Michelle Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 I don't know how long this one will last, but The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is only 20p on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ask_PY9nE.0BBZ556 Quote
Ben Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 Bargain. I read and reviewed this for a local magazine and enjoyed it wholeheartedly. Would recommend snapping this one up while you can. Quote
chaliepud Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 I don't know how long this one will last, but The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is only 20p on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008D30K7E/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ask_PY9nE.0BBZ556 Thanks Michelle! Quote
bobblybear Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 Awesome!! Just bought it! I've been wanting to read this one as it's received glowing reviews. Quote
chesilbeach Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 Thanks for the alert, Michelle. I've been planning to get this at some point, so now seems like the perfect moment! Quote
Warwick Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Hmm... It sounds intriguing... I have never purchased from Amazon, though... What is the book about? Quote
Talisman Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 A 100 year old man who climbs out of the window of his nursing home, and disappears ! It is basically about all that he gets up both before and after his escape. It's by far the funniest book I have read this year. In fact I might read it again ! Quote
frankie Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I would also recommend the book It's really a steal at that price! Quote
poppy Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 I'm reading this on my Kindle at the moment, unfortunately I'd already bought it before it came out on special. Never mind, it's worth the full price. Very funny book, I'll add to the recommendations. Quote
Janet Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 The Life of Pi by Yann Martell and Safe House by Chris Ewan (never heard of this one!) are both currently 20p. ETA: And Winter in Madrid by C J Sanson. Quote
Ben Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Maybe we should turn this into an 'e-books bargains' page. Thanks Janet, might snap up Life of Pi. Quote
poppy Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) I've just found out that amazon.uk is not available here but I discovered A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 on amazon.com for $1.99 (I was going to get The Life of Pi too, Ben) Edited December 26, 2012 by poppy Quote
MDarcy Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 Thanks Janet, I got Life of Pi as I have wanted to read this for a while now! Quote
MDarcy Posted December 26, 2012 Posted December 26, 2012 I'm new around here btw, hello everyone! Should have added this to my message above, but I don't know how to edit comments yet Quote
Janet Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Welcome to the forum. You can edit after 10 posts - only 6 more to go! I'm dithering about Life of Pi. I guess for 20p it's worth a punt! Quote
vodkafan Posted December 27, 2012 Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks! I got The hundred year old man and life of Pi . 40p well spent Quote
Star Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) just got a kindle for Xmas & spotted this offer. Snapped it right up. Also the life of pi too. Any more bargains please let me know as its all new to me & trying to fill my kindle up. It's so addictive. I hadn't realised before you could get such cheap best selling books on there. Do they often have offers on??? Edited December 28, 2012 by Star Quote
chesilbeach Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 Amazon have regular Kindle sales, usually 12 days of Kindle at Christmas, then there's often a spring, summer and autumn sale as well, so that's four big sales per year. Plus, there is the Daily Deal offer, where one (or more) books is significantly reduced - usually to between 99p and £1.99 - but for one day only from midnight to midnight, so it means you have to check it on a daily basis to make sure you don't miss out on a bargain on your wishlist! In addition to that, some publishers will put some of their own books at a special offer price, but these can be trickier to find, although if they're a real bargain, they often show up in the best seller lists, as people spread the word and they sell lots more copies. I often go through the top 100 best seller list (you can see it on the right hand side of the screen when you're at the Kindle books main page) to see if there are any books on special offer there. Hope that helps! Quote
EleanorT Posted December 28, 2012 Posted December 28, 2012 I often go through the top 100 best seller list (you can see it on the right hand side of the screen when you're at the Kindle books main page) to see if there are any books on special offer there. Hope that helps! Thanks for the tip Quote
muggle not Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) I don't know how long this one will last, but The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is only 20p on amazon http://www.amazon.co...k_PY9nE.0BBZ556 Thanks Michelle. LOL, I tried to order from Amazon.UK but Amazon wouldn't permit (as I suspected). Anyhow, it was worth the try. I did order the book from Amazon (U.S.) but had to pay $8.63, which really isn't that much. The book sounds very good and I am pretty sure I will enjoy it. Edited: I just learned a lesson. I read Poppy's post where she found a book for sale on Amazon, and, I thought why don't I do that. So, I found the books on sale and bought "Water for Elephants" for $1.99. Then I go to our library and see where I could have gotten it for free. From now on any I book that I see on Amazon, I will first try the library. Edited December 29, 2012 by muggle not Quote
Star Posted December 29, 2012 Posted December 29, 2012 (edited) Amazon have regular Kindle sales, usually 12 days of Kindle at Christmas, then there's often a spring, summer and autumn sale as well, so that's four big sales per year. Plus, there is the Daily Deal offer, where one (or more) books is significantly reduced - usually to between 99p and £1.99 - but for one day only from midnight to midnight, so it means you have to check it on a daily basis to make sure you don't miss out on a bargain on your wishlist! In addition to that, some publishers will put some of their own books at a special offer price, but these can be trickier to find, although if they're a real bargain, they often show up in the best seller lists, as people spread the word and they sell lots more copies. I often go through the top 100 best seller list (you can see it on the right hand side of the screen when you're at the Kindle books main page) to see if there are any books on special offer there. Hope that helps! Only just seen this. Thanks so much. Will remember this YAY sounds good!!!!!!!! Also how do you find these sales you mention? I've seen the 12 days of kindle it pops up on my main shopping page when I go to my book shop app. Is it the same for the other sales or do you have to go looking for them? Edited December 29, 2012 by Star Quote
chesilbeach Posted December 30, 2012 Posted December 30, 2012 The sales are always promoted on the Kindle main page, so you shouldn't need to look too far If you're on Twitter, you could also follow @KindleUK and they'll post links to the sales and special offers as well. Quote
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