$5 Kindle credit when ordering on an Echo device

issybird · 05-18-2021, 12:14 PM

A link to the page with this offer appears on Kindle book listings, although it refers to a different book. I won’t supply the link, since it seems to contain a lot of account-specific junk and I haven’t been able to successfully truncate it, but I assume it will show up for others as well. It’s an offer that has come up before.

It’s a little short on specifics, the main one being that the Kindle book has to be ordered via an Echo device and not just the Alexa app. No limitation by sold by Amazon according to the text, but who knows? The offer should show up in the prompts before you commit.

Dr. Drib · 05-18-2021, 07:11 PM

Perhaps here (although this is the Alexa):

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/b?ie=UTF8&node=21311003011

Tarana · 05-19-2021, 03:16 PM

It worked great. I told my Echo to "buy the book A Body In the Attic by Elizabeth Spann Craig". I had to provide my code for purchases. Book is now in my account for free (it's the next one in the series that I hadn't read).

I had to do this twice because the first time I tried, Alexa mentioned a different author. So redid it mentioning my author. The book was $4.99 so my account still has a .01 credit.

DuskyRose · 05-20-2021, 11:39 AM

Worked for me as well, but I had to remember to go back into my Alexa app and re-allow purchasing.

I have a granddaughter named Alexa, so didn't want to find out I'd accidentally bought her half the store. So went back in and turned it back off.

They really need to let us chose our own names for these machines. We have more than one device that can hear each other, and some in the computer room, around a tv where people are saying "Alexa", "Computer" and "Amazon" all the time.

It's a constant struggle to try to remember which device I'm trying to wake up, and what their secret password is.

Apache · 05-20-2021, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DuskyRose

Worked for me as well, but I had to remember to go back into my Alexa app and re-allow purchasing.

I have a granddaughter named Alexa, so didn't want to find out I'd accidentally bought her half the store. So went back in and turned it back off.

They really need to let us chose our own names for these machines. We have more than one device that can hear each other, and some in the computer room, around a tv where people are saying "Alexa", "Computer" and "Amazon" all the time.

It's a constant struggle to try to remember which device I'm trying to wake up, and what their secret password is.

You can change the wake word from Alexa, to a few others, in settings.
Apache

DuskyRose · 05-20-2021, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache

You can change the wake word from Alexa, to a few others, in settings.
Apache

I have, on all of our devices, depending on what room they're in.

As long as I keep the 'purchasing' off on that one, it won't fight with the echo in the same room which has our computers and tv. Which is why we can't use 'computer' or 'Amazon', because that's the room 'computer' and 'Amazon' are said the most.

We just need a few more choices.

And for the tech shows on tv to quit thinking it's funny to keep saying the device names in the show, that turns them on.

mrscoach · 05-20-2021, 02:10 PM

That vacuum commercial that you can use Alexa on always has my fire cube muting the sound to listen. Every. Single. Time.

Apache · 05-20-2021, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuskyRose

I have, on all of our devices, depending on what room they're in.

As long as I keep the 'purchasing' off on that one, it won't fight with the echo in the same room which has our computers and tv. Which is why we can't use 'computer' or 'Amazon', because that's the room 'computer' and 'Amazon' are said the most.

We just need a few more choices.

And for the tech shows on tv to quit thinking it's funny to keep saying the device names in the show, that turns them on.

I feel that they should let you pick any word to use as a wake word.
Apache

library addict · 05-21-2021, 04:39 AM

It took 4 or 5 attempts before Alexa offered to buy the correct book (after a blog result then wanting to give me a different title by the same author as well as a few times when she just flashed blue and stopped talking).

Having never purchased from the device, when she asked if I wanted to buy it I replied yes. So never got the discount offer as I thought it would be in the next step.

Did a chat with customer service. Second representative said it did not show I had done the purchase through the device. But after a bit of back and forth she said she would issue me a $5 gift card.

Tarana · 05-30-2021, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuskyRose

They really need to let us chose our own names for these machines. We have more than one device that can hear each other, and some in the computer room, around a tv where people are saying "Alexa", "Computer" and "Amazon" all the time.

It's a constant struggle to try to remember which device I'm trying to wake up, and what their secret password is.

I use Computer (always thinking of Scotty talking to a mouse) when too close to another Echo, but everybody in my family wants a HAL.

JSWolf · 05-30-2021, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tarana

I use Computer (always thinking of Scotty talking to a mouse) when too close to another Echo, but everybody in my family wants a HAL.

Our Echo dots and the Echo Show are all called Alexa. But the new version Echo Plus is called Echo.

Dr. Drib · 05-30-2021, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Our Echo dots and the Echo Show are all called Alexa. But the new version Echo Plus is called Echo.

Hello, ello, llo, lo, o.....

05-18-2021, 12:14 PM	#1
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 20,226 Karma: 222235366 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: H2O, Aura One, PW5	$5 Kindle credit when ordering on an Echo device A link to the page with this offer appears on Kindle book listings, although it refers to a different book. I won’t supply the link, since it seems to contain a lot of account-specific junk and I haven’t been able to successfully truncate it, but I assume it will show up for others as well. It’s an offer that has come up before. It’s a little short on specifics, the main one being that the Kindle book has to be ordered via an Echo device and not just the Alexa app. No limitation by sold by Amazon according to the text, but who knows? The offer should show up in the prompts before you commit.

05-19-2021, 03:16 PM	#3
Tarana Wizard Posts: 3,978 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	It worked great. I told my Echo to "buy the book A Body In the Attic by Elizabeth Spann Craig". I had to provide my code for purchases. Book is now in my account for free (it's the next one in the series that I hadn't read). I had to do this twice because the first time I tried, Alexa mentioned a different author. So redid it mentioning my author. The book was $4.99 so my account still has a .01 credit. Last edited by Tarana; 05-19-2021 at 03:30 PM. Reason: update

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library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,883 Karma: 35535698 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	It took 4 or 5 attempts before Alexa offered to buy the correct book (after a blog result then wanting to give me a different title by the same author as well as a few times when she just flashed blue and stopped talking). Having never purchased from the device, when she asked if I wanted to buy it I replied yes. So never got the discount offer as I thought it would be in the next step. Did a chat with customer service. Second representative said it did not show I had done the purchase through the device. But after a bit of back and forth she said she would issue me a $5 gift card.

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