Amazon US spend $XX get $YY credit - Aug 5-12 - Page 3

bookmarked · 09-03-2020, 08:59 PM

I got an email today for $5 off of 3 of my PRH wishlist titles.

However, I also decided to try sufue's link from the second post (and that ngrant re-posted above) and that also worked. I got the spend $25, get $6 from Sept. 3 to 10. So it's worth trying the link even if you've gotten another type of offer.

sufue · 09-04-2020, 12:40 PM

I still haven't gotten an email or seen a banner, but when I clicked on my own link

, I have the $6 on $25 too. Cool, and thanks to @issybird for noticing that Amazon is running it again!

I'll keep an eye out for a PRH offer in my email too. I don't think the two offers are linked, but who knows - they do seem to pop up at roughly the same time. But the last time, the very small (5 or 6 IMS) selection of books by a random author I had only ever bought one title from, and didn't like all that much, was so poor that the PRH offer was worthless to me. So I'm not holding my breath!

Manabi · 09-04-2020, 02:45 PM

Mine's buy $15 worth of ebooks, get a $4 credit afterward. I'll probably pass this time.

Rev. Bob · 09-17-2020, 12:54 PM

I am a bit confused by the Amazon email I received yesterday:

Quote:

Enjoy this $6 credit we applied to your account to use on a select title on your Wish List.

Your credit will expire 7 days from when it was applied to your account.

See the $6 credit automatically applied when you visit the Kindle book detail page.

The “Shop Now” button takes me to one specific $15 ebook (Timothy Zahn’s newest Thrawn book, Ascendancy), but the offer both seems to apply that there’s a set of qualifying books and refuses to give any way to discover this list.

Can anyone perhaps shed some light on how I might be able to find other qualifying books?

Barbara1955 · 09-17-2020, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sufue

Oh, and the link to the page I got by clicking on the banner ad is: https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17495918011

I don't know if this can be used to check to see if someone is eligible or if it's keyed to me, and will just blow up? Maybe someone can let us know...

Takes me to Amazon thats it No Banner No Nothing about a sale.

Barbara1955 · 09-17-2020, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

I am a bit confused by the Amazon email I received yesterday:

The “Shop Now” button takes me to one specific $15 ebook (Timothy Zahn’s newest Thrawn book, Ascendancy), but the offer both seems to apply that there’s a set of qualifying books and refuses to give any way to discover this list.

Can anyone perhaps shed some light on how I might be able to find other qualifying books?

I got that this morning.... No clue

bookmarked · 09-17-2020, 02:00 PM

Lately, the emails from Amazon for Penguin-Random House "Here's $x for select titles ..." (either for select titles on your Wish List or select titles by a particular author) offer a "Shop Now" link to 1 or more selected titles. If it only shows one title, that's the only title that offer applies to.

I have 2 of these offers currently. One applies to 2 titles - one by Neal Stephenson and one by Julie Czerneda. The other offer applies to 2 titles, both by William Gibson.

I miss the old days when the offer could apply to almost any PRH title over $9.99.

The "spend $XX get $YY credit" offers are more generic and apply to more that one publisher.

badgoodDeb · 09-17-2020, 03:25 PM

Yeah, I had two of those "here's $ for select titles" and found neither one worthwhile. One covered a few books, but I'd lost interest in that author. One covered only one (or was it two) books, but I hadn't liked the first.

So you aren't alone.

WestCactus · 09-17-2020, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rev. Bob

I am a bit confused by the Amazon email I received yesterday:

The “Shop Now” button takes me to one specific $15 ebook (Timothy Zahn’s newest Thrawn book, Ascendancy), but the offer both seems to apply that there’s a set of qualifying books and refuses to give any way to discover this list.

Can anyone perhaps shed some light on how I might be able to find other qualifying books?

I received that email. I checked my wish list books that qualify. It seems each book price was raised by the same amount. Good marketing.

Manabi · 09-18-2020, 03:50 PM

Thanks for the heads-up! For me the only title was The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy, but the credit knocked it down to $4.99 and that was a price I was willing to pay for it.

badgoodDeb · 09-18-2020, 06:03 PM

Glad to see it was useful to SOMEBODY!!

bookmarked · 10-03-2020, 07:42 PM

So I just got another email today for $5 off of titles on my wishlist.

The interesting thing is that, so far as I remember, this is the first time I've gotten an offer like this on books from anyone other than Penguin-Random House. This offer is on two books from Simon & Schuster.

