[LINK] Comparison shopping for books

[Andrew Hennell]

On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, DaZZa wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> 
> > Savings:$51.75AUD 
> 
> 
> And a 3 to 4 month wait for your books - sometimes as high as 6 months.
> 
> Amazon is great - provided you A) don't want things in a hurry or B) are
> prepared to pay outrageous shipping costs for faster delivery.

I buy from Amazon regularly, and choose the 7-14 day US Postal Service
express. The books often turn up in less than 7 days.(Providing the books
you select are "usually shipped within 24 hours", and not those with
longer ship times or out-of-stock). 

ZEven paying for the 7day postal delivery, and with exchange rates, the
books end up less than buying locally - only by a small margin each, but I
often buy 5 -8 books at a time, so the savings become significant.

Sure, If I want a book urgently, I'll pay the price premium to walk out of
the store with it - otherwise, I've never had a problem with Amazon.

Cheers,
Andrew.