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Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Re: Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Post by chollida1 »

matthewlmcclure wrote: post #18
goochtek wrote: post #4

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I see $31.99 in Australia. The interesting thing though is that the link has a referral code in it. Maybe the submitter is trying to make some money on it with some bait and switch ?

No bait and switch intended. I guess the $2.99 price isn't available everywhere. It worked for me in the US.

Why include the referral code?

Re: Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Post by nandemo »

davidwparker wrote: post #38
jmduke wrote: post #21

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I have this amazing dream of a facility where I can bring in boxes of books and they hand me back a USB drive filled with pdf copies of those books. I don't know how or when that would happen, but it would be glorious.

snapbook in Japan does basically that. You pay 100 yen and send them a book and they send you back a pdf. http://snapbook.jp/

Thanks for the tip. 100 yen per book is pretty cheap.

Re: Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Post by chanux »

djt wrote: post #43

PG could you please change the title to reflect its only $2.99 in the US? Im in OZ and it's $31.99

I bought 2 copies for $2.99. A friend in .ca told me he sees $31.99. I went there to gift him one. It was $4.99 by then. Gifted it anyway because it's was the best deal I ever had (It's worth the original price but it's a bit too far for me).

I have a Kindle connected to my account (My friend didn't) and I have a US address listed (I'm Sri Lankan).

Re: Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Post by brc »

jacques_chester wrote: post #44
djt wrote: post #43

PG could you please change the title to reflect its only $2.99 in the US? Im in OZ and it's $31.99

I wonder if this is yet another example of Australian readers being shafted by parallel importation laws, so that Tim Winton can make a few extra bucks.

Tim Winton or his lame publishers?

The sooner the Australian publishing + bookselling industry dies, the sooner a newer, better model can arise from it's twitching corpse.

Re: Kindle Edition of The Pragmatic Programmer for $2.99

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Post by brc »

lookatpete wrote: post #27
jmduke wrote: post #21

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I have this amazing dream of a facility where I can bring in boxes of books and they hand me back a USB drive filled with pdf copies of those books. I don't know how or when that would happen, but it would be glorious.

http://1dollarscan.com/index.php Haven't used them, but it might be worth a shot

After a quick scan, it looked like you have to use their own reader? Surely not?
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