Content Lord of the Rings Now Available! KINDLE, EPUB, PDF, LIT, and MOBI - Page 4

pilotbob · 04-19-2009, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by akira28

I am still confused about this Micropay. It sound like a gimmick to me.

Well... sure it is a gimmick. If your definition of gimmick is: a device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business.

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Originally Posted by akira28

Say they list one of these books at $15. If the the rebate is 100% then $15 gets credited to my account. Does this mean that I can buy another book for $15? Do I have this right?

Yes, that is exactly right. It is just a store credit. Nothing really confusing about it.

BOb

Elfwreck · 04-19-2009, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by akira28

I am still confused about this Micropay. It sound like a gimmick to me. Say they list one of these books at $15. If the the rebate is 100% then $15 gets credited to my account. Does this mean that I can buy another book for $15? Do I have this right?

Like pilotbob said--that's correct.

It's basically a way of saying, "If you spend $15 at our webstore, on anything you like, you can have this book for free." Books with 50% micropay rebates are "buy [$X] at our store, and get 1/2 of this book free."

And you don't have to buy the $X right now; you can use that later. Get the freebie first, and later get the other stuff.

Donnageddon · 04-19-2009, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

Although Fictionwise doesn't sell these books in a Sony format, you can get them from the Sony store.

Note: Fictionwise doesn't sell Sony-format books with DRM and these books are not available from any retailer without DRM.

You are of course correct, Elsi, I shouldn't have mentioned lrf in regards to fictionwise. I buy the majority of my books from fictionwise in .lit format (which I prompltly remove the DRM from and convert to lrf (and save the deDRM'd lit file for later format shift if necessary).

I just would have liked to take advantage of the 100% micropay refund.

Oh, well!

akira28 · 04-19-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Well... sure it is a gimmick. If your definition of gimmick is: a device intended to attract attention, publicity, or business.

Yes, that is exactly right. It is just a store credit. Nothing really confusing about it.

BOb

Got it. Then I should only buy from Fictionwise if:

1. I want to pay 50% more for these 2 books but plan on buying $15 more there.
2. I need the Mobipocket/eReader option.

Donnageddon · 04-20-2009, 12:10 AM

BooksOnBoard has them in .lit, ePub, Mobi, and PDF.

Hobbit $7.52
Trilogy $21.83
Trilogy individually $11.29 each

For the sake of avoiding cumbersome DRM I am going to buy there.

Donnageddon · 04-20-2009, 12:41 AM

Prices at BOB apparently just went down...

Hobbit $6.99
Individual Trilogy books $10.49

Trilogy price remains unchanged... for now.

Is there a price war going on?

Ea · 04-20-2009, 01:14 AM

Wonderful news to get first thing, a Monday morning

The Lord of the Rings is a must-have -- perhaps it's time for a re-read

Ea · 04-20-2009, 03:04 AM

What to do... what to do...? If I buy at Fictionwise I'll get member rebate + micropay rebate, but they only have mobi and ereader formats. Booksonboard have .lit as well, and I need to convert to lrf in any case so it's nice to have the best possible to work from. So is it worth it to get .lit? Ah, well, something to think about for today

simond · 04-20-2009, 03:12 AM

I just bought the epub format direct from Harper Collins UK, handy for my 505 and stanza, would've got lit from Fictionwise if they offered it though

Ea · 04-20-2009, 03:26 AM

I prefer the display of lrf over epub on the Reader, so... But it irks me to miss out on a possible 25 usd in Fictionwise micropay rebate

HarryT · 04-20-2009, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by sirbruce

There's no reason to think that Harper Collins has the ebook rights. I honestly don't know.

HarperCollins is the publisher of LOTR.

13xforever · 04-20-2009, 04:00 AM

On stanza.fictionwise.com The Hobbit for $5.00, The Lord of the Rings for $14.50 and The Children of Húrin is for $7.50 only. TAXDAY discount is valid too for 15% discount.
The catch is that you only get 15% rebate.

sirbruce · 04-20-2009, 04:30 AM

The Trilogy is #59 in the Kindle Store and The Hobbit #63!

Gaurnim · 04-20-2009, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Is there a price war going on?

This is not very surprising.
LOTR ebooks is big news, and very likely to attract large sales.
You can easily see here how all the prices are exposed in this thread, so people will choose the cheapest and most convenient source.

13xforever · 04-20-2009, 04:59 AM

Here's some screenshots of eReader version.

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Cover art also of poor quality. Lucky me, Stanza have cover search. Will try it at home.

04-20-2009, 04:00 AM	#57
13xforever Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 1852838 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Russia Device: Kobo Aura H₂O & iPad Pro 2020 12.9"	On stanza.fictionwise.com The Hobbit for $5.00, The Lord of the Rings for $14.50 and The Children of Húrin is for $7.50 only. TAXDAY discount is valid too for 15% discount. The catch is that you only get 15% rebate. Last edited by 13xforever; 04-20-2009 at 04:01 AM. Reason: links

04-20-2009, 04:59 AM	#60
13xforever Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 1852838 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Russia Device: Kobo Aura H₂O & iPad Pro 2020 12.9"	Here's some screenshots of eReader version. Links to illustrations: Big images (i.e. maps) are really downsized. Personally, I can not make out the text inscribed on them. Small images looks OK. Cover art also of poor quality. Lucky me, Stanza have cover search. Will try it at home. Last edited by 13xforever; 04-20-2009 at 06:10 AM.

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Ea Wizard Posts: 3,490 Karma: 5239563 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denmark Device: Kindle 3\|iPad air\|iPhone 4S	What to do... what to do...? If I buy at Fictionwise I'll get member rebate + micropay rebate, but they only have mobi and ereader formats. Booksonboard have .lit as well, and I need to convert to lrf in any case so it's nice to have the best possible to work from. So is it worth it to get .lit? Ah, well, something to think about for today

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