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I see a price of $31.47

I see $31.99 in Australia. The interesting thing though is that the link has a referral code in it. Maybe the submitter is trying to make some money on it with some bait and switch ?

I see $31.99 in Australia too... This is making me rage a little inside. It's a DIGITAL BOOK Amazon. DIGITAL. Bits. I know it's a little bit further to Australia but for the love of...

Amazon is like the Harvey Two-Face -- half amazing and half frustrating. I have a Kindle Fire in Australia, but as Australia isn't an official country yet, Amazon Market doesn't work. And by doesn't work I mean I can't even download free applications without an American credit card. Amazon support know this and just apologise.

When friends ask me about the Kindle Fire in Australia, I won't say good stuff about it. When it finally is released here, do you think they'll be it? No. They'll remember I said it was annoying for some reason. The reason doesn't matter. Bad is bad so they'll decide, many moons ago, that they're not getting it.

Amazon in Australia are horrible. For many, many reasons[1].

[1]: Amazon Affiliate program pays out by gift certificate or check to Australia -- http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/11/29/an-open-letter...

I'd be pretty surprised if Amazon were responsible for this particular pricing. You're probably better of directing your rage at the publisher.

Not really a bait and switch but yeah I imagine they are trying to do just that. The referral code sets a cookie that lasts for anything that you buy for 24hrs from amazon.

$4.99 in South Africa. I also spotted the referral code, which I didn't think anyone would try on HN. Oh well, bought.

No bait and switch intended. I guess the $2.99 price isn't available everywhere. It worked for me in the US.

Why include the referral code?

Why not?

I just bought a copy for $2.99, so it's not really a bait and switch.

As somebody else mentioned the referral code lasts for 24 hours.

It was reporting a price of $31.47 for me in Canada as well. I jumped on a US proxy and saw $2.99, then attempted to purchase. It wouldn't let me, and suggested I change the country associated with my Kindle application.

I changed the address to a US one, and the purchase went through. One of the positives of living in a border city with multiple shipping addresses, I guess.

Are you looking at the Kindle version? Are you in the US? Might be a US-only price.

Yep, US$31.99 here in Australia. I was going to re-buy it (I already have a hard copy), but I'll be damned if I'm going to at that price. Regional pricing is such a scam.

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