As crazy as it sounds, it took me two days to place an order for a book on BN.com. It’s a reference book, so I really wanted the hard copy. Amazon only sold it as Kindle or hardback (for $40). B&N had a paperback version, and it was 25% off. Perfect.<\/p>\n
But then there’s shipping. It’s only $4, but the idea of it bugged me so I tried to find another book I wanted to bump my order up to $25. I couldn’t find another book I really wanted enough to spend money on, so I decided to stick with my original order. On Amazon, it’s easy to find a little item or beauty product to get the order to the free shipping min, but not at B&N. But the experience made me think about how ingrained my online shopping habits are, particularly for books.<\/p>\n
Where do you like to shop online for books, and why? For reference or research materials I use Amazon, especially when I get a used item with free shipping. When it comes to fiction, I try to buy from publishers, but will often wait till there’s a sale. I used to load up on books at Fictionwise when they had the 40% off sales. As an author, I discovered I got almost no royalties on FW sales, and that was why. People only bought there when there was a sale.<\/p>\n
Is price the most important issue? Convenience? I admit to impulse buys on the Kindle. Some publishers, like Silver and Total e-Bound have reader loyalty programs, and All Romance eBooks gives you 1 free for every 10 books you purchase. Or do you like to support your favorite publishers and authors and shop on the publisher site where they get full royalties?<\/p>\n
And now, the polls.<\/p>\n
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