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Re: Read on Kindle

From	Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: Read on Kindle
Date	2016-09-13 07:10 +0000
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On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 05:57:34 +0000, Spiros Bousbouras wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 21:57:30 -0400 Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
>> I'm not sure how Amazon can ship for so little.  Or maybe why do more
>> traditional outlets cost so much for shipping?  I am going to buy a
>> book when it comes out in October, and I plan to get it from Amazon,
>> because buying it from the publisher (they do "mail order" too) will
>> cost a lot in terms of "shipping and handling".
> 
> It's not as if amazon or the publisher are your only options. Have you
> ever used  biblio.com ? Since years ago , whenever I have ordered a new
> book directly from amazon (amazon.co.uk to be precise) , as opposed to
> an "independent seller" selling through amazon.co.uk , the book came in
> poor condition and I had to return it. So I've made it a point that if I
> order books through an amazon* site , it's always from an independent
> seller. But I always try  biblio.com  because after the initial order ,
> you deal directly with the seller rather than through the  biblio.com 
> site.

I haven't used Amazon since they jacked up the Prime subscription.

It's worth using bookfinder.com - it searches for a book and presents you 
with the available options.



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Read on Kindle RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2016-09-10 12:56 -0400
  Re: Read on Kindle Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-09-10 18:54 -0500
    Re: Read on Kindle Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2016-09-10 21:57 -0400
      Re: Read on Kindle Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-09-10 22:38 -0500
        Re: Read on Kindle Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2016-09-11 20:18 +0000
        Re: Read on Kindle Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> - 2016-09-13 09:32 +0100
          Re: Read on Kindle Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-09-13 19:34 -0500
      Re: Read on Kindle Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2016-09-11 01:48 -0300
        Re: Read on Kindle Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2016-09-10 23:57 -0500
        Re: Read on Kindle scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2016-09-12 15:28 +0000
          USPS providing last-mile delivery for UPS and FedEx (was: Read on Kindle) "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2016-09-12 17:50 +0000
      Re: Read on Kindle Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2016-09-13 05:57 +0000
        Re: Read on Kindle Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-09-13 07:10 +0000
          Re: Read on Kindle Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-09-13 10:08 +0000
            Re: Read on Kindle Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-09-13 10:21 +0000

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