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Old 10-04-2011, 08:28 PM   #16
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I just received 3 today that had been on pre-order for a couple of months:

The Best American Essays 2011
The Best American Short Stories 2011
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

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Old 10-04-2011, 08:42 PM   #17
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I just received 3 today that had been on pre-order for a couple of months:

The Best American Essays 2011
The Best American Short Stories 2011
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011

Those three sound like very good additions (and editions!) to add to my TBR list.

Thanks for listing those.




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Old 10-04-2011, 08:46 PM   #18
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I'm a huge Haruki Murakami fan, and his IQ84 is due out as an ebook, in English, (from Amazon) on October 25, at only $14.99.

I'm really looking forward to this one.



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Me, too! I've been counting down the days until IQ84 is released for a while!

I haven't pre-ordered it, though. I will probably get it from Kobo or Sony, I still have to see. I might pick up a hard-cover copy as well. I don't do that often, but I do it with favourite authors. I still have to get the new Banana Yoshimoto book in hardcover, though. I have the ebook and I had the paper copy of the book on pre-order, but there was some mix-up and I cancelled the order... but I haven't yet seen a paper copy in any of my local bookstores!

Edited to add: Never mind, I just checked again, and it looks like my local chapters just got some in.

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Old 10-04-2011, 08:51 PM   #19
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Those three sound like very good additions (and editions!) to add to my TBR list.

Thanks for listing those.




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I'm glad to see them finally released in ebook form!
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Old 10-04-2011, 08:51 PM   #20
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I just received 3 today that had been on pre-order for a couple of months:

The Best American Essays 2011
The Best American Short Stories 2011
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011
I've picked up paper editions of earlier "Best American" series. Always good writing. I'll have to take a look at these.
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Old 10-05-2011, 04:28 AM   #21
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None. I don't do pre-ordering, especially not for virtual goods.
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Old 10-05-2011, 02:27 PM   #22
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Me, too! I've been counting down the days until IQ84 is released for a while!

I haven't pre-ordered it, though. I will probably get it from Kobo or Sony, I still have to see. I might pick up a hard-cover copy as well. I don't do that often, but I do it with favourite authors. I still have to get the new Banana Yoshimoto book in hardcover, though. I have the ebook and I had the paper copy of the book on pre-order, but there was some mix-up and I cancelled the order... but I haven't yet seen a paper copy in any of my local bookstores!

Edited to add: Never mind, I just checked again, and it looks like my local chapters just got some in.

This is also one of the authors I buy from hardcover in First Edition only (English).

I'm still missing about 4 of his First Editions.



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Old 10-06-2011, 03:16 AM   #23
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It's the same with preordering anything else really. Stores usually don't run out of most other types of products either. I also preordered the new Wii Zelda even though I'm sure there'll be ample supply.

The point is you get it as soon as its out. In case of Kindle on Android there might even be a notification message popup involved if you leave the Kindle app running (better not to though at least on my phone it sucks the battery dry if I do). In lack of that Amazon might be kind enough to remind you by email.
But with a physical device, I might want to use it as soon as I get it. But, unless I'm not reading anything at the time it comes out, I'd only download it and wait till I finish my current book...
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Old 10-06-2011, 01:01 PM   #24
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Updated my list, since I received the news that Kill Shot has been pushed back 3 months .
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I don't understand pre-ordering ebooks. It's not like your bookstore is going to run out of the ebook.
Sometimes the preorder prices are lower. Also, at least Amazon, if the price happens to go down before it comes out you would get the lower price.
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What's the best way to find out pre-order deals?
You can use ERIQ Advanced search for Amazon. Set "Sort Results" to publication date and it will show the preorders first. B&Ns will usually be similar price if they are carrying the book. Kobo, Sony and BooksOnBoard do not show preorders.
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Old 10-07-2011, 09:06 AM   #27
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here's the book I just pre-ordered:

The 36-Hour Day, fifth edition: The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)

what a bummer, right?

I also have my eye on 1q84 and the Steve Jobs bio but I will probably wait until they come out.

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Sometimes the preorder prices are lower. Also, at least Amazon, if the price happens to go down before it comes out you would get the lower price.
Do Amazon's pre-ordered ebooks' prices fluctuate like their printed books' prices?
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Never, ever do I pre-order.

The words will be exactly the same a few months later, with an ebook you can't walk around with it to show everyone you're in the favoured few, and it'll be cheaper later.
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Do Amazon's pre-ordered ebooks' prices fluctuate like their printed books' prices?
Yes, and if you pre-order, you are guaranteed the lowest price between the time you ordered the book and the time it is released. It might get cheaper after the pub date, though.

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