Have you spent all of your Agency price-fixing rebates?

Mims · 07-13-2014, 03:23 PM

I spent my very small rebate ($5) with Amazon in less than the blink of an eye and got three books. Most of my rebate at Barnes and Noble ($75) is still there because usually when I want to buy a book, it is considerably cheaper somewhere else.

Today I bought The Fault in our Stars because my granddaughters want me to read it now and the library hold list is long. I also bought The Rites of Spring to read for the MR Book Club. TFioS was $4.99 at Amazon and $8.99 at BN. TRoS was $5.19 w/coupon at Kobo and $10.99 at BN. I, of course, bought at Amazon and Kobo.

I know there are better deals available if I had the patience to cyber travel or wait for bigger codes but these prices were good enough for me to click "buy" and definitely better than BN.

Anybody else having trouble spending your rebates because your rebate dollars are in the wrong place?

Catlady · 07-13-2014, 03:32 PM

I had a small rebate at Kobo and spent that quickly, also using coupons. I haven't spent any of my BN rebate.

Jessica Lares · 07-13-2014, 04:07 PM

No, I spent over my rebate.

Atunah · 07-13-2014, 04:10 PM

I got a bit over 60$ from Amazon and it was gone within 2 days I think. I bought the books that I wanted to read and had on a wishlist. The kind of books that didn't appear at the library, prime loan or lending and weren't likely to go on sale. That is what I used the money on.

I could have spend more as I still have some of those books on this type of wishlist.

Mims · 07-13-2014, 04:51 PM

Last November I added a membership to the Orange County Overdrive Library to supplement the other 2 Overdrive Libraries I have access to. They have all added lots of books to their collections in the last year and a half, so my wish list is now pretty much non-existant.

If I really want to read a book that is not available at the library or in my calibre library (some still there unread from early 2000s Fictionwise Deals), I do what I have always done, I buy the book. I quickly look to see who has the best price and push the button - don't really worry about format or what store as long as I can read it.

BN never seems to be that store anymore.

eschwartz · 07-13-2014, 04:53 PM

Weren't you able to <jump through hoops and> get a check instead of store credit?

I would always go for an option like that, since money restricted to a specific store always runs the risk of not being usable when and where you need it.

Bookworm_Girl · 07-13-2014, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

No, I spent over my rebate.

Me too and it didn't take long!!!

odiakkoh · 07-13-2014, 06:58 PM

Still have it all. Hoping for another Lawrence Block sale so I can mass buy the Matthew Scudder series.

Quake1028 · 07-14-2014, 09:01 AM

Yeah, my $23.15 is gone.

HarryT · 07-14-2014, 09:25 AM

Despite spending thousands on agency books, I didn't get a penny back

.

shootingMaNs · 07-14-2014, 09:34 AM

Still have $18 left.

Gunnerp245 · 07-14-2014, 10:58 AM

My $1.35 went very fast.

Katsunami · 07-14-2014, 11:01 AM

Oh, is THAT where my Kobo store credit is coming from? LOL

It's all spent, except for $3.62

Synamon · 07-14-2014, 11:22 AM

Nope. So far the daily deals at B&N have not appealed at all, so I'm still hoarding my $2.92.

ProfCrash · 07-14-2014, 11:58 AM

Nope!

07-13-2014, 03:23 PM	#1
Mims Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 3774169 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Space Coast Device: K4NT, iPads,IPhone,Aura H2O,PW3	Have you spent all of your Agency price-fixing rebates? I spent my very small rebate ($5) with Amazon in less than the blink of an eye and got three books. Most of my rebate at Barnes and Noble ($75) is still there because usually when I want to buy a book, it is considerably cheaper somewhere else. Today I bought The Fault in our Stars because my granddaughters want me to read it now and the library hold list is long. I also bought The Rites of Spring to read for the MR Book Club. TFioS was $4.99 at Amazon and $8.99 at BN. TRoS was $5.19 w/coupon at Kobo and $10.99 at BN. I, of course, bought at Amazon and Kobo. I know there are better deals available if I had the patience to cyber travel or wait for bigger codes but these prices were good enough for me to click "buy" and definitely better than BN. Anybody else having trouble spending your rebates because your rebate dollars are in the wrong place?

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07-13-2014, 03:32 PM	#2
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,423 Karma: 52734361 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	I had a small rebate at Kobo and spent that quickly, also using coupons. I haven't spent any of my BN rebate.

07-13-2014, 04:07 PM	#3
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	No, I spent over my rebate.

07-13-2014, 04:10 PM	#4
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I got a bit over 60$ from Amazon and it was gone within 2 days I think. I bought the books that I wanted to read and had on a wishlist. The kind of books that didn't appear at the library, prime loan or lending and weren't likely to go on sale. That is what I used the money on. I could have spend more as I still have some of those books on this type of wishlist.

07-13-2014, 04:51 PM	#5
Mims Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 3774169 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Space Coast Device: K4NT, iPads,IPhone,Aura H2O,PW3	Last November I added a membership to the Orange County Overdrive Library to supplement the other 2 Overdrive Libraries I have access to. They have all added lots of books to their collections in the last year and a half, so my wish list is now pretty much non-existant. If I really want to read a book that is not available at the library or in my calibre library (some still there unread from early 2000s Fictionwise Deals), I do what I have always done, I buy the book. I quickly look to see who has the best price and push the button - don't really worry about format or what store as long as I can read it. BN never seems to be that store anymore.

07-13-2014, 04:53 PM	#6
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Weren't you able to <jump through hoops and> get a check instead of store credit? I would always go for an option like that, since money restricted to a specific store always runs the risk of not being usable when and where you need it.

07-13-2014, 06:58 PM	#8
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Still have it all. Hoping for another Lawrence Block sale so I can mass buy the Matthew Scudder series.

07-14-2014, 09:01 AM	#9
Quake1028 Guru Posts: 917 Karma: 9155462 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Device: See signature	Yeah, my $23.15 is gone.

07-14-2014, 09:25 AM	#10
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Despite spending thousands on agency books, I didn't get a penny back .

07-14-2014, 09:34 AM	#11
shootingMaNs later... Posts: 199 Karma: 2832520 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Endicott, NY Device: Sony PRS-600, iRiver Story HD, Nook Color Kobo Libra H2O	Still have $18 left.

07-14-2014, 10:58 AM	#12
Gunnerp245 Gadget Freak Posts: 1,169 Karma: 1043832 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Device: EE, Note 8	My $1.35 went very fast.

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07-14-2014, 11:01 AM	#13
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	Oh, is THAT where my Kobo store credit is coming from? LOL It's all spent, except for $3.62

07-14-2014, 11:22 AM	#14
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Nope. So far the daily deals at B&N have not appealed at all, so I'm still hoarding my $2.92.

07-14-2014, 11:58 AM	#15
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Nope!