Comments on: Evernote Essentials: The definitive guide to using Evernote

By: john k

john k — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:25:54 +0000

Immediately i thought the price was steep but i’m always willing to spend the money if the value is there. The money back guarantee is fair but i think that samples like they do with amazon’s “a look inside” would be great. 10$ would make me risk it

By: mtin79

mtin79 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:11:56 +0000

i just bought the book to figure out if its worth the money:

the best chapters are about:
- search operators in evernots
- best practices on using tags and notebooks

the rest is propably common sense.

all in all the price is way too much! 10$ and i would recommend it.

By: Tania

Tania — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:46:50 +0000

QUESTION: For those who are saying that this info is available elsewhere, where exactly would I find it? I’m interested in some of the topics bullet-pointed and I was tempted to buy the book, but I do agree I’ve never paid that much for an ebook… Thanks!

By: CDG

CDG — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:48:53 +0000

That’s helpful, O. I’d be interested to hear if you are able to get a refund under the stated policy.

I was just delurking to add that I was totally sold by the recommendation, as I need some help integrating Evernote into my life, until I got to the price. If I spent $15 on the Unclutterer book (hardcover!) there is no way I’d spend that much for a PDF e-book. For $10 I would probably be reading it right now. Oh, well.

By: O.

O. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:04:54 +0000

I bought the book because it promised some ideas on the implementation of Evernote in my life and work. Not only is it overpriced but it also has very little value.

Warning! Here’s what you get for $25 (which is a huge price for this PDF):

80% of the book is a manual on using Evernote, and you can find it for free on Evernote’s website.

The rest is a few short tips on how you can implement Evernote, such as Evernote for bloggers, Evernote for recipe collections, etc. Not very much, and hardly anything new. You can find the same ideas online on a few related blogs. This (somewhat useful) part hardly costs more than $1 or $2.

This is ridiculous. I wish I could get a refund.

By: Tim W

Tim W — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:41:43 +0000

Catch 22 from an interested non-user: A light, minimal Evernote trial didn’t impress me, but perhaps the guide would. But the guide is $25, and seems to directed towards new- or non-users… but who wants to invest $25 in finding out more about a service they don’t even understand yet?

By: L.

L. — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:29:49 +0000

I keep on looking at these comments, waiting and hoping that the author will come forth and say, “Oops, okay, let’s drop the price.” But no! I believe he has added a line about providing free updates for six months … not all that impressive. *And* I’m reviewing the list of chapters and seeing that only half look really useful for me.

Mr. Kelly, I hope you’ll reconsider. I’m guessing these comments are representative of at least five times as many other readers who didn’t comment. If your work is good, you’ll keep us coming back for more. But at $25 (and no samples either) the majority of us will apparently never find out.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:13:11 +0000

Yup, the author just lost at least 17 (probably way more) sales due to pricing beyond the ouch point. At $10-15 bucks we all would likely have bought, given the recommendation from you.

Granted, it is specialized info and as such carries a premium. But even one of those huge “_____ for Dummies” books on the Kindle Store are only about $16. The Kindle for Dummies (pretty thin, I’m guessing even that is more than 80 pgs!) was around $5-6.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:53:20 +0000

Agreed. I love Evernote and was totally into the guide until I saw the price. Way too steep.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:51:38 +0000

I would love to tweak and improve my Evernote use and I would really like to use the author’s insights and tips; but at $25, it is very expensive for what it apparently is. I suggest that volume sales should be used as a way to recoup any costs and not a high cost per unit of the ebook. If (as others) have suggested, it were sold for $5-$10 for the ebook, I would be happy to buy it and use it; but at $25, it is too expensive for what it is.

By: rose

rose — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:39:56 +0000

Agree.Agree. I would love to know more about Evernote and think that it could really be useful to me in my life, so I’d be interested — but $25??? As for the 30-day guarantee — no way would that be adequate for me to assess it – life is too hectic to think it could happen so quickly. That’s why I love $5-8 downloads that are not a big deal if I only get an idea or two.

By: LR

LR — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:19:42 +0000

yeah, $25 is just too much for it. And if this announcement is as big as they are hinting it might be, it could be out of date tomorrow (literally)

By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:05:18 +0000

I too love Evernote but $25? I don’t think I spent that much on my coveted Unclutterer book much less an 80 page ebook!

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:14:43 +0000

Apparently Evernote is having a big announcement sometime today. I’ve been a user for a very long time. Seriously thinking about going to the premium version and I would really like the book, but I agree with most of the other commenter’s, $25 is kind of steep.
I think I’ll wait & see what their big announcement is and then either keep doing what I’m doing or go all in.

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:12:46 +0000

Here is a website with a brief summary and good info on evernote.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2179/.....to-use-it/