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Book Prices Around the World

10 December 2006 No Comment

Amazon.com Mashups on Amazon
My book Amazon.com Mashups launches in less than a month and websites/stores all over the world are beginning to list it. I compiled the following list of the different prices and websites. Just for kicks I converted the local price to USD for comparison. It’s interesting that the although the Euro is a stronger currency with more buying power, the price of the book is inflated so as to cancel out this savings. As a result you end up paying significantly more than in the USD market. I have known this for many years but perhaps this is the most it’s ever resonated with me, for obvious reasons.

Ireland
Easons – €29.79 (Euros)[LINK] about $39.34 USD

United States – MSRP is $29.99 (about £15.34 GBP or 22.7 Euros)
Buy.com $29.99 – $18.61 [LINK] save 38%
Amazon $29.99 – $19.79 [LINK] save 34%
BookPool – $19.95 [LINK] save 33%
Barnes and Noble – $23.99 [LINK] save 20%
Wrox – $29.99 – [LINK]

The United Kingdom – MSRP is £19.99 GBP ($39 USD)
Amazon – £13.81 (GBP) [LINK]
The Register – £11.99 (GBP) [LINK]  about $23.99 USD, save 40%
Computer Books – £16.99 (GBP) [LINK] about $33.21 USD, save 15%
WaterStones – £19.99 (GBP) [LINK]  about $39 USD

And on to the World Tour…
Norway - BookWorld 298kr (NOK) [LINK] about $48.50 USD!!!
Australia - Wiley $44.95 (AUS) [LINK] about $35 USD
Japan - Amazon 3,100Yen (JPY)[LINK] about $26.65 USD (save 15% vs local currency)
Canada - Amazon $22.67 (CDN) [LINK] about $19.72 USD
France & Europe – Amazon €23.96 (Euros) [LINK] about $31.64 USD

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