The funny thing is that one of the books is currently on sale for $4.49, so I ended up getting it for free (well, they charged sales tax). That was a no-brainer.

Anyway, apparently Amazon is expanding the experiment to other publishers.

binaryhermit · 10-03-2020, 08:03 PM

Mine are both for anti-Trump books published by Simon & Schuster.

bookmarked · 10-03-2020, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binaryhermit

Mine are both for anti-Trump books published by Simon & Schuster.

Not mine. One was about Medicare and the other one was about American history. Nothing about current politics.

WestCactus · 10-03-2020, 10:35 PM

Mine are over priced history books even with the coupon!

09-17-2020, 02:00 PM	#37
bookmarked Addict Posts: 376 Karma: 6405689 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: US Device: Kindle 4 NT, Paperwhite	Lately, the emails from Amazon for Penguin-Random House "Here's $x for select titles ..." (either for select titles on your Wish List or select titles by a particular author) offer a "Shop Now" link to 1 or more selected titles. If it only shows one title, that's the only title that offer applies to. I have 2 of these offers currently. One applies to 2 titles - one by Neal Stephenson and one by Julie Czerneda. The other offer applies to 2 titles, both by William Gibson. I miss the old days when the offer could apply to almost any PRH title over $9.99. The "spend $XX get $YY credit" offers are more generic and apply to more that one publisher. Last edited by bookmarked; 09-17-2020 at 02:03 PM.

10-03-2020, 07:42 PM	#42
bookmarked Addict Posts: 376 Karma: 6405689 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: US Device: Kindle 4 NT, Paperwhite	So I just got another email today for $5 off of titles on my wishlist. The interesting thing is that, so far as I remember, this is the first time I've gotten an offer like this on books from anyone other than Penguin-Random House. This offer is on two books from Simon & Schuster. The funny thing is that one of the books is currently on sale for $4.49, so I ended up getting it for free (well, they charged sales tax). That was a no-brainer. Anyway, apparently Amazon is expanding the experiment to other publishers. Last edited by bookmarked; 10-04-2020 at 01:20 AM.

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09-03-2020, 08:59 PM	#31
bookmarked Addict Posts: 376 Karma: 6405689 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: US Device: Kindle 4 NT, Paperwhite	I got an email today for $5 off of 3 of my PRH wishlist titles. However, I also decided to try sufue's link from the second post (and that ngrant re-posted above) and that also worked. I got the spend $25, get $6 from Sept. 3 to 10. So it's worth trying the link even if you've gotten another type of offer.

09-04-2020, 12:40 PM	#32
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,185 Karma: 66191692 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	I still haven't gotten an email or seen a banner, but when I clicked on my own link , I have the $6 on $25 too. Cool, and thanks to @issybird for noticing that Amazon is running it again! I'll keep an eye out for a PRH offer in my email too. I don't think the two offers are linked, but who knows - they do seem to pop up at roughly the same time. But the last time, the very small (5 or 6 IMS) selection of books by a random author I had only ever bought one title from, and didn't like all that much, was so poor that the PRH offer was worthless to me. So I'm not holding my breath!

09-04-2020, 02:45 PM	#33
Manabi Wizard Posts: 1,384 Karma: 18484273 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Paperwhite, Galaxy S22	Mine's buy $15 worth of ebooks, get a $4 credit afterward. I'll probably pass this time.

09-17-2020, 03:25 PM	#38
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,574 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Yeah, I had two of those "here's $ for select titles" and found neither one worthwhile. One covered a few books, but I'd lost interest in that author. One covered only one (or was it two) books, but I hadn't liked the first. So you aren't alone.

09-18-2020, 03:50 PM	#40
Manabi Wizard Posts: 1,384 Karma: 18484273 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: Paperwhite, Galaxy S22	Thanks for the heads-up! For me the only title was The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy, but the credit knocked it down to $4.99 and that was a price I was willing to pay for it.

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,574 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Glad to see it was useful to SOMEBODY!!

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binaryhermit Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,732 Karma: 20469902 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Lockport, IL Device: Kindle PW4, Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Mine are both for anti-Trump books published by Simon & Schuster.

10-03-2020, 10:35 PM	#45
WestCactus Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 3142072 Join Date: Nov 2015 Device: Kindle PW, Oasis 1 & 3, Fire 8	Mine are over priced history books even with the coupon!