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

[AndrewD2]

I've only bought 2 books thus far.  One was 9.99 (The Graveyard Book) the other 2.99 (Wizard's First Rule).  There's a new bio on Neil Gaiman (well I believe it's a bio) that I wanted to pick up, but it was around 17 when I last looked (and I can't exactly remember the title now :-/)

Andrew

[Steph H]

Oh man, Wizard's First Rule is only $2.99?  Grumble grumble grumble...off to buy another book while the price is low....  LOL

Wonder when he's going to bring the rest of them out.  I stopped that series mid-way through because I lost interest but ever since he announced he was bringing the first one out on Kindle only, I got the sample and thought I'd give them a try again eventually. I think it was a few bucks more then, though.

To answer the original question, $9.99 is the most I've paid and is the most I'm likely to pay and then only occasionally, other than perhaps for an omnibus/multi-book collection or a very special book like a non-fiction or similar hard-to-find book that I really want.  Even $9.99 will be paid only for authors I *really* want to read as soon as possible after a new book is released and can't wait for the paperback equivalent (and lower Kindle price) to be released. Like the new J.D. Robb book that *finally* just dropped to $9.99 this morning, 9 days after its release....

[Xia]

[...] the new J.D. Robb book that *finally* just dropped to $9.99 this morning, 9 days after its release....

Steph-
How did you find out that the price had dropped?  Do you just keep checking the amazon listing day after day, or is there another way?  I ask because I've been wondering if there is any way to get an automated notification when a particular book has had a price drop.

Thx!
-Xia

[pidgeon92]

I haven't tried this yet, but think I will install it today.... It is a Firefox extension that will keep track of prices on Amazon.

http://pricedrop.stuffstuff.org/

[Xia]

I haven't tried this yet, but think I will install it today.... It is a Firefox extension that will keep track of prices on Amazon.

http://pricedrop.stuffstuff.org/

Hmm, that does look interesting.  Thanks for telling me about it.  Only thing is I'm really hesitant to install anything; I already have some annoying stuff going on with this computer, particularly related to virtual memory apparently, and I'm a techno-idiot, so if I installed something and it caused a problem I'd have no idea how to fix it.  But if you do install it I would be very interested in hearing how it works out for you.  It sure would be great to get some sort of automated system in place.

-X-

[pidgeon92]

Well, I installed the Price Drop extension. This is just plain rude!



However, it did work on other Kindle books.... Go figure.

[Steph H]

Steph-
How did you find out that the price had dropped?  Do you just keep checking the amazon listing day after day, or is there another way?  I ask because I've been wondering if there is any way to get an automated notification when a particular book has had a price drop.

Thx!
-Xia

I don't know if there's an automated way or not, I've been checking it every day (multiple times randomly LOL).  I'd already checked it earlier today, is how I know it had changed sometime within an hour of when I posted that it had dropped.    I love that series and had just re-read the whole thing on Kindle from the beginning from mid-Sept. to mid-Oct. so I've been waiting for that price drop so I could get it!

Edit: Ooops, just realized, I posted the bit about "it changed within an hour" in another thread, not this one.  Too many threads... LOL

[sjc]

9.99 I refuse to go over that fixed amount.

[Angela]

9.99 I refuse to go over that fixed amount.

me too... it would take something VERY special to cause me to spend more than 9.99.

[jah]

I paid a little of 30 dollars for book that had 6 stories, so it work out to a little of 5 dollars for each book.  I also bought a book that had 3 stories for 22 dollars, that work out to just under 8 dollars a book. The rest of the books I bought were 9.99 or less.

[Vampyre]

Nuclear Energy by Zeynel Alkan, Bertrand Barré, Rudolf Bock, and David Campbell (Kindle Edition - Mar 24, 2005) - Kindle Book
Buy: $6,232.00
Auto-delivered wirelessly to Kindle
 (14)
Other Editions: Hardcover

 


Be sure to check that first chapter first, just to be sure you want it.

[Leslie]

I would be afraid to sample that book. What if I accidentally bought it? Yikes!

L

[Jesslyn]

I think I have paid $13 - $16 a couple of times.  I figure it is less than a hardcover.  I have purchased thousands of hardcovers only to replace them with paperbacks when they came out so....

Books are my vice, but my husband is so glad: to have a book free garage, room for clothes in multiple closets, room under the bed, no more random book piles, etc. that he hasn't complained once.

[Vampyre]

I would be afraid to sample that book. What if I accidentally bought it? Yikes!

L

Ditto.  On the good side though it is around a $1000.00 cheaper than the hard back.  I wonder if any have been sold?

[Leslie]

Ditto.  On the good side though it is around a $1000.00 cheaper than the hard back.  I wonder if any have been sold?

The author bought one with his 50% discount to give to his mom...LOL

L

[Vampyre]

I want to read more about it but I am afraid I'll accidentlly one click it.

[Kirstin]

$31.19   but it was for work.  My boss wants me to finish it before the end of Q1 2009.  He said it had a major impact on his career.

[Kirstin]

What did you think of the book?

I've only just started it.  So far he lays his concepts and examples out in an easy to understand way. 

[Vampyre]

Is your boss reimbursing you for buying it?  Sounds like a work requirement and all. 

[Kirstin]

Is your boss reimbursing you for buying it?  Sounds like a work requirement and all. 

ha ha - I had purchased it when he had mentioned it in passing during one of our 1:1 meetings and said it had an impact on his career.  When I told him later that I bought it, he asked if I could finish by the end of Q1.

[Angela]

$31.19   but it was for work.  My boss wants me to finish it before the end of Q1 2009.  He said it had a major impact on his career.

I hope he paid for it!!

[Teach142]

I usually pay about $5 or so for the books that I read on Kindle.  I paid $14.85 for the Tommy Lasorda book.  I had purchased the hard copy for $1 plus shipping about a month before I bought my Kindle.  It had just sat there since.  I have decided that I don't like reading "real" books anymore.  I kept debating on whether to buy it and spend another $14.85 on it.  I solved the guilt by giving the hard copy to my brother as a gift and slurged on the Kindle copy.  I am really enjoying it via the Kindle and have gotten over the guilt.

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

I solved the guilt by giving the hard copy to my brother as a gift and slurged on the Kindle copy.  I am really enjoying it via the Kindle and have gotten over the guilt.

Hah!  I did that with The Princess Bride except I paid full price for the DTB and $1.98 for the Kindle Edition.  I solved my guilt by deciding to give the brand-new, unread dtb as a Christmas gift. 

[Hairballz]

$9.99 is my stopping point - I won't buy one if it's over that amount.  I'll find the hardcopy in a seconds store or something, but over $10, forget it.

[Angela]

Hello Hairballz... just in case I haven't said hello and welcome... hello and welcome! We have had so many join the boards in the last couple of weeks, I may have missed you!