Sony eBook Store Price Drop?

scarter · 08-22-2009, 06:53 PM

I've been dismayed by the fact that books for my Sony PRS-505 at the Sony eBookstore were always somewhat (sometimes a lot) higher than Amazon Kindle prices. Last week I went shopping for some Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, and bought the latest one for about $16, when Amazon had it for the Kindle at $9.99.

Went browsing again today, and was very surprised to notice that all of his books were now $9.99 or less. So I looked at the best seller list, and saw that most of them were $9.99. That didn't used to be the case

This is admittedly a non-scientific sample, but I wonder if this a clue that maybe Sony has decided to get serious about the e-book market, and is is part of a marketing push which includes new models and embracing the ePub format.

If so, it's great news.

griffonwing · 08-22-2009, 06:58 PM

you might want to contact Sony and see about a possible rebate.

Grandma Aubbie · 08-22-2009, 07:16 PM

I believe that Sony announced the price reduction at the same time they announced the 600 and 300.

drmathprog · 08-23-2009, 08:32 AM

I don't know; Sony's site is the only place in the retail world I've found I can buy William Vollmann's Imperial at $55 US, full list price.

DrMoze · 08-23-2009, 02:01 PM

Jack Reacher books are like crack. Can't put one down, and as soon as it ends I need another fix! (Sorta on-topic!!)

Noobula · 08-23-2009, 04:06 PM

I think the Sony PRS-505s will be discontinued, hence the price drop. It seems stores (even the sony stores) are not restocking the 505s.

Boxdoc · 08-23-2009, 04:07 PM

Are the new priced books in .LRF or the new EPUB format? If they are in LRF, it is still a deal-breaker for me.

scarter · 08-23-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boxdoc

Are the new priced books in .LRF or the new EPUB format? If they are in LRF, it is still a deal-breaker for me.

The one I just bought was .LRX (DRM).

scarter · 08-23-2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrMoze

Jack Reacher books are like crack. Can't put one down, and as soon as it ends I need another fix! (Sorta on-topic!!)

Totally on topic. I only discovered them a couple of months ago, and I like them a lot, but would say it's more like popcorn.

lilac_jive · 08-23-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boxdoc

Are the new priced books in .LRF or the new EPUB format? If they are in LRF, it is still a deal-breaker for me.

They'll all be in ePub later this year.

They announced the price drop a few weeks ago and enacted it almost immediately.

08-22-2009, 06:53 PM	#1
scarter Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western Colorado Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire	Sony eBook Store Price Drop? I've been dismayed by the fact that books for my Sony PRS-505 at the Sony eBookstore were always somewhat (sometimes a lot) higher than Amazon Kindle prices. Last week I went shopping for some Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, and bought the latest one for about $16, when Amazon had it for the Kindle at $9.99. Went browsing again today, and was very surprised to notice that all of his books were now $9.99 or less. So I looked at the best seller list, and saw that most of them were $9.99. That didn't used to be the case This is admittedly a non-scientific sample, but I wonder if this a clue that maybe Sony has decided to get serious about the e-book market, and is is part of a marketing push which includes new models and embracing the ePub format. If so, it's great news.

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Grandma Aubbie Grandma Aubbie Posts: 79 Karma: 229 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Southwest Kansas Device: sony 600	I believe that Sony announced the price reduction at the same time they announced the 600 and 300.

08-23-2009, 08:32 AM	#4
drmathprog Connoisseur Posts: 70 Karma: 22 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	I don't know; Sony's site is the only place in the retail world I've found I can buy William Vollmann's Imperial at $55 US, full list price.

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08-23-2009, 04:06 PM	#6
Noobula Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: PRS-505s	I think the Sony PRS-505s will be discontinued, hence the price drop. It seems stores (even the sony stores) are not restocking the 505s.

08-23-2009, 04:07 PM	#7
Boxdoc Member Posts: 23 Karma: 44 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS - 700, Kindle 2	Are the new priced books in .LRF or the new EPUB format? If they are in LRF, it is still a deal-breaker for me.