Re:Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to ...
by MrGilbert on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:12AM
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Another German here. I don’t know… Buchpreisbindung sucks when it comes to eBooks. It would be awesome if you could get the eBook at a reduced price if you have the physical copy.
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Re:Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to ...
by wink on Monday October 10, 2022 @09:40AM
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Isn't that 100% on the authors/publishers? Such deals exist, bundling the ebook version for technical books. Might be misremembering, but some authors (of tech books, fwiw) always were happy for that feature. But then again they usually don't live off the royalties, but are developers/consultants anyway.
Re:Show HN: I built a site that finds the cheapest place to ...
by mynameisvlad on Monday October 10, 2022 @11:24AM
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Amazon did this for a bit with some of their physical books, especially if bought from their retail stores. Looks like they shuttered this system in 2019: https://the-digital-reader.com/2019/09/30/amazon-is-shutting...
They do offer a discounted Audible book if you own the eBook: https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/matchmaker