Noticed massive price hike BonB

richrock · 07-01-2012, 06:20 PM

Hi,

Not sure if this is a rant or just trying to figure out current pricing....

Bought 5 ebooks a last saturday:

Mechwarrior Books 1-3 (£2.61 each)
Pandora's Star/Judas Unchained (£4.34 each)

Also bookmarked several others, notably:

Deus Ex by James Swallow (was £5.something, now £9.67)
Andy Remic books, various (bought previously at £2.61 each again, now £4.51)
Final Days by Gary Gibson (a bargain I thought at £4.99, now £9.99)

All the Mechwarrior books (and I noticed an incomplete set) are £4.51 each now...

Many others to note have gone up, almost double in price... Anybody else noticed this, and how can their be any justification in an almost 90% increase in price?

Feel like an email of complaint coming

, but was curious if this was the state of the market at present.

Shame, I was looking forward to using some of my rewards on two more of the Mechwarrior novels, but could only afford one now

Yapyap · 07-02-2012, 03:47 AM

They had a lengthy sale of 30-40% off the list price of a lot of books. I noticed yesterday that everything on my wish list had gone back to list price again, too - I just assumed the sale is over now and they need a breather before offering any discounts off list price again.

mikaelalind · 07-02-2012, 06:21 AM

I noticed it too. I wouldn't have been surprised if the discounts ceased on titles from the Agency 6 but it is a bit odd that all the discounts disappear. But I have a vague memory that something similar happened in January, so it might be a webpage glitch.

Actually, I think I will ask them on twitter why all the discounts are gone.

richrock · 07-02-2012, 07:48 AM

Surely if there was a sale it would have said on the items themselves?

Yapyap · 07-02-2012, 10:13 AM

Most of my wish list is back to discounted prices again, so whether it was a glitch or not, things look to be back to normal now.

MikeB1972 · 07-02-2012, 10:20 AM

They have had a global sale for non agency books going on for a while now (40% off newish books and 60% off backlist books). Still 40ish% off on the Uk site, as it follows the US for deals by a day or 2 it looks like it's time for a quick splurge

Edit
Sorry, it looks like you are using the UK site - deals seem to be back on now (May have been a temporary glitch as they changed the deal to a slightly different one).

07-01-2012, 06:20 PM	#1
richrock Sony Reader Fanatic Posts: 43 Karma: 254098 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS 505	Noticed massive price hike BonB Hi, Not sure if this is a rant or just trying to figure out current pricing.... Bought 5 ebooks a last saturday: Mechwarrior Books 1-3 (£2.61 each) Pandora's Star/Judas Unchained (£4.34 each) Also bookmarked several others, notably: Deus Ex by James Swallow (was £5.something, now £9.67) Andy Remic books, various (bought previously at £2.61 each again, now £4.51) Final Days by Gary Gibson (a bargain I thought at £4.99, now £9.99) All the Mechwarrior books (and I noticed an incomplete set) are £4.51 each now... Many others to note have gone up, almost double in price... Anybody else noticed this, and how can their be any justification in an almost 90% increase in price? Feel like an email of complaint coming , but was curious if this was the state of the market at present. Shame, I was looking forward to using some of my rewards on two more of the Mechwarrior novels, but could only afford one now

07-02-2012, 10:20 AM	#6
MikeB1972 Gnu Posts: 1,222 Karma: 15625359 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Device: BeBook,JetBook Lite,PRS-300-350-505-650,+ran out of space to type	They have had a global sale for non agency books going on for a while now (40% off newish books and 60% off backlist books). Still 40ish% off on the Uk site, as it follows the US for deals by a day or 2 it looks like it's time for a quick splurge Edit Sorry, it looks like you are using the UK site - deals seem to be back on now (May have been a temporary glitch as they changed the deal to a slightly different one). Last edited by MikeB1972; 07-02-2012 at 10:23 AM. Reason: Added more info

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07-02-2012, 03:47 AM	#2
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	They had a lengthy sale of 30-40% off the list price of a lot of books. I noticed yesterday that everything on my wish list had gone back to list price again, too - I just assumed the sale is over now and they need a breather before offering any discounts off list price again.

07-02-2012, 06:21 AM	#3
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	I noticed it too. I wouldn't have been surprised if the discounts ceased on titles from the Agency 6 but it is a bit odd that all the discounts disappear. But I have a vague memory that something similar happened in January, so it might be a webpage glitch. Actually, I think I will ask them on twitter why all the discounts are gone.

07-02-2012, 07:48 AM	#4
richrock Sony Reader Fanatic Posts: 43 Karma: 254098 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS 505	Surely if there was a sale it would have said on the items themselves?

07-02-2012, 10:13 AM	#5
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	Most of my wish list is back to discounted prices again, so whether it was a glitch or not, things look to be back to normal now.