usage bill.

Only for non-US customers. Of course, those same customers probably would not be allowed to buy a high percentage of these, from the stores being compared. At B&N, for example, your total would be $0.00 for both lists, as they won't sell to any customer not physically located in the US.

For the Kobo coupon - wasn't that for one book only?

Bremen Cole · 01-13-2010, 08:44 PM

For me Kobo wins all around. Good prices (and the 20% this month makes it even better), good selection and good service..... and just as important, workable DRM. B&N and Amazon have dodgy DRM, and Sony is just too expensive.....

The Lewis Four · 01-15-2010, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queentess

On the non-fiction list, B&N and Amazon are priced exactly the same on every book, but B&N doesn't carry two of the books, so they're "cheaper"? Technically yes, but misleading...

Fiction side holds up. I'm shocked by how much more expensive Sony is on both the fiction and non-fiction.

Great point, I did mention te same point, but if you look at the total price you might come to a different conclusion. I will start including an asterisk and footnote to be more clear moving forward.

The Sony prices were a huge surprise.

The Lewis Four · 01-15-2010, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noname2009

well with amazon, you still have to pay for your wireless data usage bill. the comparsion is just for the NY best sellers, doesn't necessarily mean the books everyone really wants to read. i think $10-20 dollars difference is not a big deal. plus you don't have to buy every book from the same store. at the time of purchasing, you can choose whoever offers the lowest price.

Being US based my wireless bill is free on my Kindle.

You are absolutely right about shopping around (and for bestsellers this can help you save time) -but it is a statement on Kindle in some ways, since you are cut off from other stores as an option, at least with DRM'ed titles.

I mean the guide as a research tool, not necessarily as a guide to which device / store to go with.

The Lewis Four · 01-15-2010, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Kobo wins for January because you can buy all the best sellers for $7.99 ($9.99 with a 20% off coupon save20 thill the end of January).

By the way, can you edit your redirecting hidden URLs to be the full URLs as hidden URLs are not a good idea.

Sorry, was trying to keep it clean. Here's a link:

http://www.thelewisfour.com/search/label/price%20check

Moving forward i'll post only full links.

lene1949 · 01-15-2010, 03:08 AM

I wonder if any of these best sellers are available in Australia as e-books?

Jonas777 · 01-15-2010, 04:09 AM

Kobobooks: "This content is not available internationally.". This is so annoying!

lene1949 · 01-15-2010, 05:06 PM

Yes, very annoying... No wonder people turn to piracy.

JSWolf · 01-15-2010, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bremen Cole

For me Kobo wins all around. Good prices (and the 20% this month makes it even better), good selection and good service..... and just as important, workable DRM. B&N and Amazon have dodgy DRM, and Sony is just too expensive.....

You buy from B&N and you don't know if you'll get ePub or eReader. That's pretty bad right there.

01-13-2010, 12:35 AM	#1
The Lewis Four Member Posts: 12 Karma: 54 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Florida Device: Kindle 2, nook	Best source for NY Times Best Sellers Hi all, been lurking here for awhile, but first post. I run an eReading blog (new) and just started a weekly set of posts where I compare the price of the NY Times Best Selling Fiction and Non-Fiction books at four of the major eBook stores (Amazon, B&N, Sony and Kobo). I was somewhat surprised by the outcome. http://bit.ly/6ixoKZ (fiction) http://bit.ly/8eMUPQ (non-fiction) Sorry for the links, but it'd be a heckuva long post otherwise.

01-13-2010, 01:57 PM	#5
noname2009 Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: PRS600	. well with amazon, you still have to pay for your wireless data usage bill. the comparsion is just for the NY best sellers, doesn't necessarily mean the books everyone really wants to read. i think $10-20 dollars difference is not a big deal. plus you don't have to buy every book from the same store. at the time of purchasing, you can choose whoever offers the lowest price.

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01-13-2010, 01:00 AM	#2
Leep Guru Posts: 739 Karma: 1018859 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle1, K3, K3G (thanks MR), iTouch, Kindle Touch	Very enlightening. Thanks for taking the time to do the comparison. cheers

01-13-2010, 01:32 PM	#4
queentess Reading is sexy Posts: 1,303 Karma: 544517 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: none	On the non-fiction list, B&N and Amazon are priced exactly the same on every book, but B&N doesn't carry two of the books, so they're "cheaper"? Technically yes, but misleading... Fiction side holds up. I'm shocked by how much more expensive Sony is on both the fiction and non-fiction.

01-13-2010, 02:02 PM	#6
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,224 Karma: 145488788 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Kobo wins for January because you can buy all the best sellers for $7.99 ($9.99 with a 20% off coupon save20 thill the end of January). By the way, can you edit your redirecting hidden URLs to be the full URLs as hidden URLs are not a good idea.

01-13-2010, 08:44 PM	#8
Bremen Cole Wizard Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad	For me Kobo wins all around. Good prices (and the 20% this month makes it even better), good selection and good service..... and just as important, workable DRM. B&N and Amazon have dodgy DRM, and Sony is just too expensive.....

01-15-2010, 03:08 AM	#12
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I wonder if any of these best sellers are available in Australia as e-books?

01-15-2010, 04:09 AM	#13
Jonas777 Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 364 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Amazon Kindle 2 Intl	Kobobooks: "This content is not available internationally.". This is so annoying!

01-15-2010, 05:06 PM	#14
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Yes, very annoying... No wonder people turn to piracy.

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