Walmart vs. Amazon Price War on books - Blu-ray Forum

johnarnold101 · 10-19-2009, 05:50 PM

I tried to find a topic on this but so many walmart and amazon threads out there.

For those that read and are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Michael Crichton fans. Walmart and Amazon are in a price war on their top 10 pre-order books and this relates to Kindle books on Amazon too....if it's available for kindle.

They started at $10 per book then Amazon went to $9 and now Walmart is at $8.99 and free shipping per book. There are other books besides those three authors but they are a few of my favorites.

I don't usually order from Walmart but if you order the Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Michael Crichton books all at the same time to get the free shipping from Amazon, they won't ship the Stephen King book (11/10 release) until the other two books get released on 11/14.

I ordered from Walmart.

fatediesel · 10-19-2009, 06:02 PM

Yeah, anytime there is a price war it's good for the consumer. I'm trying to find a new book to read and might get one that's cheaper. I like to read before I go to bed but I can't find any books I like, might just go with some of King's older books. My attention span with books can be bad though so I struggle with 1000 page books.

mikejet · 10-19-2009, 06:05 PM

They were talking about this on NPR this morning coming to work. $9.00!!! That's insane for a first print hardcover. I wonder what cost is for these.

P@t_Mtl · 10-19-2009, 06:10 PM

I love price wars on books, with the amount of books I buy it's very useful

johnarnold101 · 10-20-2009, 02:55 PM

I saw last night that Target has entered the price war and Walmart is offically at $8.99...a whole penny cheaper than Amazon.

toef · 10-20-2009, 06:05 PM

Price wars are cool, but Wal-Mart can be scary. If Wal-Mart had their way, anyone who produced anything would be making Chinese wages, just so they could sell things very cheaply.

Since I imagine the authors probably don't get a huge cut of the cover price anyway, I hope this doesn't hurt them much, if at all. If the price cut comes largely from store markup, then that's great. If it comes from publisher's profit, that's fine too.

Although I think I read that they're mainly doing this on major releases, so I'm sure those authors (the Stephen Kings, James Pattersons, et als of the world) are already living comfortable lives.

johnarnold101 · 10-20-2009, 08:13 PM

They are doing it on the Top Ten Pre-orders, scary is Sarah Palins book is #1. "Most" of the authors are already pretty well off already.

I just read a story that if these kind of price wars keep going over the next couple of years it could put Borders and Barnes and Nobles out of business.

deckardp · 10-20-2009, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by johnarnold101

I just read a story that if these kind of price wars keep going over the next couple of years it could put Borders and Barnes and Nobles out of business.

No great loss there. Not a fan of Walmart, but the prices that Borders and Barnes and Noble charge is insane when you compare it with other retailers. Same could be said of Best Buy.

sfmarine · 10-20-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by deckardp

No great loss there. Not a fan of Walmart, but the prices that Borders and Barnes and Noble charge is insane when you compare it with other retailers. Same could be said of Best Buy.

People who buy books from B&N and Borders are

I usually grab the isbn and get it off Amazon for a fraction of what Borders wants. I don't know how they are still in businees. Same goes for how much they sell movies for. Ridiculous.

toef · 10-20-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

People who buy books from B&N and Borders are

I usually grab the isbn and get it off Amazon for a fraction of what Borders wants. I don't know how they are still in businees. Same goes for how much they sell movies for. Ridiculous.

People who buy movies from B&N and Borders are

sfmarine · 10-21-2009, 12:06 AM

Is this a double quote? lol.

No pun intended for those that shop there.

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10-19-2009, 05:50 PM	#1
johnarnold101 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boise, ID Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:13	Walmart vs. Amazon Price War on books I tried to find a topic on this but so many walmart and amazon threads out there. For those that read and are Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Michael Crichton fans. Walmart and Amazon are in a price war on their top 10 pre-order books and this relates to Kindle books on Amazon too....if it's available for kindle. They started at $10 per book then Amazon went to $9 and now Walmart is at $8.99 and free shipping per book. There are other books besides those three authors but they are a few of my favorites. I don't usually order from Walmart but if you order the Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Michael Crichton books all at the same time to get the free shipping from Amazon, they won't ship the Stephen King book (11/10 release) until the other two books get released on 11/14. I ordered from Walmart.

10-19-2009, 06:02 PM	#2
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	Yeah, anytime there is a price war it's good for the consumer. I'm trying to find a new book to read and might get one that's cheaper. I like to read before I go to bed but I can't find any books I like, might just go with some of King's older books. My attention span with books can be bad though so I struggle with 1000 page books.

10-19-2009, 06:05 PM	#3
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	They were talking about this on NPR this morning coming to work. $9.00!!! That's insane for a first print hardcover. I wonder what cost is for these.

10-19-2009, 06:10 PM	#4
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	I love price wars on books, with the amount of books I buy it's very useful

10-20-2009, 02:55 PM	#5
johnarnold101 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boise, ID Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:13	I saw last night that Target has entered the price war and Walmart is offically at $8.99...a whole penny cheaper than Amazon.

10-20-2009, 06:05 PM	#6
toef Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2008 Location:Isla Nublar 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:545 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Price wars are cool, but Wal-Mart can be scary. If Wal-Mart had their way, anyone who produced anything would be making Chinese wages, just so they could sell things very cheaply. Since I imagine the authors probably don't get a huge cut of the cover price anyway, I hope this doesn't hurt them much, if at all. If the price cut comes largely from store markup, then that's great. If it comes from publisher's profit, that's fine too. Although I think I read that they're mainly doing this on major releases, so I'm sure those authors (the Stephen Kings, James Pattersons, et als of the world) are already living comfortable lives.

10-20-2009, 08:13 PM	#7
johnarnold101 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Boise, ID Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:13	They are doing it on the Top Ten Pre-orders, scary is Sarah Palins book is #1. "Most" of the authors are already pretty well off already. I just read a story that if these kind of price wars keep going over the next couple of years it could put Borders and Barnes and Nobles out of business.

10-21-2009, 12:06 AM	#11
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Is this a double quote? lol. No pun intended for those that shop there.

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