What's the most you've paid for a Kindle book?

[Harvey]

Was reading the post below from Sharyn - in the Book Corner board - and this got me curious. What's the most you've paid for a book in the Kindle Store?

I was shocked to see how much the highest price Kindle book ever is going for. But good news for you impulse shoppers - if you act fast, you can save over $1,000 on the purchase price!

Unbelievable!

I bought the latest J. D. Robb book the day it came out (the 4th), for $20.76 -- unheard of for a Kindle book, but I paid it anyway because I love the series.  The *very next day* the price was $14 and change.  I emailed Amazon asking for the difference to be credited to my card and they emailed back, saying they couldn't do that but I could return the book and buy it again at the new lower price.

So I returned the $20.76 book (well, deleted it from my Kindle and YML)...but in the meantime my mother had already bought the book in print edition so I'm reading hers instead.

Sharyn

[Susan B]

The most I've paid is $9.99 so I guess that's my price point. I'm sort of disappointed in the price of the new J.D. Robb book. I was looking forward to reading it this weekend but will wait until the price goes down. Oh well at least the new Stephen King book coming out the eleventh is $9.99.

[Suzanne]

$9.99

[Teninx]

One of the first books that I purchased was $14.00 but now I don't spend more than $9.99

[chynared21]

I was shocked to see how much the highest price Kindle book ever is going for. But good news for you impulse shoppers - if you act fast, you can save over $1,000 on the purchase price!

Unbelievable!

Wow...and it's only 602 pages worth of reading.

I've paid $9.99.

[tc]

9.99

[Buttercup]

$9.99 here too but I usually go for the ones that have dropped lower than that.

[Wisteria Clematis]

I paid $24.95 for a book on acupressure. It was a classic that has been out of print and unavailable for years and I have always coveted a copy. I've seen a few rare copies in the past that have been on sale for three times what I paid so I have no complaints. I am overjoyed just to have it.

Wisteria Clematis

[asordu]

$6.79 is the most I've ever paid. My limit is set at $9.99. I refuse to pay more than that for an ebook. The publishers just need to realize that since we're not paying for things like paper, ink, artwork, shipping, storage, manpower and all the things that make books expensive, they can't charge as much as a regular book, or more in some cases. The technology is still fairly new, but they need to get with the program so they don't alienate all their customers. JMHO.

[sharyn]

Since I gave them back the J. D. Robb book, the highest I've paid is $9.99.

I don't mind at all paying $9.99 for a brand new "hardcover" release in Kindle format -- saves me over paying the $24.95 or whatever for the print version -- but I don't see why they should be any more expensive than that.

Sharyn

[Teninx]

A $25.00 hardcover bears about $6.00 per copy in printing and overhead costs to the publisher.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=467279

A just-released hardcover selling for $10.00 is a substantial discount and already reflects the (rather small) savings of a physical press run.

[Lotus]

$9.99 is the most I've paid, as far as I remember.

[Leslie]

I paid $16.01 for Society's Child, Janis Ian's autobiography. I enjoyed it very much so it was worth it to me. I've also noticed that the price hasn't changed since I bought it back in July.

L

[Vegas_Asian]

9.99 is the most I paid and perfer not to go over. It was hard enough for me to hit the 'buy book' button when I was debating whether or not I want to purchase a book that much. My brother ended grabbing my hand and pushed the button for me....just to get me to shut up as I weighed my options. (my bro's a gamer, not a reader)

[Gertie Kindle 'a/k/a Margaret Lake']

$7.99.  I haven't edged up to the $9.99 level, yet.  I would guess most of the books I buy are between $4.49 and $6.39.  I do love to search for those bargain books and I figure the most I can waste is 99 cents if I don't like it. 

[LuckyRainbow]

Leslie, there is a book you can throw out to all those "text book" seekers. Maybe when they see the price, they will shut up about how they want all text books kindlized.   LOL

[Leslie]

Leslie, there is a book you can throw out to all those "text book" seekers. Maybe when they see the price, they will shut up about how they want all text books kindlized.   LOL

Very good idea! Thanks, Lucky!

L

[soapy70]

The most I have paid is $7.99. I have made this my price point.

[Angela]

$9.99 so far.

[Linda Cannon-Mott]

$9.99 but the majority less or free.

[s10mike]

Hello
Architectural Building Codes: A Graphic Reference $62.96
Illustrated 2006 Building Codes Handbook $81.37
Architect's Handbook of Formulas, Tables, and Mathematical Calculations $43.52
and 13 others from $2.96 to $9.99
Mike

[Xia]

I’ve purchased (from amazon) a total of 5 Kindle books thus far, and I‘ve paid a total of $21.22 for all 5 of them (which averages $4.24 per book).

The least expensive was Leslie’s amazon Kindle FAQ book at $1.59; the most expensive was Dan Simmons' Worlds Enough and Time for $9.56.

I strive to pay $5 or less per book, on average.  I expect I’ll pay as much as $9.99 occasionally, but that is absolutely my maximum price point.  The only exception would be if it was a multiple book bundle, like, say, if they packaged a series (all 7 Chronicles of Narnia books, for example) into a single purchase and download.

For me personally, I really, really like the Kindle, with all the convenience of the paperless books and nearly instant downloads  -  but, if I can order either a new or used paper copy of the book from amazon, including shipping, for less than the Kindle version costs then I just can’t justify buying the Kindle book at a higher price.

[Xia]

Here is an instance of when I cannot justify purchasing a Kindle book (no matter how badly I want it!) because the Kindle price is simply too high…

I very, very much want to purchase the Kindle version of Carl Sagan’s The Varieties of Scientific Experience.  However, this Kindle version is priced at $19.56.  Whereas (at amazon) the brand new paperback book is $5.99, the brand new hardcover is $7.99, and either of those would ship free using amazon’s ‘FREE Super Saver Shipping’ method (if combined with enough other items to qualify, which I always do).

So, in this case, the Kindle book costs more than 3 times the price of the new (not used!) paperback book, and nearly 2.5 times the price of the new hardcover book!!     This just doesn’t make sense to me!   

Don’t get me wrong, I love the Kindle and all its whiz bang conveniences, and there are some great deals to be had from time to time (the current price for Princess Bride, for example) which I‘m grateful for, but, there is no way I would be willing to buy any Kindle book at such a huge mark up over the current DTB prices.

So, for me, in this particular case, I’ll have order a new paper-based book, even though I’d much rather have it in Kindle.  (Grumble, grumble, dang it…one of the reasons I paid all that money for my Kindle was to cut down on all these paper books cluttering up my house…grrr...)  *sigh*

(Okay, okay, getting off of soapbox now!   ) 


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Edited to add  -  P.S. Has anyone noticed the number of times this thread has been viewed (1,769 times at present)!  Wow, there is obviously a lot of interest in this particular topic.

[Leslie]

Xia,

I would write to kindle-feedback@amazon.com and point out the pricing on this particular book. I noticed that they are not linked together...ie, when you look at the print book info, it says "tell the publisher I would like to read this book on the Kindle" but if you search the Kindle store, there is it for $19.56. So this seems a little quirky to me. I think they might be interested in having this brought to their attention.

Leslie

[Xia]

Xia,

I would write to kindle-feedback@amazon.com and point out the pricing on this particular book. I noticed that they are not linked together...ie, when you look at the print book info, it says "tell the publisher I would like to read this book on the Kindle" but if you search the Kindle store, there is it for $19.56. So this seems a little quirky to me. I think they might be interested in having this brought to their attention.

Leslie

Will do!!  Thanks for the advice, Leslie.

-Xia