>
>Had an interesting - if annoying - experience recently with Amazon. I wanted a
>book, contacted the
>specialist publishers to be told their print run had all sold out quickly.
>Found that it was available
>on Amazon. One seller had it at £16.04 with free postage. The cover price was
>£19.99. Book duly
>arrived in Amazon wrapper. The cover of the book had a £4.99 sticker from "The
>Works" attached! This
>is a remnants book chain. given that book postage is normally about £2.50
>somebody made a very good
>markup!!! The only consolation is that it is a book that I wanted.
>
Forget Amazon. Instead, use www.bookfinder.com where you can find any
book available online, including those from Amazon.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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