An unexpected freebie from Sony ebook store

Seabound · 10-04-2008, 06:14 AM

This might not lead to freebies for you, but I thought I'd share. I went to the Sony ebook store and looked up Nightwatch by Sarah Waters. When I was looking at the details, the price was $10.50, but when I added it to my cart, lo and behold, my final price was $0.00. I wasted no time downloading it. I was not aware of any promos or coupons for this book, and the price clearly stated $10.50, so I was surprised when I got it for free. When I then tried to put other books in my cart, just to check if there was a glitch, the prices shown were the stated ones. I hope Ms. Waters did not lose any revenue.

BookishDreamer · 10-04-2008, 11:15 AM

I think you just got lucky.

Dreamer

Dr. Drib · 10-04-2008, 11:21 AM

Someone at Sony reads MobileRead.

Welcome, Sony. Now that I have your attention, please read: I've asked twice about getting Mario Vargas Llossa's works made available at Sony. I've received nothing from you regarding my suggestion. It's possible he may win the Nobel Prize in Literature. I would be very happy to see Sony on top of this, and would be happy to see his works made a priority at Sony. Thank you.

Ok, back to the original poster: Sony has corrected it. I put it in my cart (it still had the $10.50 price). Then I went to "Buy" and clicked on that. It was still $10.50, so I backed out.

Don

Seabound · 10-04-2008, 06:40 PM

I think it was a software glitch.

Funny, Dr. Drib.

10-04-2008, 06:14 AM	#1
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	An unexpected freebie from Sony ebook store This might not lead to freebies for you, but I thought I'd share. I went to the Sony ebook store and looked up Nightwatch by Sarah Waters. When I was looking at the details, the price was $10.50, but when I added it to my cart, lo and behold, my final price was $0.00. I wasted no time downloading it. I was not aware of any promos or coupons for this book, and the price clearly stated $10.50, so I was surprised when I got it for free. When I then tried to put other books in my cart, just to check if there was a glitch, the prices shown were the stated ones. I hope Ms. Waters did not lose any revenue.

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10-04-2008, 11:15 AM	#2
BookishDreamer Cultural Artist Posts: 1,128 Karma: 12829 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Georgia Device: Sony 505, Kindle 2	I think you just got lucky. Dreamer

10-04-2008, 11:21 AM	#3
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,737 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Someone at Sony reads MobileRead. Welcome, Sony. Now that I have your attention, please read: I've asked twice about getting Mario Vargas Llossa's works made available at Sony. I've received nothing from you regarding my suggestion. It's possible he may win the Nobel Prize in Literature. I would be very happy to see Sony on top of this, and would be happy to see his works made a priority at Sony. Thank you. Ok, back to the original poster: Sony has corrected it. I put it in my cart (it still had the $10.50 price). Then I went to "Buy" and clicked on that. It was still $10.50, so I backed out. Don

10-04-2008, 06:40 PM	#4
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	I think it was a software glitch. Funny, Dr. Drib.

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