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I came away from this confused thinking some Kindle versions of books were now cheaper. Amazon is horrible at explaining what things are supposed to do. Every
by pdenya 13y ago
I came away from this confused thinking some Kindle versions of books were now cheaper.
Amazon is horrible at explaining what things are supposed to do. Every product landing page I've seen from them is confusing, especially all of their cloud services.
- StavrosK 13y agoWhat is it? I can't find an explanation.
- mrtron 13y agoIt appears like for physical books you buy - you will be able to get the digital version cheap or free. It is an extremely unclear landing page.
- dpcx 13y agoReally? >>> For thousands of qualifying books, your past, present, and future print-edition purchases will soon allow you to buy the Kindle edition for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free. That seems pretty clear to me.
- mrtron 13y agoThe design makes that sentence non-obvious to be the primary description. Additionally the sentence is difficult to scan.
- uptown 13y agoI get it - but it could be clearer. Essentially, if you've ever bought print editions of books from Amazon, many of the Kindle versions of those books you previously purchased will be offered specifically to you for free or a small charge below $3 if you're interested in adding the digital version to your collection.
- BryanB55 13y agoyeah, I had a hard time figuring out what it was until I read the comments here.
- bornhuetter 13y agoReally? You must have missed the explanation right there in the middle of the page, underneath the title and picture: Introducing Kindle MatchBook For thousands of qualifying books, your past, present, and future print-edition purchases will soon allow you to buy the Kindle edition for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free. I'm not sure how they could have stated that any more clearly.
- pdenya 13y ago"For thousands of qualifying books, your past, present, and future print-edition purchases" is difficult to parse. It reads like list(4) instead of statement, list(3). It sounds as if you don't need to purchase print editions to get certain qualifying books cheaply on kindle. I'm glad you found it clear and straightforward but a glance through the comments here shows that several other people were also confused.
- Havoc 13y agoIts OK I suppose. The "future print edition" part was vaguely confusing to me given that I'm bombarded with offers for pre-orders regularly. Depending on your initial interpretation it can be either clear or somewhat confusing.
- loteck 13y agoWith Kindle MatchBook, you'll be offered discounted or free e-books to go along with books you already own through Amazon. Check out AutoRip, our similar service for Music!
- myoung8 13y agoWhen you buy a qualifying print-edition book from Amazon you can get the Kindle edition on Matchbook for $2.99, $1.99, $0.99, or free.* * Applies to past, present, and future purchases.
- raldi 13y agoWell, how do I find out which books are eligible, and at what price? Is it available now or coming soon? How do I sign up? Do the books have to be ones I bought through Amazon, or can I like take a picture or something of a book I got at a garage sale?
- cbr 13y agoThe explanation that matters is the one offered to people when they're considering the ebook purchase. I bet Amazon will get that one right.