Re: Ordering Books from Amazon

["A.Sajjad Zaidi" <sajjad@example.com>]

Whatever happened to the Amazon boycott? Are they back to being good again?



Jonathan Q wrote:

> Amazon's delivery times have always been as-advertised, in my
> experience.  Another good one for tech books fatbrain.com.  Amazon
> has a better website, so you can do your research there, then
> order from Fatbrain if they're cheaper :-)  (Sometimes they
> are, sometimes they aren't).
>
> Another option is to use Skysoft books:
>
> http://www.skysoft.co.jp/ and click the English link.
>
> They sell at U.S. cover price + consumption tax, with free
> shipping to your nearest Bunkyodo or Asahiya bookstore (you pick
> up the shipment there).  If there's one near your office or home,
> this can be convenient and money-saving.  I've ordered from them
> a couple times and was happy with them.
>
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