Amazon is holding a new sales event focused on books, the Amazon Book Sale, billed as "the book sale of your dreams," from May 15-20, that will offer "deals on thousands of books" to customers in the U.S. The promotion includes discounts of up to 50% on printed bestsellers and up to 80% on titles for Kindles, Audible, and other Amazon e-devices. Some of the most heavily discounted print titles, up to 60%, are overstock and backlist.
Early deals began yesterday, mostly involving e-readers and digital titles. Those deals include three months of Kindle Unlimited for free, discounts on some Kindle Scribe devices, and deals on Kindle titles.
Amazon emphasized that some deals involve books "that have topped Amazon Charts, trending books on #BookTok and #Bookstagram, best sellers, and award winners." So far, most of the deals are for e-books. Many of the printed titles are normally discounted in the same range.