Stephen King: Under The Dome
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Just received a finished copy of this book today. Holy smokes! The book is HUGE. 1074 pages and heavy. I can see that reading this might present something of a challenge for people, just based on his sheer size.
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won't be a problem so long as the story is good. Didn't stop people from devouring "The Stand."
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My co-worker just told me it's only $8.98 on Walmart.com and Target.com for $8.99...wasn't sure if it was brought up or not before....
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I can not believe this, the Kindle version of this will not be released until December 24th WTF????
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/...V3c3RlcGhlbmtp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/...V3c3RlcGhlbmtp
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Sorry news for Kindle users... I haven't invested in something like that yet though. I really want to, if I'm being honest.
I haven't read a book in quite some time which is rather depressing. The price on Under the Dome makes me certain I will either purchase it or receive it as a gift for Christmas - and that means I will get back to reading and hopefully it will encourage me to read some other books as well.
I haven't read a book in quite some time which is rather depressing. The price on Under the Dome makes me certain I will either purchase it or receive it as a gift for Christmas - and that means I will get back to reading and hopefully it will encourage me to read some other books as well.
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I can not believe this, the Kindle version of this will not be released until December 24th WTF????
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/...V3c3RlcGhlbmtp
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091021/...V3c3RlcGhlbmtp
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I'll bite for nine bucks. It's basically being offered for pre-order at a remainder price. Insane.
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kinda sucks but no big deal..I have about 20 some books loaded on my kindle to read yet..I can wait a month extra for it..damned if im going to lug that doorstop of a hardcover around
funny article..the publishers whine about e-books selling in the 9 buck range yet thats what the hardcover is going to be selling for if you pre-order
IMO to spite the small percentage of e-book readers is pretty silly
funny article..the publishers whine about e-books selling in the 9 buck range yet thats what the hardcover is going to be selling for if you pre-order
IMO to spite the small percentage of e-book readers is pretty silly
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It sucks about the ebook, but it also sucks that Amazon.ca has it for $25+ in Canada, when it is only $9 at Amazon.com in the US. Given the size, it definitely sounds like a perfect novel for an ebook.
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The bookstores set the price, not the publisher. The publisher sells the books (either hardcover or e-book, same price) to the bookstore for approximately 50% of the cover price. The bookstore then decides at what price to sell it.
When Amazon sells bestselling books on Kindle for $9, they are losing approximately $6 per book. Same thing with selling hardcovers for $9. They're doing it to gain market share.
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kinda sucks but no big deal..I have about 20 some books loaded on my kindle to read yet..I can wait a month extra for it..damned if im going to lug that doorstop of a hardcover around
funny article..the publishers whine about e-books selling in the 9 buck range yet thats what the hardcover is going to be selling for if you pre-order
IMO to spite the small percentage of e-book readers is pretty silly
funny article..the publishers whine about e-books selling in the 9 buck range yet thats what the hardcover is going to be selling for if you pre-order
IMO to spite the small percentage of e-book readers is pretty silly
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The bookstores set the price, not the publisher. The publisher sells the books (either hardcover or e-book, same price) to the bookstore for approximately 50% of the cover price. The bookstore then decides at what price to sell it.
When Amazon sells bestselling books on Kindle for $9, they are losing approximately $6 per book. Same thing with selling hardcovers for $9. They're doing it to gain market share.
When Amazon sells bestselling books on Kindle for $9, they are losing approximately $6 per book. Same thing with selling hardcovers for $9. They're doing it to gain market share.
Im no epxert on the book market but I would think its gotta cost less to supply a book in e-format vs physical hardback as you are not dealing with binding, etc..so if anything they are making a bigger profit on the ebooks
yet the publishers whine that ebooks are taking money away?
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From Stephen King (via the Stephen King message boards)
Dear Constant Readers,
Please don’t believe the press reports that the e-book reader price for Under the Dome will be $35. This was the result of confusion from a press release from the publisher, what Big Jim Rennie would call a clustermug. It is true that you cannot order the book as an e-download until December 24th but the physical book, which is a beautiful thing, you can pre-order for less than $9—so who’s better than us?
Steve
Dear Constant Readers,
Please don’t believe the press reports that the e-book reader price for Under the Dome will be $35. This was the result of confusion from a press release from the publisher, what Big Jim Rennie would call a clustermug. It is true that you cannot order the book as an e-download until December 24th but the physical book, which is a beautiful thing, you can pre-order for less than $9—so who’s better than us?
Steve
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Sorry to quote an old thread, but that has to be one of the best final lines ever in a book. So creepy.
Pet Semetary was the first SK book I ever read and it's still my favorite, along with IT.
Oh, and I picked up Under the Dome from my Gold Box on Amazon, so it was even cheaper than $9. Unbelievable.
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I love the way Stephen King ends his books. A lot of fans have criticized his endings, but for the most part, I think they're superb.
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King reads an excerpt for us:
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