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Post by Bara on Aug 2, 2009 5:37:09 GMT -5
 Placed my Amazon order today and can't wait. ;D
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Post by niaru on Aug 2, 2009 6:59:50 GMT -5
LOL!
I've discovered that many books/CDs can be bought MUCH cheaper on Amazon's "used" (but still new) list.
So, Bara, which ones did you get?
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Post by Bara on Aug 2, 2009 10:46:43 GMT -5
We're so third world we don't have Kindle yet - so I ordered : These! So should be ok for a while!
"A Fraction of the Whole"
Steve Toltz; Paperback; £5.84
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It"
Paul Collier; Paperback; £5.99
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Stieg Larsson; Paperback; £3.99
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"Child 44"
Tom Rob Smith; Paperback; £3.86
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"The Spare Room"
Helen Garner; Paperback; £4.79
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"Twilight: Red Edged Special Edition"
Stephenie Meyer; Paperback; £3.49
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"New Moon: Red Edged Special Edition (Twilight Saga)"
Stephenie Meyer; Paperback; £3.49
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"Eclipse: Red Edged Special Edition (Twilight Saga)"
Stephenie Meyer; Paperback; £3.49
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
"The Girl Who Played with Fire"
Stieg Larsson; Paperback; £3.86
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
ps - I agree with the used option! I do that a lot.
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Post by ZenRider on Aug 2, 2009 11:01:23 GMT -5
So no libraries over there, huh?  |
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Post by Bara on Aug 2, 2009 11:42:49 GMT -5
What's a library, Zen?  Would Ann know, do you think? ;D |
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Post by niaru on Aug 2, 2009 17:39:58 GMT -5
Zen, Bara needs a library that fully waterproofs the books.
Not easy to find.
;D
Bara, that's quite a list!
On to research those titles unknown to me...
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Post by adcooper on Aug 2, 2009 21:14:25 GMT -5
Well, let's see....there's currently one available copy of The Bottom Billion at the Surbiton library (wherever is that) shelfmark 338.900. Would you like me to place an interlibrary loan request? ;D
You've piqued my curiosity now. How do your public libraries work there, Bara? Not as convenient as Amazon, I guess!
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Post by Bara on Aug 4, 2009 5:00:27 GMT -5
LOL! Claire's correct, I tend to drop them in the purple water when I doze off in the bath. They also get dirty tennis balls covered in slobber dropped on them as a sort of attention getting device.
Surbiton isn't a million miles from Sunbury, Ann, but I AM now. There are libraries everywhere, I just know I'd forget to take them back or be too embarrassed by the state of them. I have been known to press them back flat under the mattress.
I haunt the charity shops for 'cannon fodder' paperbacks. That way I can feel virtuous when I take them all back.
Also, most of the smaller rail stations over here have book exchanges for a small charity donation. Not a great selection, but a life-saver if you've forgotten to pick up your book for the journey!
ps - I also have a 'finished with' book box in my kitchen that any visitors can raid, so in effect, I am a small, independent library! (So NYAH!)
The 'fee' is to promise to pass them on. Anything that has languished unloved for a few weeks goes back to Oxfam.
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Post by adcooper on Aug 4, 2009 12:13:29 GMT -5
Oh, I'll have to visit your personal library some day and borrow something tattered! My good friend borrowed a book from me once, took it on vacation and dropped it in the Gulf of Mexico, so I will bring one of hers along with me and drop it in the Thames.
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Post by Bara on Aug 4, 2009 14:34:59 GMT -5
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Post by Bara on Aug 7, 2009 12:13:10 GMT -5
They're here! My bookshelf is healthy once more. Whew!
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