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From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110311138120.50500-100000@moo.sysabend.org>; from ragnar@sysabend.org on Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 11:38:41AM -0800
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Jamie Bowden said on Oct 31, 2001 at 11:38:41:
> :Why not support your local bookseller instead?
> 
> Because paying more for a smaller selection is right up there on the list
> of stupid things to do with your time.

Is it?  Depends on how you define "stupid".

One can't leaf through a book at Amazon, or read a few pages, or
browse an entire bookshelf looking for something that grabs your
attention.

So if you're so cost conscious, perhaps one can do the browsing at the
bookstore and the purchasing at Amazon.  Personally, if I like the
book that much, I'd rather pay a bit extra and have it right away.

Oh, and many booksellers do have catalogues and are willing to order
stuff for you.  Their selection is not so much worse than Amazon's.

- Rahul

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