E-Book Pricing Alerts
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This reminds me, does anyone know why the Search for Spock book isn't available as an e-book. The First Contact and Wrath of Khan ones are, but not the Search for Spock.
I actually prefer reading this kind of stuff on my tablet and phone, it's a lot less cumbersome than the hardcovers, you can get the double page images without them being split in the middle, and you can zoom in if you want to take a closer look at something.
Although the First Contact one seemed to have had the ebook published at the same time as the hardcover, the Wrath of Khan ebook seems to have been released almost 8 months after the hardcover was (Sept 5, 2023 vs. Apr 30, 2024). So I expect you will probably see the ebook version for The Search for Spock one come out late April/early May next year.
99 cents in the U.S. as far as I can see…
TOS: The More Things Change
DS9: Rising Son
DS9: The Collectors
And $1.99…
DS9: A Stitch in Time
STO: The Needs of the Many
TNG: Articles of the Federation
TNG: Genesis Wave, Books 1 through 3
TNG: Ghost Ship
TNG: Strike Zone
TOS: Child of Two Worlds
TOS: Troublesome Minds
ENT: Beneath the Raptor’s Wing
ENT: The Expanse
PIC: Second Self
The Dominion War, Books 1-3
TITAN: Synthesis
TITAN: Absent Enemies
TOS: The More Things Change
DS9: Rising Son
DS9: The Collectors
And $1.99…
DS9: A Stitch in Time
STO: The Needs of the Many
TNG: Articles of the Federation
TNG: Genesis Wave, Books 1 through 3
TNG: Ghost Ship
TNG: Strike Zone
TOS: Child of Two Worlds
TOS: Troublesome Minds
ENT: Beneath the Raptor’s Wing
ENT: The Expanse
PIC: Second Self
The Dominion War, Books 1-3
TITAN: Synthesis
TITAN: Absent Enemies
I'm sad that the Canada and US sales are out of sync now. From amazon.ca this is what I am seeing right now (only Pocket books, I use "pocket" as a filter to get rid of books Amazon wants me to look at that are not Star Trek at all):
$0.99 CAD:
DS9: Avatar 1 and 2 (permanent sale)
SCE: Blackout
SCE: Invincible Book 1
SCE: Paradise Interrupted
SCE: The Demon Book 1
SCE: Troubleshooting
TNG: Slings and Arrows 3
I'm not sure if the SCE titles are permanent sales now, they seem to have been on sale for a couple of months now.
$1.99 CAD:
DS9: A Stitch in Time
DS9: Day of Honor 2 Armageddon Sky
DS9: Far Beyond the Stars (novelization)
DS9: The Laertian Gamble
DS9: Rebels 2: The Courageous
The Art of Star Trek
TNG: Genesis Wave 1-3 (but no Genesis Force, it is $18.99)
TNG: Nemesis (novelization)
TNG/DS9: Dominion War 1-3 (but no 4, it is $8.99)
TOS: Child of Two Worlds
TOS: Faces of Fire
TOS: Troublesome Minds
VOY: Captain Proton
Again, some of these seem to be on sale for more than a month at a time and may be permanent sales.
I wish Titan: Sword of Damocles had gone on sale in Canada, it's the one Titan book I don't have for Kindle and it sells here for $19.99. I see some of the older titles have gone up to as much as $29.99 for the Kindle versions as well which is some whimsical pricing.
$0.99 CAD:
DS9: Avatar 1 and 2 (permanent sale)
SCE: Blackout
SCE: Invincible Book 1
SCE: Paradise Interrupted
SCE: The Demon Book 1
SCE: Troubleshooting
TNG: Slings and Arrows 3
I'm not sure if the SCE titles are permanent sales now, they seem to have been on sale for a couple of months now.
$1.99 CAD:
DS9: A Stitch in Time
DS9: Day of Honor 2 Armageddon Sky
DS9: Far Beyond the Stars (novelization)
DS9: The Laertian Gamble
DS9: Rebels 2: The Courageous
The Art of Star Trek
TNG: Genesis Wave 1-3 (but no Genesis Force, it is $18.99)
TNG: Nemesis (novelization)
TNG/DS9: Dominion War 1-3 (but no 4, it is $8.99)
TOS: Child of Two Worlds
TOS: Faces of Fire
TOS: Troublesome Minds
VOY: Captain Proton
Again, some of these seem to be on sale for more than a month at a time and may be permanent sales.
I wish Titan: Sword of Damocles had gone on sale in Canada, it's the one Titan book I don't have for Kindle and it sells here for $19.99. I see some of the older titles have gone up to as much as $29.99 for the Kindle versions as well which is some whimsical pricing.
You and me both...
The sales from June never came off sale at the end of June. You can see the list here. I try to exclude those ones when I list the sales for the new month. I imagine that if they ever get repeated on a monthly sale, they will end up going off sale at the end of that month, just like the December 2022 "permanent" sale books have... I think Avatar Books 1 & 2 might be the only two now left from that group?
Some of the presumed November deals are now available for 99p in the UK:
TOS
To Reign in Hell - The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox
Excelsior - Forged in Fire by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
Seasons of Light and Darkness by Michael A. Martin
Gateways Book One - One Small Step by Susan Wright
TNG
Section 31 - Rogue by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Section 31
Disavowed by David Mack
Challenger
Gateways Book Two - Chainmail by Diane Carey
TOS
To Reign in Hell - The Exile of Khan Noonien Singh by Greg Cox
Excelsior - Forged in Fire by Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels
Seasons of Light and Darkness by Michael A. Martin
Gateways Book One - One Small Step by Susan Wright
TNG
Section 31 - Rogue by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Section 31
Disavowed by David Mack
Challenger
Gateways Book Two - Chainmail by Diane Carey
So for my fellow Canadians, this appears to be the list for us this month:
TOS #15: Corona
TOS: Seasons of Light and Darkness
TOS: Section 31: Cloak
TNG: Section 31: Rogue
DS9: Section 31: Abyss
VOY: Section 31: Shadow
Section 31: Disavowed
So one-third of the 21 titles on the US list. I already have all the ones on the Canadian list, and even on the US list, the only one that seems to be new is ENT: Shockwave. So I guess I'm not as bothered by that as I was in some of the previous months.
