[LINK] Why people buy books online

Nick Ross nickrossabc at gmail.com
Mon Apr 9 16:12:33 AEST 2012


And of course second hand many books cost from 1c.
On Apr 7, 2012 9:03 AM, "Jan Whitaker" <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:

> This is crazy. By these figures, you can see why the book stores went
> out of business.
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> LONE WOLF
> Jodi Picoult
> Allen & Unwin, 421pp, $39.99
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> BigW online price listed as: $16 for paperback (free delivery). These
> other prices are for the hardback edition.
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> US price from Amazon: $16, as low as $12 from other sources.
> Kindle: $10
>
> UK price from Amazon: 12 pounds
> Kindle: 10 pounds
> (interesting comparison between kindle prices in US and UK - hrm....)
>
> Book depository (free shipping)
> $26 AUD!
> The struck out RRP is $27
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