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2014/03/22 16:07:38
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Angry Blood Angel Assault marine
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Caught this little fun gem from BL, just a reminder its your money and be careful how you spend it!
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2014/03/22 16:09:00
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Archmagos Veneratus Extremis
On the Internet
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Are you commenting about how the eBook cost more than the paper one or is there something else you're going for here? More details please.
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2014/03/22 16:16:47
Subject: Re:Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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Yeah, that discount for preordering is weird.
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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
MURICA!!! IN SPESS!!! |
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2014/03/22 16:19:48
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Fixture of Dakka
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I don't get it.
GW is finally giving a discount and people are still complaining about the discount?
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Agies Grimm:The "Learn to play, bro" mentality is mostly just a way for someone to try to shame you by implying that their metaphorical nerd-wiener is bigger than yours. Which, ironically, I think nerds do even more vehemently than jocks.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter. 40K or Who's Line is it Anyway?
Auticus wrote: Or in summation: its ok to exploit shoddy points because those are rules and gamers exist to find rules loopholes (they are still "legal"), but if the same force can be composed without structure, it emotionally feels "wrong". |
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2014/03/22 16:33:27
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Ultramarine Master with Gauntlets of Macragge
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Oh no! Black Library is trying to charge me money for products that I am fully capable of buying or not buying! I seriously don't see the problem here.
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2014/03/22 16:39:07
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Angry Blood Angel Assault marine
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Wow, sorry for the confusion! I kinda thought everyone's perspective is that usually the ebook edition should cost less than the printed material. My bad!
BTW there is no complaining. just want people to be aware that ebook edition is not always the cheapest edition.
Also Black Library is NOT giving a discount. Its selling the PAPERBACK edition that was not released before. The HARDBACK sold prior was $35CAD
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2014/03/22 16:39:50
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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GW's ebook pricing has always made zero sense
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2014/03/22 16:42:39
Subject: Re:Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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The Conquerer
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
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It is different and definitely weird that they'd charge more for the eBook than the hardcopy, but that is their decision. They are charging for the convenience.
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Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
MURICA!!! IN SPESS!!! |
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2014/03/22 16:56:00
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Archmagos Veneratus Extremis
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I wonder if the eBook pricing was based relative to the hardback and now that they're doing a new run with softback it's coming out as more expensive than the new option.
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2014/03/22 22:28:55
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
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Pricing of a paperback is generally dependent on who is distributing it. Round these parts, I can buy 40K soft-covers at my local Fred Meyer's, which is a big-chain department store... like a Wal-Mart, but about 3 steps up the social ladder.
So they're fairly cheap, around the same price as any other paperback book.
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It is best to be a pessimist. You are usually right and, when you're wrong, you're pleasantly surprised. |
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2014/03/23 00:07:24
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Wolf Guard Bodyguard in Terminator Armor
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plus isn't BL books published in house so no 3rd party costs. Where as an ebook will have some money going to Apple.
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2014/03/23 00:10:07
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body
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As widespread and invasive as itunes has got, I'm pretty sure they're not taking a cut of sales made direct from the publishers own website, no.
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We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark
The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox
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2014/03/23 01:33:15
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Stern Iron Priest with Thrall Bodyguard
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It's disgusting what they charge for digital versions of anything.
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2014/03/23 01:37:56
Subject: Re:Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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my guess is that the price was set to be inline with the hardcover release and will be reduced to paperback prices.
actually did they release the book in trade paperback format first? 17 bucks is about right for TPB
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2014/03/23 01:40:26
Subject: Re:Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Nasty Nob
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This is the paperback edition of the book which came out in hardcover last year. The ebook price is a discount on the price of the original hardback copy, and it will probably go down at some point, when someone notices it. You could even shoot them an email about it.
This happened to me with the books in the iBookstore (which I like because, unlike direct from BL, I get unlimited redownloads). They dropped the price of the ebook when the paperback came out in the BL store, but not in the iBookstore. I emailed them asking why, and after a friendly response, the iBook price dropped the next day.
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2014/03/23 09:17:48
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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 azreal13 wrote:As widespread and invasive as itunes has got, I'm pretty sure they're not taking a cut of sales made direct from the publishers own website, no.
They are if you buy it as an iBook, which the BL site can link you to
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2014/06/13 18:55:39
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Fresh-Faced New User
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I just posted about Horus Heresy book price change (increase)... see here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/600438.page
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2014/06/13 19:50:32
Subject: Just be careful when buying from Black Library (or anywhere else)
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Making Stuff
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 ClockworkZion wrote:I wonder if the eBook pricing was based relative to the hardback and now that they're doing a new run with softback it's coming out as more expensive than the new option.
Yeah, eBook versions of Hardcover books have to be more expensive than the eBook versions of paperbacks, because it takes more bandwidth to download the more solid cover... or something.
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