Mysterious price increase on Amazon UK

mr ploppy · 03-15-2013, 08:52 AM

One of my ebook titles has increased in price from £1.99 to £2.41. I have it set at £1.93, the same as all my other titles. Those are all still £1.99, except for one which is £2.06 (which makes even less sense).

At first I thought they were charging UK VAT instead of tax-dodging Luxemborg VAT, but that would make the price £2.66.

frahse · 03-15-2013, 02:34 PM

In the old days, it would have been blamed on incompetent careless clerks. In this modern age, "The computer did it!"

VydorScope · 03-15-2013, 10:11 PM

Just checked my on UK, and they have not changed in price so dunno what that means.

sarahdalton · 03-20-2013, 09:37 AM

Are you based in the UK?

I know Amazon show the price based on what it is in your country and convert it based on the exchange rate. This scared me at first because I set my book to £3.99 and $3.99 but it was showing as a higher price when I viewed the US website. But when I asked someone in the US to view it, it showed the price as $3.99.

I'm having the opposite problem. I had a sale on my book for a few weeks and put it down to 99c. Now I've changed the price to 2.99 but it's still showing as 99c.

sarahdalton · 03-20-2013, 09:38 AM

Ha! Just saw your 'Yorkshire tha noz' Location so ignore my post! Also - hi from Yorkshire!

mr ploppy · 03-20-2013, 10:42 AM

Most of my stories are set in Shefferham

I still don't know what caused the odd price, but I've fixed it by going in and resubmitting it for review with the same £1.93 price.

sarahdalton · 03-20-2013, 02:28 PM

Mine are set in a dystopic Northern England

Do you write football themed stuff? Only my inlaws are pretty interested in stories about Blades/Owls hooliganism etc.

mr ploppy · 03-20-2013, 04:15 PM

Not reallly, it's more general hooliganism. I'm working on a zombie-type one at the moment with some Shefferham United hoolies, but it picks up after the football (in a place called Meadowside).

HarryT · 03-24-2013, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarahdalton

Are you based in the UK?

I know Amazon show the price based on what it is in your country and convert it based on the exchange rate. This scared me at first because I set my book to £3.99 and $3.99 but it was showing as a higher price when I viewed the US website. But when I asked someone in the US to view it, it showed the price as $3.99.

Why are you charging British readers 60% more than American readers?

03-15-2013, 08:52 AM	#1
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Mysterious price increase on Amazon UK One of my ebook titles has increased in price from £1.99 to £2.41. I have it set at £1.93, the same as all my other titles. Those are all still £1.99, except for one which is £2.06 (which makes even less sense). At first I thought they were charging UK VAT instead of tax-dodging Luxemborg VAT, but that would make the price £2.66.

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03-15-2013, 02:34 PM	#2
frahse occasional author Posts: 2,315 Karma: 2064403292 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Wandering God's glorious hills, valleys and plains. Device: A Franklin BI (before Internet) was the first. I still have it.	In the old days, it would have been blamed on incompetent careless clerks. In this modern age, "The computer did it!"

03-15-2013, 10:11 PM	#3
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	Just checked my on UK, and they have not changed in price so dunno what that means.

03-20-2013, 09:37 AM	#4
sarahdalton Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 1310716 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sheffield, UK Device: Kindle D00901	Are you based in the UK? I know Amazon show the price based on what it is in your country and convert it based on the exchange rate. This scared me at first because I set my book to £3.99 and $3.99 but it was showing as a higher price when I viewed the US website. But when I asked someone in the US to view it, it showed the price as $3.99. I'm having the opposite problem. I had a sale on my book for a few weeks and put it down to 99c. Now I've changed the price to 2.99 but it's still showing as 99c.

03-20-2013, 09:38 AM	#5
sarahdalton Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 1310716 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sheffield, UK Device: Kindle D00901	Ha! Just saw your 'Yorkshire tha noz' Location so ignore my post! Also - hi from Yorkshire!

03-20-2013, 10:42 AM	#6
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Most of my stories are set in Shefferham I still don't know what caused the odd price, but I've fixed it by going in and resubmitting it for review with the same £1.93 price.

03-20-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
sarahdalton Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 1310716 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Sheffield, UK Device: Kindle D00901	Mine are set in a dystopic Northern England Do you write football themed stuff? Only my inlaws are pretty interested in stories about Blades/Owls hooliganism etc.

03-20-2013, 04:15 PM	#8
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Not reallly, it's more general hooliganism. I'm working on a zombie-type one at the moment with some Shefferham United hoolies, but it picks up after the football (in a place called Meadowside).

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