W H Smiths - Half price e-books offer - Page 2

eric11210 · 08-17-2010, 06:55 PM

I really need to force myself to stop shopping there

. I spent around £50 there so far and I'm currently totally broke. However I really wanted the entire Torchwood series and I didn't know how long the half price deal would be around for so I spent almost £36 just for that. Then I bought a bunch of other things from the top fiction section. Crazy prices. God I love having an ereader. The same books purchased in print locally, if I could get them at all would have easily cost six times as much. I've been forcing myself to wait on buying the other two books in the Millennium trilogy until I've had a chance to read the first book and see if I like it. Though I may end up going back and buying them just in case the deal goes soon. At American stores they're at least $10 each while with the sale at W.H. Smith it's just £2.72 each. And I keep seeing the newest book in the series listed on everyone's top 10 list so I'm really curious about it now.

Who said ebooks would kill book sales huh? I've spent more on books in the past few weeks than I spent in the past year when I bought print books.

Eric

eric11210 · 08-17-2010, 06:56 PM

Double post. Sorry.

FlorenceArt · 08-19-2010, 06:13 AM

Yuck, 2 of the 4 books I wanted to buy are restricted to the UK only. And the system let me put them in my cart too, it only reacted when I tried to check out.

Well, two out of four is better than nothing I guess.

Any hint on when this promo is going to end?

mikaelalind · 08-19-2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Yuck, 2 of the 4 books I wanted to buy are restricted to the UK only. And the system let me put them in my cart too, it only reacted when I tried to check out.

Well, two out of four is better than nothing I guess.

Any hint on when this promo is going to end?

I discovered that sometimes there are two versions of a title. One is UK/ Ireland/ Australia. The other is the rest of the world except north america.

FlorenceArt · 08-19-2010, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikaelalind

I discovered that sometimes there are two versions of a title. One is UK/ Ireland/ Australia. The other is the rest of the world except north america.

Good tip, thank you - I will check again.

AnemicOak · 08-19-2010, 11:25 AM

Too bad it's not Waterstones having the sale. They don't seem to bother enforcing geo restrictions.

thinkpad · 08-19-2010, 01:20 PM

Sweet I just bought 2 books from Scott Oden:
Men of Bronze and Memnon total cost: £6.34

thinkpad · 08-19-2010, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I have to check if the book I want (Stone's Fall by Iain Pears)
Edit: yes, it is available for France!!! I've had my eyes on this book for a while now

I bought it too. Looks really interesting. I need to stop looking for good book tips or I'm gonna end up spending a lot of money at WHSmith

CharlieBird · 08-21-2010, 08:37 PM

I don't know if any of you have had to avail yourself of WH Smith's customer service, but I have recently needed help on two different issues.

They are very responsive and very quick to do so. I am so impressed that they've moved to #1 on my site list. Regional restirictions permitting (and competitive pricing) my future purchases will be from them.
d

winspiration · 08-22-2010, 06:43 AM

I had a spree last night and bought 31 books for just over £80 - happy days!

thinkpad · 08-29-2010, 08:28 AM

The sale is still going on so I picked up Runemarks. This one has been on my TBR-list for quite some time so I thought better to get it now before the sale ends.

mikaelalind · 08-31-2010, 10:44 AM

And the sale is over. Still. I managed to get 12 e-books during the sale

. So I am happy.

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08-17-2010, 06:55 PM	#16
eric11210 Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 400001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	I really need to force myself to stop shopping there . I spent around £50 there so far and I'm currently totally broke. However I really wanted the entire Torchwood series and I didn't know how long the half price deal would be around for so I spent almost £36 just for that. Then I bought a bunch of other things from the top fiction section. Crazy prices. God I love having an ereader. The same books purchased in print locally, if I could get them at all would have easily cost six times as much. I've been forcing myself to wait on buying the other two books in the Millennium trilogy until I've had a chance to read the first book and see if I like it. Though I may end up going back and buying them just in case the deal goes soon. At American stores they're at least $10 each while with the sale at W.H. Smith it's just £2.72 each. And I keep seeing the newest book in the series listed on everyone's top 10 list so I'm really curious about it now. Who said ebooks would kill book sales huh? I've spent more on books in the past few weeks than I spent in the past year when I bought print books. Eric

08-17-2010, 06:56 PM	#17
eric11210 Addict Posts: 295 Karma: 400001 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Sony Reader PRS-600	Double post. Sorry.

08-19-2010, 06:13 AM	#18
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Yuck, 2 of the 4 books I wanted to buy are restricted to the UK only. And the system let me put them in my cart too, it only reacted when I tried to check out. Well, two out of four is better than nothing I guess. Any hint on when this promo is going to end?

08-19-2010, 11:25 AM	#21
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Too bad it's not Waterstones having the sale. They don't seem to bother enforcing geo restrictions.

08-19-2010, 01:20 PM	#22
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	Sweet I just bought 2 books from Scott Oden: Men of Bronze and Memnon total cost: £6.34

08-21-2010, 08:37 PM	#24
CharlieBird ¿Huh? Posts: 349 Karma: 1004526 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: rural Jalisco Device: HiSense A7 CC, Fire HD6, Kobo Libra2	I don't know if any of you have had to avail yourself of WH Smith's customer service, but I have recently needed help on two different issues. They are very responsive and very quick to do so. I am so impressed that they've moved to #1 on my site list. Regional restirictions permitting (and competitive pricing) my future purchases will be from them. d

08-22-2010, 06:43 AM	#25
winspiration Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 1305 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony Reader PRS-505, Kindle Fire HD	I had a spree last night and bought 31 books for just over £80 - happy days!

08-29-2010, 08:28 AM	#26
thinkpad David Posts: 1,808 Karma: 8916183 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Norway Device: Kindle, E.Edge (sold), Irex Iliad (retired)	The sale is still going on so I picked up Runemarks. This one has been on my TBR-list for quite some time so I thought better to get it now before the sale ends.

08-31-2010, 10:44 AM	#27
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	And the sale is over. Still. I managed to get 12 e-books during the sale . So I am happy.

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