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CCP RyanD
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Posted - 2008.05.28 10:49:00 -
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Originally by: Kethry Avenger
Isn't White Wolf a publishing company? Couldn't they have printed this? Doesn't CCP own them/are partners with them?
The novel deal with ORION just barely predated the merger with White Wolf.
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Mjedesiin
Pvar Group
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Posted - 2008.05.29 02:47:00 -
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Originally by: Omber Zombie
Originally by: Mjedesiin How about in ebook format? Any plans?
how about audiobook?
I wonder if it's tony reading it..
If they make it available in electronic format, there's no waiting for shipping... just a quick charge on the card and a download later, and away you go...
I haven't bought a book that wasn't in eformat in a couple years now. Baened Books FTW :)
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Fastercart
Ihatalo Heavy Industries
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Posted - 2008.06.07 17:03:00 -
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If people in the US want to order internationally, might wanna do it before Monday. The economy took a downturn Friday. I'm not an economist, but shouldn't our dollar be stronger now than it will be on Monday? Or was it all instantaneous? __ Rorqual AKA Mega Maid
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Leandro Salazar
The Blackguard Wolves
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Posted - 2008.06.07 17:11:00 -
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If there will be a version at US prices, I think it will actually be cheaper for Euros to order it over there and have it shipped rather than order it in Europe....
Make suicide ganking more difficult!
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RedLion
Polaris Project Curatores Veritatis Alliance
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Posted - 2008.06.07 18:05:00 -
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Originally by: Kirex WTF? 37 USD for a book? Linkage
about 3 times cheaper than Norway for same type of book quality ><
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CetusOfAsuran
GHOSTS OF THE FIRST AND ONLY
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Posted - 2008.06.08 18:09:00 -
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I find it hard to believe there are so many of you that read books? guess you are all miners. Oh and I would not Import it from britain to america after all if its printed in britain it will be in proper english instead of that american babble lol
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Dantes Revenge
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:26:00 -
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Edited by: Dantes Revenge on 08/06/2008 19:28:09
Lolz, I'll wait till Orion publishes it and pay half the price of the European version then by buying it through Amazon US
Edit: Same as I do with my DVD's. Half the price in the US and now that most DVD players can be opened to all regions...
See how the Americans whine about one item when everything else they buy is half the price it is over here, (and their wages are a lot better too).
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:39:00 -
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Edited by: Spineker on 08/06/2008 19:44:42
Originally by: Val Vympel 37.00 USD for a hard back book is not expensive....depending of course upon page content or illustrations(if any?).
Is the book offered in paperback?
Yes it is in the US. I read constantly and buy hardcover and never pay over 20 bucks for new release. I wouldn't pay 37 dollars for a fiction hardcover regardless of the pictures in it.
Oh and the last fiction books I bought were from the UK writer Bernard Cornwell and Peter F Hamilton and paid less then 20 bucks. Of course they have a US publisher and UK
But still its irrelevant because most people aren't going to sink almost 40 dollars into a book. It isn't so much monetary devaluation as over-priced period. It would have been over priced when the Euro and Dollar were equal.
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:49:00 -
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Originally by: RedLion
Originally by: Kirex WTF? 37 USD for a book? Linkage
about 3 times cheaper than Norway for same type of book quality ><
See ^ they just have a different market in Europe and Australia also it would seem. Less to do with economy as it does for standard pricing.
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The macdaddy
Hedion University
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:51:00 -
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Edited by: The macdaddy on 08/06/2008 19:55:50 Edited by: The macdaddy on 08/06/2008 19:55:08
Originally by: Dantes Revenge Edited by: Dantes Revenge on 08/06/2008 19:28:09
STUFF
See how the Americans whine about one item when everything else they buy is half the price it is over here, (and their wages are a lot better too).
Not true average US wage in 2006 according to their social security agency is $38,651.41.
UK average wage is ú25,000 which is roughly = $50,000
Euro average wage = ú14,000 or $28,000 but this includes countries like bulgaria where the average wage is ú1602 or around $3,200 which distorts the picture. If you only included western european countries the average would be alot higher.
but yeah we pretty much get charged in pounds what americans pay in dollars, so dispite being paid more we are in effect poorer
To get back on topic, i'll be buying a copy of the book
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:56:00 -
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Oh well it isn't all bad in fact it reverses the order of things. Now instead of paying for high cost imports we will look for domestic made items and increase our own economic base when imports cost 2 times as much as demosetic products. Thus increasing the US industrial base. So to sell the book here they will have to accept what we did for decades and that is sell it for less which makes less sense then making it here in the US and selling to the local market.
Its not all bad in fact it may be best in the long run for us anyway.
