Comments on: Barnes & Noble eStore Will Price Match Amazon

By: ShellBell

ShellBell — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:24:03 +0000

Would have loved to have been able to take advantage of this but the 3 new releases that I selected had ‘geographical restrictions’! These geographical restrictions are beginning to be the bane of my life, especially when the books are already available in New Zealand in print format. Oh well, more lost sales for the authors and Fictionwise as I head off to the library.

By: Azure

Azure — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:46:53 +0000

@Mischa: I was wondering that myself. I'd been thinking about buying Hester Browne's newest book, but it's still $20 at Fictionwise. However, it is listed at $12.95 at eReader, but I'd just as soon not have to use that. Is it absolutely certain that Fictionwise is also going to drop its prices, or is this limited to eReader? I read another article that seemed to indicate eReader was the only store making the changes.

By: Keishon

Keishon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:43:57 +0000

I wonder when they are going to start the new prices? As of right now, their New eBooks list still has over 50 books priced >= $15.

ereader.com has already implemented the price changes. Fictionwise, as usual, is behind on making these changes. Sigh.

By: Mischa

Mischa — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:00:06 +0000

I wonder when they are going to start the new prices? As of right now, their New eBooks list still has over 50 books priced >= $15.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23:45 +0000

by Jane July 1st, 2009 at 2:00 pm
@Danielle If you buy in secure ereader format you can read those books on your Itouch via stanza or ereader app

Thanks, I didn’t know that.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00:02 +0000

@Danielle If you buy in secure ereader format you can read those books on your Itouch via stanza or ereader app

By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:58:01 +0000

A lot of books that I want to order from Fictionwise are in the “secured” format which means I can’t download them on my Sony Reader or iTouch. I wonder if this means more books will be available as “MultiFormat” on their website.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:33:33 +0000

@Rebecca J I don't know. You could always fill up your cart and enter in the Gift card number at the promo code section to see if it works.

By: Rebecca J

Rebecca J — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:08:14 +0000

Does anyone know if you can use your Barnes & Noble giftcard at Fictionwise?

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:00:14 +0000

They don’t appear to be matching the “free” price on the books that are free for the Kindle . . .

By: Kalen Hughes

Kalen Hughes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:21:28 +0000

Now if Fictionwise could only get its act in gear and offer the books that are released this week in a timely fashion. Hard to get excited about good prices when significant books are missing from the ebookstore.

No sh*t. I went looking for 3 differnt books that are out this week (one of them out last week) and NONE of them is on Fictionwise yet . . . it really ticks me off.

By: DS

DS — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:39:19 +0000

It looks like publishers are losing out on their fight against the $9.95 price point.