The Big Green Book!

[Goody]

You only have to be a forum member to get the discount

Registered an account to use their forum and tried to order the Green Book, but it didn't get any cheaper than £80. :angry_smile:

 

[Silly Sausage]

Aye, have to wait and see if JUD comes back with an answer.

I think it'll be an order from Amazon for me.

 

[netblindpaul]

You only have to be a forum member to get the discount

You have to be a subscription paying member of the IET to receive discount on the publications, else there would be many irate fee paying members out there!
Me included!!!

(MIET)

 

[JUD]

Aye, have to wait and see if JUD comes back with an answer.

I think it'll be an order from Amazon for me.

You have to be a subscription paying member of the IET to receive discount on the publications, else there would be many irate fee paying members out there!
Me included!!!

(MIET)

I signed up for forum membership week before last and got it for £60 (£20 discount). Since then the price has dropped to £52.

Here is my invoice:

When I checked out I was asked to sign up for forum membership in order to receive the discount. I picked it up from the courier last night.

 

[netblindpaul]

JUD,
Can you please post on the forum or PM a link to where the BGB is for sale to non subscription paying members of the IET for £52, coz I will be having very serious words again if this is the case!

 

[IQ Electrical]

JUD,
Can you please post on the forum or PM a link to where the BGB is for sale to non subscription paying members of the IET for £52, coz I will be having very serious words again if this is the case!

I couldn't agree more, absolute disgrace, well done Jud for getting the deal but the IET need to look into this, at the Guidance Note 3 amendment meeting we were promised no discounts other than to paid up members and no discounting to Amazon.

Both seem to have been overlooked!

 

[JUD]

JUD,
Can you please post on the forum or PM a link to where the BGB is for sale to non subscription paying members of the IET for £52, coz I will be having very serious words again if this is the case!

I googled "17th Edition Ammendment 1" a couple of weeks ago and it pointed me to IET who had the cheapest price at the time.

I added to basket (£80) and went to checkout where I was asked to register for basic membership.

Once registered the discount was applied and I paid.

That's all I can tell you.

Since then the price has dropped from £60 to £52 (member price).

I posted that forum membership is all that is required because that has been my experience.

 

[Silly Sausage]

He's got it at the pre-release price of £60.
Must have ordered it just in time!

 

[netblindpaul]

So did you pay £60 or £52 mate please?


IQ I guess you are on committee there then?
I had to give up when made redundant from my last job as I no longer had the time when running my own company!
I do miss the meetings and visits as I used to get to many interesting places and meet some very interesting people!
Jealous now!

 

[netblindpaul]

OK,
The £60 was a pre-order price available to all, I can see that.
My gripe is with the availability of the £52 member price to all, sorry I did not make that clear.
Where did you find the £52 price available to all please, as that is a bit wrong.
I kicked up so much of a stink the last time it was cheaper to buy IET publications from Amazon than it was direct as a member, I had a written apology!
Thanks in advance.

 

[IQ Electrical]

So did you pay £60 or £52 mate please?


IQ I guess you are on committee there then?
I had to give up when made redundant from my last job as I no longer had the time when running my own company!
I do miss the meetings and visits as I used to get to many interesting places and meet some very interesting people!
Jealous now!

Just the Guidance Note 3 committee but yes, there are some great people there, and a new breed running the show, all for the better.

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Member discounts with the IET have never been a guaranteed minimum price?

 

[IQ Electrical]

Member discounts with the IET have never been a guaranteed minimum price?

Traditionally not but that was the promise from the marketing/sales supremo for the release of amendment 1 and all future releases.

 

[netblindpaul]

Traditionally not but that was the promise from the marketing/sales supremo for the release of amendment 1 and all future releases.

It actually came a little bit before that!
There was such a stink kicked up by some members some of it via the forum that they had to take notice I believe!
Thus they did guarantee the cheapest price to members.

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Traditionally not but that was the promise from the marketing/sales supremo for the release of amendment 1 and all future releases.

Promises promises I guess. They do get a lot of flack at seminars with regards to the necessity for further publishes. A lot of irate questions.