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sedex
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Posted - 2008.06.08 19:59:00 -
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Originally by: Spineker Edited by: Spineker on 08/06/2008 19:44:42
Yes it is in the US. I read constantly and buy hardcover and never pay over 20 bucks for new release. I wouldn't pay 37 dollars for a fiction hardcover regardless of the pictures in it.
Oh and the last fiction books I bought were from the UK writer Bernard Cornwell and Peter F Hamilton and paid less then 20 bucks. Of course they have a US publisher and UK
But still its irrelevant because most people aren't going to sink almost 40 dollars into a book. It isn't so much monetary devaluation as over-priced period. It would have been over priced when the Euro and Dollar were equal.
Last book i bought: House of sun, alastair reynolds, hardcover amazon.fr : 23.90 EUR = 37.73 USD amazon.de : 22.95 EUR = 36.22 USD amazon.uk : ú10.99 (down from ú18.99 at release)= 21.60 USD (was 37.30 $) amazon.com : $27.60 (down from $37.32 at release)
So, i would say 37 USD is actually a standart price, internationnaly and even in the US, for a new hardcover by an European author. If you want to pay 20 $, wait a few months or buy a paperback.
sedex
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 20:04:00 -
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Edited by: Spineker on 08/06/2008 20:10:35
Originally by: sedex
Originally by: Spineker Edited by: Spineker on 08/06/2008 19:44:42
Yes it is in the US. I read constantly and buy hardcover and never pay over 20 bucks for new release. I wouldn't pay 37 dollars for a fiction hardcover regardless of the pictures in it.
Oh and the last fiction books I bought were from the UK writer Bernard Cornwell and Peter F Hamilton and paid less then 20 bucks. Of course they have a US publisher and UK
But still its irrelevant because most people aren't going to sink almost 40 dollars into a book. It isn't so much monetary devaluation as over-priced period. It would have been over priced when the Euro and Dollar were equal.
Last book i bought: House of sun, alastair reynolds, hardcover amazon.fr : 23.90 EUR = 37.73 USD amazon.de : 22.95 EUR = 36.22 USD amazon.uk : ú10.99 (down from ú18.99 at release)= 21.60 USD (was 37.30 $) amazon.com : $27.60 (down from $37.32 at release)
So, i would say 37 USD is actually a standart price, internationnaly and even in the US, for a new hardcover by an European author. If you want to pay 20 $, wait a few months or buy a paperback.
sedex
I read Alastair but found him a bit boring.
But anyway that is my point, it isn't published in the US so welcome to unfair market. It will sell well because he is well liked but that isn't your norm. A new author would go broke trying that in the US.
I paid 19 dollars for Bernard Cornwell and Peter F Hamilton and Erickson. They were published in the USA and they are priced for the US market.
37 dollars is not the standard price as you just shown by a highly popular Sci-Fi author being sold for 27 dollars. Which is above the norm to start with. Amazon never sales at list price and Golanz is a UK Publisher paying for shipment to the USA and paying UK publishing prices.
I buy dozens of boooks from Amazon each year hell I am in their 1000 or 500 dollar club but regardless I haven't spent over 21.95 for any new release and don't plan on it. I will just wait for it to get to the used store for 5 dollars.
It is also 38,000 on the sales list for a book that just released less then 2 months ago.
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sedex
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Posted - 2008.06.08 20:17:00 -
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To be honest, i don't have the slightest idea about common book pricing in the US. But here in Europe, 20-25 EUR is common price for a new hardcover, except from really popular ones and/or real trash, as my sample above showed.
And to be honest, as much as we like EVE, i doubt that book is going to be a greatest hit with huge stacks in every supermarkets...
I buy a lot of books, and due to those prices, i tend to wait for the paperback, except from some authors i especially like. But i don't remenber buying a new hardcover at release for less than 19 EUR. I am now deply jealous of USD prices :( Oh well, at least, we have decent beers end cheeses.
As i said, it is probably better for you to wait for either the paperback or the US-publisher release.
sedex
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 20:20:00 -
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Originally by: sedex To be honest, i don't have the slightest idea about common book pricing in the US. But here in Europe, 20-25 EUR is common price for a new hardcover, except from really popular ones and/or real trash, as my sample above showed.
And to be honest, as much as we like EVE, i doubt that book is going to be a greatest hit with huge stacks in every supermarkets...
I buy a lot of books, and due to those prices, i tend to wait for the paperback, except from some authors i especially like. But i don't remenber buying a new hardcover at release for less than 19 EUR. I am now deply jealous of USD prices :( Oh well, at least, we have decent beers end cheeses.
