Archive for August 31st, 2010
Free Books from Kaplan at the iBookstore no comments
Kaplan Publishing is letting students try some of its books for free until September 6, 2010. There are 21 free prep guides and study aids offered through the program at the iBookstore:
- Kaplan ACT Strategies for Super Busy Students
- Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Dictionary
- Sharp Vocab
- Sharp Writing
- Kaplan Portable GMAT
- Kaplan Portable GRE Exam
- Kaplan PMBR: Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE)
- Kaplan PMBR Finals: Constitutional Law
- Kaplan MCAT Organic Chemistry Review
- Kaplan MCAT Biology Review
- Kaplan NCLEX-RN 2010 -2011 Edition
- Kaplan CCRN
- Kaplan101 Algebra Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 ASVAB Practice Questions
- Kaplan101 GRE Quantitative Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 GRE Verbal Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 MAT Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 PSAT/SAT Critical Reading Practice Questions
- Kaplan101 Biology Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 SAT/PSAT Writing Practice Questions
- Kaplan 101 GMAT Verbal Practice Question
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Borders News no comments
Borders is in the news today, and not all of it is good. Borders will be closing its King Street store in San Francisco. This at the same time as Barnes & Noble is closing its landmark store near Lincoln Center in New York City.
Both bookstore chains are struggling, though Barnes & Noble looks to be much more likely to survive. Just as the bookstore chains put many small independent bookstores out of business in the past, they themselves are now under pressure from online booksellers.
Even as bookselling chains move to digital sales they are faced with another conundrum – what to do with empty floor and
shelf space as they carry fewer physical books? Indigo Books has said it would be filling its empty shelves with trinkets. Borders is now said to be planning on replacing some of its children’s book sections with Build-a-Bear kits. These are kits for children to build and personalize their own stuffed animals. I’m not so sure that Borders’ salvation lies in becoming the next dime store chain.
Borders also announced today that it is launching a new paid “Borders Rewards Plus” loyalty program. Borders customers can now choose from a free rewards program or a paid program which costs $20 per year and offers savings on most merchandise as well as free shipping on virtually all online orders.
- Members of the free, enhanced program will receive 30 percent off the list price of hardcover bestsellers and free shipping on online orders of $25 or more.
- Members of the Borders Rewards Plus program will receive 40 percent off the list price of hardcover bestsellers, 20 percent off the list price of select hardcovers, 10 percent off the purchase price of most everything else — and free shipping on virtually all online orders.
As with Barnes & Noble’s loyalty program, the discounts do not apply to ereaders or other electronics, although it appears that you can take discounts off of some ebooks at Borders, which you cannot do with the Barnes & Noble Membership Program.
To promote the new program, Borders is offering double “Borders Bucks” to members on their purchases through September 6, 2010. Borders is also offering an additional discount to teachers:
As part of its longstanding commitment to supporting educators, Borders has made its Rewards program more teacher-friendly. Upon the program’s launch, teachers who are currently Rewards members will receive a personal shopping day where they will enjoy a 10 percent discount off the purchase price on top of the 25 percent discount they already receive on eligible items. In addition, beginning Oct. 1, parents, friends and families can donate Borders Bucks they’ve accrued to their favorite teacher. The teacher can then use the donation to buy classroom supplies.
Borders has also lowered the prices of some of the ereaders that it carries. The Kobo eReader is still $149.99, but it comes with a $20 gift card, which effectively lowers its price to $129.99. Still not a good deal at this price when compared to the Kindle 3 in my book. Borders is also selling the Aluratek Libre for $119.99, the Sony Touch for $139.99 and the Sony Pocket Edition for $119.99. Borders will also be carrying the Cruz Tablet and Reader from Velocity Micro.
UPDATE: Borders has lowered the price of the Kobo eReader to $129.99 without the gift card. The Aluratek Libre has also been lowered to $99.99.
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Staples to Carry Kindle 2 comments
Beginning this fall Amazon’s Kindle ereaders
will be available at Staples. Staples announced today that it will be carrying all three of the new Kindle models, including the Kindle DX.
Having its NOOK ereader in stores where customers can actually try it out before buying has been one of the advantages Barnes & Noble has had. Target also sells the Kindle, but from what I’ve seen doesn’t do a very good job of marketing it.
