New Stephen King Ebook more than HC - Page 2

suecsi · 11-10-2010, 04:37 AM

Same in the UK - hardback is £7.60 on Amazon, £9.99 for the Kindle Edition, and it isn't the VAT differential either, as the Kindle version would be £8.93 if it was.

astra · 11-10-2010, 04:51 AM

It will be available for free very soon if not already

Blue Tyson · 11-10-2010, 09:05 AM

Yes, it is already.

J. Strnad · 11-10-2010, 10:43 AM

Stupid pricing, expected result: consumers pissed off, going to darknet.

I wonder how long it took an executive committee of brilliant people to arrive at the worst possible decision?

foghat · 11-10-2010, 11:06 AM

Canadian pricing at amazon.

Kindle Edition $13.06
Hardcover $14.51

yakuzaboss · 11-10-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by astra

It will be available for free very soon if not already

Just found it.

bgalbrecht · 11-10-2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

It will be available for free very soon if not already

Unfortunately, the publishers are used to the DTB world, where people like me, who are unwilling to pay hardcover or trade paperback prices, are willing to wait for the paperback, get it used, or get it from the library. In the new digital world, you can't get it used, in the case of MacMillan and Simon & Schuster, can't get it from the library (in ebook form), and it's usually trivial to find a copy of their ebook with the DRM stripped on the darknet. The genie's not going back into the bottle, so I really don't know what the publishers will be doing in the long run. I don't think the Agency 5 are doing themselves any favors by setting the prices to what they want them to be, and forbidding discounting.

jhempel24 · 11-10-2010, 04:42 PM

Yeah I got it from the darknet, but I bought the hard copy, so in my opinion I'm entitled to the digital version....regardless of what anyone else thinks.

Movies have got it right. You buy the DVD/Blu-Ray for $20 or whatever and you get a digital version free.

aagstn · 11-10-2010, 08:37 PM

I don't like darknet versions of books. Formatting is usually wonky. Don't know if it is how they are scanned or what.

Blue Tyson · 11-10-2010, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aagstn

I don't like darknet versions of books. Formatting is usually wonky. Don't know if it is how they are scanned or what.

Yeah, but I believe this one is likely to be exactly the same file that you would get if you bought it.

jhempel24 · 11-10-2010, 08:48 PM

Most of what I find is ePubs that people bought, so they are perfect, this one is perfect.

jaxx6166 · 11-10-2010, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

Not anytime soon I don't think. I went to check out some reviews from people that may have read it already, but it's all one star reviews because of the eBook price.

I really wish people would stop doing this. It really drives me up the wall. I saw a whole bunch of 1 stars for towers of midnight because it was delayed for three months. I mean, the reviews have nothing to do with the book, and it's pretty much just people whining that they can't have their cake and eat it too. I've pretty much given up on browsing or buying books outside of a book store.

vaughnmr · 11-10-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I really wish people would stop doing this. It really drives me up the wall. I saw a whole bunch of 1 stars for towers of midnight because it was delayed for three months. I mean, the reviews have nothing to do with the book, and it's pretty much just people whining that they can't have their cake and eat it too. I've pretty much given up on browsing or buying books outside of a book store.

While you may be offended, a lot of us have found out that this is the ONLY way to get through to the Agency 5 "Cartel" publishers. I have emailed all of them repeatedly, with absolutely no responce from any of them.

Ravensknight · 11-10-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jaxx6166

I really wish people would stop doing this.

Not me! I hope they keep it up...

Kali Yuga · 11-11-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by J. Strnad

Stupid pricing, expected result: consumers pissed off, going to darknet.

People are going to pirate it regardless of the price... even free.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/rad...radiohead.html

11-10-2010, 04:51 AM	#17
astra The Introvert Posts: 8,307 Karma: 1000077497 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United Kingdom Device: Sony Reader PRS-650 & 505 & 500	It will be available for free very soon if not already Last edited by astra; 11-10-2010 at 09:12 AM.

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11-10-2010, 04:37 AM	#16
suecsi Rock Chick Posts: 429 Karma: 4965 Join Date: May 2009 Location: near Heathrow Device: Kindle 2i, Kindle DX, Kindle 3G	Same in the UK - hardback is £7.60 on Amazon, £9.99 for the Kindle Edition, and it isn't the VAT differential either, as the Kindle version would be £8.93 if it was.

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Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Yes, it is already.

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J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	Stupid pricing, expected result: consumers pissed off, going to darknet. I wonder how long it took an executive committee of brilliant people to arrive at the worst possible decision?

11-10-2010, 11:06 AM	#20
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11-10-2010, 04:42 PM	#23
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Yeah I got it from the darknet, but I bought the hard copy, so in my opinion I'm entitled to the digital version....regardless of what anyone else thinks. Movies have got it right. You buy the DVD/Blu-Ray for $20 or whatever and you get a digital version free.

11-10-2010, 08:37 PM	#24
aagstn Evangelist Posts: 422 Karma: 1004351 Join Date: Jun 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3, iPad mini 2	I don't like darknet versions of books. Formatting is usually wonky. Don't know if it is how they are scanned or what.

11-10-2010, 08:48 PM	#26
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Most of what I find is ePubs that people bought, so they are perfect, this one is perfect.