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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Southern California
Posts: 308
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venting about Amazon and the Kindle! Grrr...
I know there are several Kindle-users on here...
I'm downright ****** and frustrated with Amazon/publishers for NOT releasing new books on Kindle when the hardcovers are released. This is NOT acceptable to me. I would somewhat gladly pay an increased price (to make the Kindle edition comparable to the hardcover sales) but they don't give us the option even. The only options are:
1. buy the hardcover when released
2. wait at libraries
3. wait 2-3 months for the Kindle edition
This is VERY messed up!
Okay, sorry, I'm just annoyed b/c one of my favorite authors (James Patterson) has a new book out - and every store I go into (whether the grocery store or Target), the book is out on display - but I don't have it yet!!!! ARGGH! He also has several other books due out this spring/summer and I wonder if the same thing is going to happen.
I'm used to reading the books on the day they are released. Majorly bumming out.
Part of me wants to cancel the Kindle order (who wants to wait until April for a book that is out NOW)....and I don't want to "give in" and buy the hardcover - b/c then the publisher wins and the consumer loses.
Why isn't amazon giving us an option to buy the Kindle edition at a higher price for an earlier release? Then we have a TRUE choice! I'd still go digital and forego the hardcover, regardless if the prices were the same.
Okay, vent over.
Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
~Keri
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