"Last Bus to Woodstock," Colin Dexter, Kindle Edition Auto-delivered wirelessly $12.52.
Hmmmm...lets see now;
Release Date: June 30, 1996
So for a book which is 16 years old, and can be picked up as a paperback second hand at charity shops for $2.00 they are asking $12.52?
Get to fuck with you.
Amazon is a con!!
Amazon is a con!!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Econoline
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Re: Amazon is a con!!
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that the Kindle is a con?
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Re: Amazon is a con!!
Both I think!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Re: Amazon is a con!!
So uh . . . . don't buy it from Kindle but from the local second hand charity shop. I know - need to turn pages, need to watch out for silverfish and Lord only knows who's been reading it in their toilet. It's a risk but hey . . . strap a kid to your back and rock on!Gob wrote:"Last Bus to Woodstock," Colin Dexter, Kindle Edition Auto-delivered wirelessly $12.52.
Hmmmm...lets see now; Release Date: June 30, 1996
So for a book which is 16 years old, and can be picked up as a paperback second hand at charity shops for $2.00 they are asking $12.52? Get to fuck with you.
Meade
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Re: Amazon is a con!!
Make ammends for using a kindle.
Buy the book at the corner store, it is your penance.
Buy the book at the corner store, it is your penance.
Re: Amazon is a con!!
Fucking hell!! Only 30p more to buy a hardcover book, than to download via the wires a digital version? What a fucking con.Formats
Kindle Edition Amazon Price £5.69 -- --
Hardcover Amazon Price £5.99 New from £3.12 Used from £4.64
You can buy a hardcover version for £1.37 cheaper from non-Amazon suppliers. Rip off!!!
No wonder the torrents are zinging...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Re: Amazon is a con!!
You have lots of options. Buy it used in hardback. Find it at a bookstore. Download it from any number of places.
Or not.
Your definition of a "con" (confidence game?) is quite broad, and includes much what is customary retailing.
Or not.
Your definition of a "con" (confidence game?) is quite broad, and includes much what is customary retailing.