Re: Just back
Mad Hamish
>from 5 weeks in Australia and one thing that leaped out at me was the
>extortionate price of books there.
>
>Picked up a book marked (UKP)�6.99 and Borders (not the cheapest
>admittedly) were selling it for $21.99 .... you guys have my sympathies.
>
For real fun look at hardback prices...
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Mad Hamish
>On 2009-06-16 12:37:17 +0100, Mad Hamish
><newsunsp...@iinet.unspamme.net.au> said:
>
>> On Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:35 +0100, guig <gu...@yerawathame.com> wrote:
>>
>>> from 5 weeks in Australia and one thing that leaped out at me was the
>>> extortionate price of books there.
>>>
>>> Picked up a book marked (UKP)�6.99 and Borders (not the cheapest
>>> admittedly) were selling it for $21.99 .... you guys have my sympathies.
>>>
>> For real fun look at hardback prices...
>
>Magazines and books are going to hit my budget hard when we move out there.
Amazon is your friend...
~misfit~
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:23:57 +0100, guig <gu...@yerawathame.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2009-06-16 12:37:17 +0100, Mad Hamish
>> <newsunsp...@iinet.unspamme.net.au> said:
>>
>>> On Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:35 +0100, guig <gu...@yerawathame.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> from 5 weeks in Australia and one thing that leaped out at me was
>>>> the extortionate price of books there.
>>>>
>>>> Picked up a book marked (UKP)�6.99 and Borders (not the cheapest
>>>> admittedly) were selling it for $21.99 .... you guys have my
>>>> sympathies.
>>>>
>>> For real fun look at hardback prices...
>>
>> Magazines and books are going to hit my budget hard when we move out
>> there.
>
> Amazon is your friend...
Yeah, but only if you buy a few books at a time so the frieght is spread
over several books (at least here in NZ).
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Shaun.
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