TOS #15: Corona
TOS: Seasons of Light and Darkness
TOS: Section 31: Cloak
TNG: Section 31: Rogue
DS9: Section 31: Abyss
VOY: Section 31: Shadow
Section 31: Disavowed
So one-third of the 21 titles on the US list. I already have all the ones on the Canadian list, and even on the US list, the only one that seems to be new is ENT: Shockwave. So I guess I'm not as bothered by that as I was in some of the previous months.
The December deals are up on Amazon UK for 99p
TOS
Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno
Savage Trade by Tony Daniel
TNG
Rogue Saucer by John Vornholt
Into the Nebula by Gene DeWeese
DS9
Ascendance by David R. George III
Section 31
Control by David Mack
I can also see the US deals are up on this page:
In addition to the above there are for $1.99:
TOS
No Time Like the Past by Greg Cox
Time for Yesterday by A.C. Crispin
Ishmael by Barbara Hambly
The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane
Spock’s World by Diane Duane
The Joy Machine by James Gunn
Dwellers in the Crucible by Margaret Wander Bonanno
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyre
Academy - Collision Course by William Shatner and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
TNG
Vendetta by Peter David
The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin
Masks by John Vornholt
DS9
Day of Honor - Armageddon Sky by L.A. Graf
Enterprise
Daedalus’s Children by Dave Stern
Kelvin
Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster
Strange New Worlds
Toward the Night by James Swallow
Titan
Orion’s Hounds by Christopher L. Bennett
The Red King by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Destiny
Lost Souls by David Mack
Myriad Universes
Echoes and Reflections by Geoff Trowbridge, Keith R.A. DeCandido and Chris Roberson
TOS
Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno
Savage Trade by Tony Daniel
TNG
Rogue Saucer by John Vornholt
Into the Nebula by Gene DeWeese
DS9
Ascendance by David R. George III
Section 31
Control by David Mack
I can also see the US deals are up on this page:
In addition to the above there are for $1.99:
TOS
No Time Like the Past by Greg Cox
Time for Yesterday by A.C. Crispin
Ishmael by Barbara Hambly
The Wounded Sky by Diane Duane
Spock’s World by Diane Duane
The Joy Machine by James Gunn
Dwellers in the Crucible by Margaret Wander Bonanno
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock by Vonda N. McIntyre
Academy - Collision Course by William Shatner and Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
TNG
Vendetta by Peter David
The Eyes of the Beholders by A.C. Crispin
Masks by John Vornholt
DS9
Day of Honor - Armageddon Sky by L.A. Graf
Enterprise
Daedalus’s Children by Dave Stern
Kelvin
Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster
Strange New Worlds
Toward the Night by James Swallow
Titan
Orion’s Hounds by Christopher L. Bennett
The Red King by Andy Mangels and Michael A. Martin
Destiny
Lost Souls by David Mack
Myriad Universes
Echoes and Reflections by Geoff Trowbridge, Keith R.A. DeCandido and Chris Roberson
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I was so happy to re-read this and find that I loved it at least as much as I did in 1987.
This appears to be the list for Canada this month:
TOS #13: The Wounded Sky
TOS #23: Ishmael
TOS #25: Dwellers in the Crucible
TOS #80: The Joy Machine
TOS: Savage Trade
TOS: Strangers from the Sky
TNG #7: Masks
TNG #13: The Eyes of the Beholders
TNG #36: Into the Nebula
TNG #39: Rogue Saucer
DS9: Ascendance
Section 31: Control
So basically nothing new that hasn't been offered before. In fact, I believe we have been on a reduced list from what the US has for half a year now, and in that time, I don't think there has been a single deal available in Canada that hadn't been offered previously. It's like they don't want my money. (Or more likely, they want me to pay full price, but for me the ebook versions are only a supplement to the print versions I already have, so there's no way I'm going to buy them at full price.) I don't want to sound ungrateful, because at least we are still getting deals, and I'm sure these are helpful to those who didn't pick them up when they were offered previously, but... it's been six months. It would be nice to get something new.
The ones that hurt this month are the newish SNW: Toward the Night and Academy: Collision Course, both which are on sale in the US but have never been on sale here.
TOS #13: The Wounded Sky
TOS #23: Ishmael
TOS #25: Dwellers in the Crucible
TOS #80: The Joy Machine
TOS: Savage Trade
TOS: Strangers from the Sky
TNG #7: Masks
TNG #13: The Eyes of the Beholders
TNG #36: Into the Nebula
TNG #39: Rogue Saucer
DS9: Ascendance
Section 31: Control
So basically nothing new that hasn't been offered before. In fact, I believe we have been on a reduced list from what the US has for half a year now, and in that time, I don't think there has been a single deal available in Canada that hadn't been offered previously. It's like they don't want my money. (Or more likely, they want me to pay full price, but for me the ebook versions are only a supplement to the print versions I already have, so there's no way I'm going to buy them at full price.) I don't want to sound ungrateful, because at least we are still getting deals, and I'm sure these are helpful to those who didn't pick them up when they were offered previously, but... it's been six months. It would be nice to get something new.
The ones that hurt this month are the newish SNW: Toward the Night and Academy: Collision Course, both which are on sale in the US but have never been on sale here.
I’m beginning to believe Harm’s Way is simply immune to sales.