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| From | Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design |
| Subject | Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 |
| Date | 2017-03-05 12:51 -0800 |
| Organization | Rowland Institute |
| Message-ID | <o9hto002pdn@drn.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
| References | <o72m2r02v9u@drn.newsguy.com> <68f2b06d-b804-44e0-bf7c-bcd153ac9d8f@googlegroups.com> |
gyansorova@gmail.com wrote...
>
>On Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 8:36:16 AM UTC+13, Winfield Hill wrote:
>> Amazon is selling the Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for
>> $59.96, eligible for Prime free shipping. Hah, that's
>> 50% of list, and about $12 less than the wholesale price,
>> so they appear to be selling it at a loss. I ordered
>> a copy last week and it was the 10th printing in perfect
>> condition. This printing has been updated and is
>> virtually free from errors. (Note, it was a genuine***
>> book, printed by Cambridge University Press in the US.)
>>
>> They only let you order one copy, then you're locked
>> from ordering any more directly from Amazon at that
>> price. You also can't get more from them at a higher
>> price (you can select "Other Sellers", higher prices).
>> There's no saying how long they'll continue with this
>> remarkable price; a short while ago they were selling
>> it for $96 each. Hah, this low price has improved
>> the Amazon Best Sellers Rank to #4,803 in all Books.
>>
>> [*** As opposed one of the several low-cost Indian or
>> Malaysian fake counterfeits, sold on Amazon at low
>> prices. These were copied from a 1st-printing (with
>> its errors, sorry), and they have horrible binding,
>> binding spline page alignment, poor printing, faded
>> photos, stuck pages, and several other serious flaws
>> to spoil your experience.]
>
> Bit old and written by a Physicist. Many better books nowadays
Ahem! If you're referring to the subject book, AoE,
3rd ed, it's not very old, ink barely dry, and virtually
error-free copies only available for about a year. I'm
a circuit designer electronics engineer, not a physicist.
--
Thanks,
- Win
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OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-03 11:35 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 boB <boB@theresnoplacelikehome.com> - 2017-02-03 14:17 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 bitrex <bitrex@de.lete.earthlink.net> - 2017-02-03 18:35 -0500
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-03 17:20 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Pimpom <Pimpom@invalid.com> - 2017-02-04 15:38 +0530
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-04 04:39 -0800
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> - 2017-02-04 10:02 -0500
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Frnak McKenney <frnak@far.from.the.madding.crowd.com> - 2017-02-18 22:22 -0600
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-02-18 20:25 -0800
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-02-28 16:19 -0800
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 "Tom Del Rosso" <fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com> - 2017-03-01 05:53 -0500
Re: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com> - 2017-03-01 07:16 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 amdx <nojunk@knology.net> - 2017-02-25 18:59 -0600
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Re: AoE X-Chapters? Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-27 17:11 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-02-28 01:20 +0000
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-28 10:10 -0500
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-02-28 12:57 +1100
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-28 03:10 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-02-28 11:39 +0000
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Chris Jones <lugnut808@spam.yahoo.com> - 2017-02-28 23:08 +1100
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Re: AoE X-Chapters? Chris Jones <lugnut808@spam.yahoo.com> - 2017-03-02 01:24 +1100
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Re: AoE X-Chapters? Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-03-01 16:34 +0000
Re: AoE X-Chapters? John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-01 08:58 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-03-01 12:43 -0500
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-02-28 10:11 -0500
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-02-28 12:11 -0500
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> - 2017-02-28 18:36 -0500
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2017-03-01 12:40 +1100
Re: AoE X-Chapters? George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-28 17:44 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-28 18:22 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-28 18:28 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-02-28 19:10 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-01 06:08 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-02-28 18:28 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-27 18:25 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-02-27 18:28 -0800
Re: AoE X-Chapters? Neon John <no@never.com> - 2017-02-28 12:06 -0500
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 gyansorova@gmail.com - 2017-03-05 12:37 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu> - 2017-03-05 12:51 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-05 13:47 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 George Herold <gherold@teachspin.com> - 2017-03-05 18:23 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2017-03-05 18:37 -0800
Re: OT: Art of Electronics, 3rd ed, for $59.96 pcdhobbs@gmail.com - 2017-03-06 05:17 -0800
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