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An Epic WLP Rant About CDN Book Prices

April 19, 2011 in Rants, WLP Wants To Know

For the past two weeks I’ve heard my bosses & co-bloggers talking about the new HBO Series Game of Thrones. I found out through another blogger that this is actually a book series (yeah, outta touch that would be me). So I looked into buying the series, providing I liked the show.   

A Game of Rip-Off's

 

Amazon.Com Price:    

  • List Price: $35.96
  • Sale Price: $19.78

Now lets break this down with shipping:    

  • Standard International Shipping (free)
  • Date Of Arrival: 8 to 16 days
  • Shipping & Handling: $8.95
  • Import Fees: $.99
  • Order Total = $29.75

Now lets do it from the Canadian sites:    

Amazon.ca    

  • List Price: $39.96
  • Sale Price: $31.97
  • Free Shipping ( 2 – 3 day arrival)
  • GST (Canadian Tax) $1.60
  • Total = $33.57

Chapters    

  • List Price: $49.95
  • Member Price: $47.75 (after buying a $35 membership card)
  • Free Shipping (3-9 day arrival)
  • HST (another Canadian Tax) $2.50
  • Total = $52.45

Sony (Canada) E-Reader Price:    

  • Total $35.95

Okay people, do you see my issue? Even better, as of today the Canadian Dollar    

  • 1 CDN Dollar is equal to 1.0419 US

So kindly explain to me the bullshit line I keep hearing that Canadian’s are willing to pay more. No, no I am not. It’s a fact that Canadian’s are paying up to 20% more then American’s are for the same goods.    

Book publishers say prices have been declining since the dollar took flight. Even when the price on the cover remains higher, many retailers and publishers have agreed to charge a discounted price, said Jacqueline Hushion, executive director for external relations at the Canadian Publishers’ Council. – Full Article Here    

My booty they are, as someone who buys books regularly, I know that statement for the load of poop it is. Nice try though.  

Chapters doesn’t discount anything unless you buy their membership card which has went up to $35.00 a year. I no longer buy this membership card because I think it’s a giant rip-off when I can spend way less buying from Book Depository or Amazon US, even with duties. I have taken my book buying habit out of Canada, it’s no longer worth it for me to go to Chapters for convience when I can save so much & wait a few days.  

Not to mention my Chapters location is full of the rudest Canadian’s out there. Yes, sigh & look put out when I ask you where a book is that should have been on shelves 2 weeks ago. So sorry I’m making you actually work instead of gossiping or looking emo.  I’m not bitter, just sad. 

I won’t be buying Game of Thrones, I’ll just watch it on HBO Canada which I pay $14.95 a month for. Sad when TV is cheaper then books.  

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RT Mangeant Makes Me Giggle.

April 12, 2011 in WLP Wants To Know

What is it about RT Con’s Mr Romance makes us snark so hard? I have the answer to that gem.

Though I have never witnessed one in person (thank god, I’d have to be wearing adult diapers), I have been blessed with the wisdom during a Mangent via Mark Henry. Mark Henry sparked my love for all things Mr Romance by live tweeting it last year & I died, I wish I would have saved it. Mark is the King of Snark & he doesn’t get any better then during the Mr Romance competition. Sadly Mark wasn’t there this year, but Pam & I had our triple threat member Seleste/Julie there for our snarking pleasure. Julie will be doing an RT Recap post this week once she recovers ;)

Last year I interviewed Mr Romance 2009, umm yeah. I don’t think any of you understand how hard that interview was for me, to this day I still can’t believe I made it through it without snarking hardcore. It hurt, it still hurts. Geezus. MY HEAD. Is it any wonder why I skipped RT 2011? Okay, thats not why but make believe that’s why.

(Pam in her Antonio Pose)

Even better was 2010 drama & nobody does drama like a bunch of half naked men. I have to thank Antonio for said drama, without that drama I wouldn’t have found Pam my evil snarky partner in crime. Please note the comments, we went totally off topic but it’s my 3rd most popular post & it’s 3 woman talking about balls. Only on this site.

(Mr. Romance competitors 2011)

This year I had the chance to work with RT & interview some of the Mr Romance guys (or their agents or wives). I had my favorites based on the way they interacted with me. I’ll be honest, if you think just because you’re pretty it makes shit of a difference to me you’re so wrong. Nat doesn’t like cocky & there were a few that I would have told off had I been given the opportunity.

But even better, there were some genuinely nice guys with the ability to form sentences (gasp, be amazed). Now that I am looking through the list of guys I had for interviews, a few of them didn’t show up to RT 2011. Go figure.

Mr Romance is campy & at least IMO embarrassing, but who am I to judge? There is nothing better then Mr Romance Live Tweets, this is when things get downright snarky. This year was lacking for me due to Mark not being there, but between Julie/Seleste blaming me for her rude tweets during the mangeant & Andrew Shaffer (The one & only Mr Romance competitor to have a cult following *heh*)  having me in near hysterics it was a win.

A big congrats to Len, Mr Romance 2011!

