The Book Nook

[cathepsut]

The Awakening & Other Short Stories by Kate Chopin

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

37% into the book, I give up. It was interesting in the beginning, but now it just bores me. I know, it is supposed to be an important feminist novella, but snoooore.

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Last weekend I started this one....

A Taste of Crimson by Marjorie M. Liu


I worked late every day and I had to play a lot with my new toys, but still-- I should have made it further than page 49. The first book was ok. Perhaps I should have a rule of thumb--if the first book in a series is only "ok", don't get the next one...

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This might be the touch of death for Crimson City.... The next Sookie was in my mailbox this morning:

Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris


I am now debating the next book with myself. I could get it as a regular paperback in a month or wait for a year to get the mass market paperback for half the price. The Kindle edition costs a ridiculous 23 dollars. Do they not want people to buy ebooks or what is the deal here?

Comments

[fionnulaharp]

On the next Charlaine Harris: Is the exchange rate that bad? Amazon lists the Kindle edition as $14.99; the hardback pre-order is $14.70 (I have ordered it.)

[cathepsut]

I have only access to the Kindle store in the US and it shows prices in USD. For me the book is listed as 23 dollars and some change. Perhaps there is additional cost added for orders from Europe?

[cathepsut]

Had another look on the Internet. At the top it said 23.61, at the bottom it was listed at 14.99. When I clicked on that and the page opened, it said "price info not available". I just checked the shop through my kindle, it also gives me 23.61. Strange. Bookedpository is at 15 dollars something for the paperback. I will wait and check again when it's been published in May.

[fionnulaharp]

I'm in the US -- and Amazon shows the price at $14.99 for "Dead Reckoning" -- which is the next book, due out in May. "Dead in the Family" which has been out in hardback and Kindle for a year shows a Kindle price of $12.99 and a paperback price of $7.99 when it is released in paperback on Tuesday.

I suspect that the Kindle edition price will go down once the paperback is released.