Behind The Sun by Deborah Challinor

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 23.59 NZD – New Zealand Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: New Zealand
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments:

Agent: Unknown

It Had To Be You by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase:
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available digitally in region
Price of Lost Sale: 0.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: Australia
What you did instead: Other Looked for other authors who do make their books available to me.

Comments: Not only is this unavailable at the current ‘special’ price, it’s not available at all! SEP is a favourite of mine but if I can’t buy her ebooks ahe’ll be just another author I used to read. I’d rather support authors who don’t have geographical restrictions on their work.

Agent: Unknown

The Lady Risks It All by Stephanie Laurens

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 21.79 NZD – New Zealand Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: New Zealand
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: Over-priced. Won’t buy an eBook at this price

Agent: Unknown

Holly Lane by Toni Blake

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase:
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available digitally in region
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 AUD – Australian Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: Australia
What you did instead: Bought a different book

Comments:

Agent: Unknown

Chocolate wishes by Tricia Ashley

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Waterstones UK
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available digitally in region
Price of Lost Sale: 3.99 GBP – British Pound
Country of Lost Sale: France
What you did instead: Other Tried to sell e book reader on ebay

Comments: Im british living (temp) in france and usually get my books on the sony e reader but now cannot buy legit any more because of publishing rights?

If you want a cheap e reader e mail me. It no good for me any more.

Agent: Unknown

The Perfect Wife by Victoria Alexander

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: BoB/Kobo/Diesel/ARe
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Read fan fiction or a different book

Comments: The price of the e-book is $2 higher than at Target. Add in the fact I can’t lend it to someone else and it makes sense not to pay more for the e-book. I’m e only these days and will have to miss out on this one. Too bad, Victoria Alexander has always been a favorite of mine.

Agent: Unknown

Nightfire by Lisa Marie Rice

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo/BoB/Diesel
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 9.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: $9.99 for an e-book is just too much. I know it is a trade size book, but I still think this is excessive for a book I can’t share.

Agent: Unknown

Hotter Than Wildfire by Lisa Marie Rice

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo/Bob/Diesel
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 9.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: $9.99 for an e-book is just too much. I know it is a trade size book, but I still think this is excessive for a book I can’t share.

Agent: Unknown

Gifts of Love by Kay Hooper

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a used copy

Comments: Publisher and author lost this sale because:

1. I refuse to buy this ebook because it’s priced the same as the print book.

2. This book is published by HarperCollins… who limits the number of times their library ebooks can be borrowed at a ridiculously low amount.

Agent: Unknown

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: LibraryBIN.org
Reason for Lost Sale: Other HC’s library policy
Price of Lost Sale: 3.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Borrowed a book from the library

Comments: My book club at the Sony Reader Forum voted this book as its Book of the Month Read. I normally buy the book each month, but this one is published by HarperCollins. I’m boycotting them until they lift their ridiculously restrictive 26 loans per ebook library license policy. So I am on a waitlist to borrow the audiobook instead of giving my money to HC.

Agent: Unknown

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available in preferred digital format
Price of Lost Sale: 10.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: There is no ordinary Kindle version for this, only a version with “enhanced content.” This means I can’t read it on my Kindle. I can’t even SAMPLE it. How am I supposed to find out if I want the book?

Agent: Unknown

Into the Crossfire by Lisa Marie Rice

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: B&N
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 9.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: The digital edition is $2.00 more than the paperback.

Agent: Unknown

In Pursuit Of Eliza Cynster by Stephanie Laurens

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 21.09 NZD – New Zealand Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: New Zealand
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: overpriced! Must be the UK edition, they are always much more expensive than the UK editions.

Agent: Unknown

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Barnes & Noble
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Borrowed a book from the library

Comments:

Agent: Unknown

Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Borrowed a book from the library

Comments: I’ve loved almost all of the books by Kleypas that I’ve read so far. I would love to purchase them all for my kindle. However, I refuse to buy ebooks that are priced the same as print books. The only time I broke that rule and bought an ebook that cost the same price as MMPB, it was littered with so many errors that I refuse to take the chance that this will occur again. I kept getting distracted and couldn’t fully enjoy the book.

P.S. The book that I’m referring to with all the errors was another book by Kleypas and published by HarperCollins.

Agent: Unknown

Viscount Breckinridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 21.09 NZD – New Zealand Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: New Zealand
What you did instead: Bought a different book

Comments: Overpriced!

Agent: Unknown

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase:
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available digitally in region
Price of Lost Sale: 0.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: Australia
What you did instead: Read fan fiction or a different book

Comments:

Agent: Unknown

Because You’re Mine by Lisa Kleypas

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a used copy

Comments: No sale to the publisher and author because the ebook (that I can’t l lend, resell, donate, has DRM, and don’t really ‘own’) is priced the same as the print version.

Agent: Unknown

It Happened One Autumn by Lisa Kleypas

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a used copy

Comments: No sale to the publisher and author because the ebook (that I can’t l lend, resell, donate, has DRM, and don’t really ‘own’) is priced the same as the print version.

Agent: Unknown

Loved by a Warrior by Donna Fletcher

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Diesel/Kobo/Books on Board
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a different book

Comments: And another one bites the dust.

Agent: Unknown

She Went All The Way by Meg Cabo

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: amazon
Reason for Lost Sale: Other Agency Publisher
Price of Lost Sale: 4.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: I have a used copy of this book and I know I’ll reread this book because I loved it so much. When I saw that the kindle version was priced at $4.99, I got excited and considered buying it to read on my kindle at the beach (the perfect summer read). However, I then noticed it was from an Agency publisher. I’m so sick of the Agency publishers and their refusal to listen to their customers or even attempt to remain competitive in today’s market… so no sale from me.

Agent: Unknown

Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Kobo/Books on Board/Diesel
Reason for Lost Sale: Price
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a different book

Comments: The Agency publishers are driving me to buy more and more books from small e-publishers. Another one priced higher for the digital version than the paper. Why would I pay $2 more for a book I can’t let my mom, sister, and aunt read.

Agent: Unknown

Before I Go To Sleep: A Novel by S.J. Watson

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase:
Reason for Lost Sale: Other I won’t buy from HarperCollins until they remove the ridiculous 26 loan restriction on library loans
Price of Lost Sale: 12.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: United States
What you did instead: Bought a different book

Comments: I refuse to support a publisher that has such poor support for libraries. Libraries create readers, readers buy from publishers. HC has cut off its nose to spite its face.

Agent: Unknown

Midnight’s Wild Passion by Anna Campbell

Preferred format: Digital
Attempted place of purchase: Books on Board (restricted), Kobo (unavailable for NZ buyers)
Reason for Lost Sale: Not available digitally in region
Price of Lost Sale: 7.99 USD – US Dollar
Country of Lost Sale: New Zealand
What you did instead: Surfed the web

Comments: No longer following this author. Given up trying to buy eBooks from authors and publishers who don’t want my money.

Agent: Unknown