Ideas, Opinions, Genealogy, and Book Reviews
I had just finished with my review of Chris Culver’s new book when I followed my own link to Amazon. First I noticed that the Kindle edition of that book was significantly less than cost of the paperback.
Then I went to Chris Culver’s page
I understand that Amazon frequently changes prices so this might not be true when you get there. But it is certainly worth a look if you are interested in saving with the Kindle edition.
Given the unpleasant aspects of the Amazon-Hachette Feud and the resulting consumer problems with delays buying books by many best selling authors published by Hachette you’d think consumers would be finding alternatives to Amazon and competitors would use this as an opportunity to increase sales.
You would think internet competitors such as Barnes and Noble or local independent book stores would advertise that they stock and can deliver Hachette titles.
For example, Michael Connelly has a thriller featuring Detective Harry Bosch which is available for pre-order. I am on their mailing list and did get an email about the pre-order but there was no mention of the Amazon-Hachette dispute and how Barnes and Noble had no problem with delivery of Hachette titles.
James Patterson and David Baldacci currently have best sellers and are published by Hachette. Thousands of titles are published by Hachette. Is this not a tremendous business opportunity for Barnes and Noble, other internet competitors, and your local independent book store?
I previously mentioned my experience with Amazon Prime in a post which seemed only appropriate since I have it mentioned in my sidebar.
I did renew for 1 year. I buy enough things off Amazon than I figure the 2 day free shipping alone will be worth it. I have borrowed a Kindle book for free and that works fine but they could have more choices and make it a bit easier.
I have tried the video streaming several times and that is easy and works well. I have watched several videos including season 1 of The Americans and am in the process of watching season 1 of Orphan Black.
I think it is a fantastic deal.
This morning I received an email asking me to confirm my Amazon account because of suspicious activity. The email said it was from Amazon.com but the address said e-server.com rather than Amazon.com.
The confirmation link did not point to Amazon. I thought this was a phishing email and Amazon confirmed it when I contacted them (not using the link in the email, of course).
So if you get something similar, do not click on the link in the email.. Continue reading “Phishing email says Amazon.com but it is NOT”
Just a short note today as I was totally surprised by this. I was looking a something else entirely on Amazon.com. I often buy books there but also a variety of other items.
Today I was looking and noticed they had a credit card category and wondered about it. So I looked and saw a sort of one stop credit card center which lists a variety of cards and their features, including customer reviews on some cards. Easy to look by type of card or various features including type of reward (if any). I prefer cash rewards but others may prefer travel rewards or points toward various gifts. Some cards include an Amazon gift card.
If your in the market for a credit card or even thinking that a rewards card might be useful, have a look at the Amazon credit card page