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I don't get the correlation: they've reduced the price on the Kindle -- oh no, they won't let us charge as much for the books.  legal, anyone who paid $359 has had months of use -- maybe a year or more if the $359 was for a K1 -- and I'm sure they feel that they've gotten their money's worth. Read through the whole thread. . . .you won't see anyone, I think, truly annoyed at having spent "too much". And Amazon is being very generous in refunding the difference for anyone who's Kindle was shipped within 30 days prior to the price reduction. Very good point. |
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« Reply #151 on: July 09, 2009, 06:14:55 PM » |
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« Reply #152 on: July 09, 2009, 07:35:44 PM » |
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maybe the dx will fall soon, lol
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« Reply #153 on: July 09, 2009, 07:39:09 PM » |
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A friend of mine just got her Kindle 2 last week, called CS and got a $60 refund! Gotta love that!
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« Reply #155 on: July 10, 2009, 01:26:45 AM » |
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No, it's not my opinion. It's been stated in several articles I've read about the price drop. It makes sense that the DX hasn't dropped in price. One, it's a new device and two, I'm sure it costs more to make than the Kindle. The DX will most likely drop in price in a few months time.
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« Reply #156 on: July 10, 2009, 01:31:46 AM » |
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Here's one of the articles that talks about the purchase of E-Ink being behind the price drop. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20877 |
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« Reply #157 on: July 10, 2009, 02:25:49 AM » |
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ProCrash, if I had just purchased one, I'd send it back if within 30 days unless customer service will credit you. Brian |
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« Reply #158 on: July 10, 2009, 05:11:23 AM » |
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Well, it is your opinion: you're agreeing with the evidence and conclusion in the article. Which is perfectly valid. What I'm saying is that only Amazon can really say for sure WHY. . .we can but speculate. . .as can various web writers. I am always hesitant to assume it's only ONE thing that triggers price changes. . . usually there are several, even if there is one main one. But, again, it's not really important WHY. To me, what's important is that they did reduce the price which, in my view, means it will be come more attractive to more people, which will mean more Kindle owners, which is good for e-books in general -- as luv said: JKR, can you hear us now?! I would also observe that, if indeed the sale/purchase of the e-ink maker is a factor and the screens can now be acquired more cheaply for that reason, well, kudos to Amazon for passing that price reduction onto the consumer. The K2, by all accounts, was selling just fine; they probably could have kept the price where it was. But, in the long run. . .and by all accounts, Jeff Bezos is a "long run" sort of person. . .they'll do better having been able to put the price below $300. Also good for KindleBoards. . . .welcome all you new under $300 K2 owners! |
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« Reply #159 on: July 10, 2009, 06:01:43 AM » |
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I'm excited about the price drop. I've already told my friends and family I want cash or Amazon gift certificates for my birthday (August 2--mark your calendars, lol) so I can get one. |
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« Reply #160 on: July 10, 2009, 06:05:06 AM » |
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The DX is suppose to drop in price if you buy it in conjunction with the NY Times, Washington Post, or Boston Globe. I am still waiting for that program to kick off so I can get one for my Mother.
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« Reply #161 on: July 10, 2009, 06:16:13 AM » |
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The DX is suppose to drop in price if you buy it in conjunction with the NY Times, Washington Post, or Boston Globe. I am still waiting for that program to kick off so I can get one for my Mother.
yes. . .that would be cool. . . .I got my DX on June 17 so I expect it to be announced not earlier than July 18  Still, from what I've heard, the special price is to be only if you subscribe for some period of time and live OUTSIDE the normal delivery zone of the paper you choose. So living in Arlington, I couldn't take advantage of it for the WaPo anyway. Whatever. . . .I am Very Happy with my DX. . . . also happy with the price drop on the K2 because now, I'm $60 less worried that my K1 might fail. |
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« Reply #162 on: July 10, 2009, 07:13:49 AM » |
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My parents live in So Cal. They should be eligible for all three papers.
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« Reply #163 on: July 10, 2009, 07:16:00 AM » |
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My parents live in So Cal. They should be eligible for all three papers.
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« Reply #164 on: July 10, 2009, 07:18:41 AM » |
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LOL nope only one. But they can choose which one.
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« Reply #165 on: July 10, 2009, 07:24:19 AM » |
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call amazon! i got my new kindle 2 today (kindle 1 was stolen last week SOB), and they did a price adjustment. she said they had extra people come in to work the phones just to help with this, and they're refunding anyone back 30 days I believe.
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« Reply #166 on: July 10, 2009, 12:43:00 PM » |
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The DX is suppose to drop in price if you buy it in conjunction with the NY Times, Washington Post, or Boston Globe. I am still waiting for that program to kick off so I can get one for my Mother.
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« Reply #167 on: July 10, 2009, 01:03:20 PM » |
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It's a possible program that was mentioned when Bezos announced the DX but, as yet, there are no details and it is not in place. The idea was that there'd be a discount on a Kindle if you committed to a subscription to one of the participating papers.
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« Reply #168 on: July 10, 2009, 02:22:19 PM » |
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« Reply #169 on: July 10, 2009, 02:49:45 PM » |
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I think it's funny how everyone's speculating what the K2 price drop means, as if this this sort of drop doesn't happen all the time with other electronic products. Electronics and other devices tend to drop in price as they saturate the marketplace...the more people who own them, the more you have to work to entice new buyers since your core customer base has already bought them. Most likely if the price drop means anything, it means that the K2 is selling, or has sold really well. After all, the amount of sales also affects manufacturing costs, since you can make products cheaper when you can confidently order them in larger quantities.
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« Reply #170 on: July 12, 2009, 03:12:38 PM » |
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My $60.00 credit showed up on my credit card today. Good to hear they gave you the credit |
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« Reply #171 on: July 12, 2009, 05:11:41 PM » |
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I'm so happy that I found this thread!
I saw the price drop on Friday, and groused a bit because I'd purchased mine while on vacation on 6/12. It got shipped on 6/14, and I knew that I *COULD* send it back and rebuy it- but didn't really want to.
It looks like it's a non-fader in the sun, and it's MINE!
So when someone was nice enough to start this thread, and someone else was nice enough to post the CS phone number- I thought 'what the heck' and gave them a call!
Of course my rationalization was that as I'd used MyPoints Amazon certificates for $150 toward it, I still had a great deal. But the books I could buy with that $$$! AND, DH has been eying my Kindle, and hinting.....
I got my refund! So I can now put that $$ toward books or a Kindle for DH... WHOO HOO!!!
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« Reply #172 on: July 13, 2009, 01:51:25 PM » |
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« Reply #173 on: July 13, 2009, 05:37:52 PM » |
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I am just glad to hear they are actually giving the money back
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