(Len, Mr Romance 2011)

Now can someone explain to me why something so campy (dance routines, seriously?!) is such a draw? Other then to laugh your ass off. Is this how Miss America feels?! I’m so confused, I don’t GET IT!! WHY put yourself through this? Do people take this shit seriously? Fill me in, if you’ve seen Mr Romance live explain it Lucy. Maybe I’m one of the few who find this nothing but a joke, I get it’s supposed to be funny but laughing with you/laughing at you BIG difference.

I also don’t find half naked men dancing sans rhythm attractive, gimmie a full dressed rocker & I’m good to go…this must be why I go to concerts. Anyways…yeah. WHY? WHY?

Either way, thank the goddesses for Mr Romance…I needed those laughs.

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A Few Blog Updates

March 31, 2011 in WLP Wants To Know

First, tomorrow (Friday) Pam & I want to hear your thoughts on Lover Unleashed. We’re going to have a live comment based discussion about the series! So come back tomorrow where we can re-hash the book! Verily.

Secondly Julie, Pam & I have decided at least for the first two weeks of April not to accept anymore review books. We want to catch up on our huge TBR Piles & thought this would be the best way. April is a HUGE new release month!

Anyone who has won a contest in the past two weeks, your prizes have been mailed or I have emailed your info to the publisher.

Finally, April 8th marks the THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of WLP! Which reminds me, I better go renew the site ;) If you have a favorite moment or post that you want to say a sentence or two about, email me at wickedlilpixie(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

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Virgins: I liked it better when we sacrificed them!

February 1, 2011 in WLP Wants To Know

It seems more and more authors are returning to the old skool romance roots, virgins. Nah, I ain’t gonna hate on the virgins…okay, maybe I am. I think it’s more so the way the authors are writing the virgins. I’d be find reading about an innocent virgin but some of these virgin book chicas are straight up skank hoes.

I am all for holding out for Mister Right, but not in my Paranormal Romance or Urban Fantasy! Actually, the virginity itself doesn’t bother me, it’s the way the virgin is written. I even made a list, uh huh.

  • Female is a virgin, author makes us well aware of this fact by mentioning it an epic shit ton of times until her cherry gets popped.
  • Though female is a virgin, cause you know, she told us 8282828 times, she dresses like a skank.
  • Female virgin (uh huh, just incase you missed the memo) is overly sexual. Huh, she’s a virgin but she wants to do THAT? I don’t wanna do THAT…wait I’m a virgin.
  • Once again, for good measure, female is a virgin.
  • Female MUST tell the male character that she is a virgin
  • Male charter rewards female character by mounting her like a trick pony EVERYWHERE. Um hello, virgin’s don’t do it in public the first time last I knew.
  • Female is a virgin. And she tells EVERYONE that she’s a virgin.

Seriously. It’s tiresome, I AM SICK OF READING ABOUT OVERLY SEXUALIZED VIRGINS!!

Can you tell this has been the bane of my reading experience ALL MONTH? I can’t take it anymore, I needed to rant before I lost what little sanity I have left!

It’s really bugging me to read virgins who are so overly sexualized (omg, I feel heat pooling between my thighs every time he touches me.) or (omg, he’s looking at me, I imagine him undressing me with his eyes & taking me hard & fast). WHAT?! WHAT?! WHHHHHHAT! Please find me a virgin that things that way, cause I sure as hell don’t know one! It’s one thing to be reading make believe, but it terms of virginity I’m pretty sure some things are standard. Pain, even a little is standard, so explain to me how Lil Miss Virgin Sunshine can go for hours on her first time? Is this something I missed in sex ed? Was there lube? WHAT WHAT WHAT!!

I swear to you, I cannot read another ridiculous virgin story. I’ll beat myself to death with the book.

I can’t be the only one?! Am I?

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You Are All Zombie Haters. Yeah, I Said It!

January 12, 2011 in WLP Wants To Know

Selling a novel where the hero or heroine is a zombie, has got to be a bitch. Actually, I know for a fact it’s a bitch. Why? Because us readers are zombie racists! That’s right, I called you all out. YOU HATE ZOMBIES. And honestly, your reasons suck. I’m calling you all out on this. I’ve heard a ton of excuses why you all don’t read zombie novels:

Zombie’s aren’t attractive you say. Have you all not met Amanda Feral? She has better fashion sense then 90% of us.

Zombie’s are dead. Umm HELLO, wth is a vampire? Oh excuse me, Undead…wait NO DIFFERENCE.

Zombie’s eat flesh. Last I checked, so did were’s. Added bonus, Zombie’s aren’t hairy!!

Zombie’s can use make up (funeral putty is their friend), they can do out into the sun & not sparkle, they don’t die every night when they go to sleep…cause they don’t sleep! Zombie’s own businesses (Amanda does) & have friends, so what if they may eat them from time to time. Haven’t you wanted to eat a friend before?

Zombie’s also have the coolest book covers.. hell Amanda is getting a Graphic Novel

And Diana Rowland’s Zombie is pure white trash! Tell me you’ve seen a cover cooler then that? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

I declare February ZOMBIE APPRECIATION MONTH! Take that you haters!

Give me your best excuse, tell me why you don’t like Zombies. I can battle back, but don’t make me go call Amanda cause she will cut a bitch. Hell, introduce me to some new Zombie books! Share the Zombie Love people!

*Zombie Boy photo & interview can be found at Bizarre Magazine*

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