As i said, it is probably better for you to wait for either the paperback or the US-publisher release.
sedex
Yes 20 to 25 sounds right.
You are only going to get more jealous. The beauty of a weaker currency is domestic prices can compete so we don't have to import.
We have great beer and ale but sucky cheese damn it is baad.
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Fedaykin Zensunni
Zensunni Solutions
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Posted - 2008.06.08 22:08:00 -
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Hey everyone
I was browsing amazon.ca today and it looks like they now have the Empyrean Age novel available for pre-order. I checked amazon.com as well but it looks like they don't have it yet. I'm not sure if anyone has posted this yet, I'm feeling too lazy to look but felt like I should let everyone know.
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Durzel
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Posted - 2008.06.08 22:28:00 -
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We pay well over $2 a litre (so almost $10 a gallon) for fuel over here in the UK whereas in the US they pay a fraction of this.
I can think of a number of things where you can take the dollar price and double it and stick a pound sign in front for the equivalent price we pay in the UK (e.g. any high-end electrical goods, etc).
Makes a refreshing change to see something where we're not the ones being shafted in the UK/EU.
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 22:52:00 -
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Originally by: Durzel We pay well over $2 a litre (so almost $10 a gallon) for fuel over here in the UK whereas in the US they pay a fraction of this.
I can think of a number of things where you can take the dollar price and double it and stick a pound sign in front for the equivalent price we pay in the UK (e.g. any high-end electrical goods, etc).
Makes a refreshing change to see something where we're not the ones being shafted in the UK/EU.
Wow what is that about 7 dollars in taxes?
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TCL987
The United Syndicate The Cooperative
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Posted - 2008.06.08 23:21:00 -
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Edited by: TCL987 on 08/06/2008 23:23:29 I just found an Amazon.ca link for anyone in Canada. Amazon.com has a similar page but it doesn't give you the option to pre-order. However it would seem that the prices are still about the same as Amazon.co.uk except in the same currency as the country that site is for.
Originally by: Spineker
Originally by: Durzel We pay well over $2 a litre (so almost $10 a gallon) for fuel over here in the UK whereas in the US they pay a fraction of this.
I can think of a number of things where you can take the dollar price and double it and stick a pound sign in front for the equivalent price we pay in the UK (e.g. any high-end electrical goods, etc).
Makes a refreshing change to see something where we're not the ones being shafted in the UK/EU.
Wow what is that about 7 dollars in taxes?
He said $2 per Litre and it is about 4 Litres to a Gallon. So it's $8 per four Litres or one Gallon and $2 for tax based on what he said.
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Spineker
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Posted - 2008.06.08 23:33:00 -
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Edited by: Spineker on 08/06/2008 23:34:28
Originally by: TCL987 Edited by: TCL987 on 08/06/2008 23:23:29 I just found an Amazon.ca link for anyone in Canada. Amazon.com has a similar page but it doesn't give you the option to pre-order. However it would seem that the prices are still about the same as Amazon.co.uk except in the same currency as the country that site is for.
Originally by: Spineker
Originally by: Durzel We pay well over $2 a litre (so almost $10 a gallon) for fuel over here in the UK whereas in the US they pay a fraction of this.
I can think of a number of things where you can take the dollar price and double it and stick a pound sign in front for the equivalent price we pay in the UK (e.g. any high-end electrical goods, etc).
Makes a refreshing change to see something where we're not the ones being shafted in the UK/EU.
Wow what is that about 7 dollars in taxes?
He said $2 per Litre and it is about 4 Litres to a Gallon. So it's $8 per four Litres or one Gallon and $2 for tax based on what he said.
No that isn't what he said
so almost $10 a gallon
But your right it is closer to 8 bucks but that makes the taxes even worse.
I already looked it up in UK almost 5.50 to 6 bucks a gallon for taxes. 7.50 in Germany.
And people think the oil companies are stealing from them hahahahaha
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torswin
Silver Snake Enterprise Brutally Clever Empire
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Posted - 2008.06.08 23:39:00 -
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Originally by: Durzel We pay well over $2 a litre (so almost $10 a gallon) for fuel over here in the UK whereas in the US they pay a fraction of this.
I can think of a number of things where you can take the dollar price and double it and stick a pound sign in front for the equivalent price we pay in the UK (e.g. any high-end electrical goods, etc).
Makes a refreshing change to see something where we're not the ones being shafted in the UK/EU.
The petrol and diesel price here in Norway has gone wild. 1 litre is close to 15 NOK (3 USD, 1,5 GBP).
Getting a hard cover book for 300 NOK (60 USD) isn't that uncommon here. I'm not extremely into books though so the price might be off.
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