The Myth of the Kindle's "Standard" $9.99 Price and the ABCs of Kindle Store Pricing

Kindle 2 Links and Shortcuts: The Myth of the Kindle's "Standard" $9.99 Price and the ABCs of Kindle Store Pricing

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• As Kindle spokesperson Cynthia Portugal told the Associated Press for an August 2009 article on the popularity of free books in the Kindle Store: "We work hard to provide customers with the best value possible and pass savings on to them whenever possible."
• Pressure by Kindle owners in forms such as the $9.99 Kindle Store price boycott that gathered some momentum in 2009, in which Kindle customers tried to steer business away from Kindle books priced above $9.99. See http://bit.ly/999KindlePriceBoycott.
• Read the article on the $9.99 Kindle Price Boycott and find more links at http://bit.ly/999KindlePriceBoycott, and consider participating.
• Sign up for Kindle Store price alerts at Zoo Alert so that you can time your Kindle book purchases to get the best prices.