New Star Trek $1.99 eBook Deals!

Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Avro Arrow, May 3, 2016.

  1. JD

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    The Star Ghost is the first book in the YA series following Jake and Nog. I loved those books when I was a kid.
     
  2. Avro Arrow

    Avro Arrow Vice Admiral Moderator

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    This is interesting...

    According to the StarTrekBooks.com eBook deals page for September, these books are also supposed to be $1.99:

    • Star Trek: The Badlands: Book One, by Susan Wright
    • Star Trek: The Badlands: Book Two, by Susan Wright
    • Star Trek: TNG: The Genesis Wave: Book One, by John Vornholt
    • Star Trek: TNG: The Genesis Wave: Book Two, by John Vornholt
    • Star Trek: TNG: The Genesis Wave: Book Three, by John Vornholt
    And yet none of those are currently listed as $1.99 on the Canadian Kobo Store, nor Amazon.ca.
     
  3. Thrawn

    Thrawn Rear Admiral Premium Member

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    This is not a great month. Tons of options, but most of them kind of suck.
     
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  4. STMSTS

    STMSTS Lieutenant Junior Grade Red Shirt

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    Actually, I noticed a quirk last month with that page. It listed the Voyager Dark Matters trilogy for a day or two, but the prices didn't drop to $1.99, and after a day or two they were gone from the list.
     
  5. JD

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    At least they do have some TOS stuff in there now.
    Hmm, I have the first TNG Domion War book, and the first Badlands book, I wonder if I should pick up the second ones. I've actually had them since they first came out but never read beyond the first chapter or two of each.
     
  6. DeepSpaceYorks

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    Badlands is solid but unremarkable, the very definition of average.
     
  7. JD

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    I think I've seen similar reactions to those ones around here in the past.
    I actually just added the DW and TB books to my bookcase where I keep stuff I plan on reading. It seems like now might be a good time to give them another try. I already own them, so I might as well read them.
     
  8. JoeP

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    October deals aren't up yet; just delayed, or were they just offering them until the anniversary month?
     
  9. Defcon

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    I have just changed september to october in the last link and got this:

    http://www.startrekbooks.com/pages/ebookpromooctober

    seems like Slings & Arrows, Terok Nor and Janus Gate will be the October deals
     
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  10. JD

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    Now I'm glad I didn't buy the Slings & Arrows books when I was looking at them earlier this week.
     
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  11. Sto-Vo-Kory

    Sto-Vo-Kory Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    Slings and Arrows?

    Finally!

    :beer:
     
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  12. ryan123450

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    Wow this is what I was hoping would happen during this sale year. Still like buying a full price print omnibus of the series but really a one time only oppurtunity for it not to be outrageously expensive.
     
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  13. Thrawn

    Thrawn Rear Admiral Premium Member

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    Excellent news about Slings & Arrows. I'll finally be able to read them!
     
  14. JoeP

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    Man, I checked that before posting; they must've updated it right after.

    Good selection for the month, but I'm not seeing them on Amazon yet!
     
  15. Defcon

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    The old promotion runs until October 4th, so the new one will probably start on the 5th.
     
  16. JoeP

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    Ahhh, ok. I've never noticed that in other months; it always seemed to me that the new deals were up on the 1st. I even remember one month they were up a few days early!
     
  17. JD

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    Could they have just not updated the prices because it's a weekend?
     
  18. Avro Arrow

    Avro Arrow Vice Admiral Moderator

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    Great find, Defcon! :techman:

    And... Book 1 (only) of the Millennium Trilogy? That's just mean!

    (Note to startrekbooks.com... "The Fall of Terok Nor" is not part of the "Terok Nor" series! ;) )

    Yes! I've been waiting a long time to read this, and it'll be nice to get the entire series for $12, instead of the usual $48! :D
     
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  19. Defcon

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    The cynic in me want's to say that this actually is a good business tactic. "Accidentally" give the people part one of an old trilogy at a reduced price, and if they're hooked they'll buy the other two for the original price.
     
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  20. JoeP

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    I'm seeing the October deals up on Amazon.ca now.

    Go get 'em!