NP - Need books, but not from Amazon

[Antonin Scriabin]

Yeah, there is a HUGE new library going up near my house soon as well.
Should be done early next year.

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:38 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:

> It wasn't that link but close to it, Antonin. A reminder that the echo
> chamber of today's news cycle refers to cultural reporting as well as
> hard news.
>
> Also, I read that there was to be a local library built in my area
> yesterday and Twitter folk pointed out dozens of new libraries being
> built around here. Death of publishing says Whaaaa?
>
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Antonin Scriabin
> <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
> > John, was it this?
> >
> > A second vote for Better World Books.
> >
> > And a friendly reminder that Abe Books is a subsidiary of Amazon.
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:18 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Heard the other day (maybe on this list?) that indie bookstores in the
> >> US are on the upswing and that the decline reversed around five years
> >> ago. Worth looking local?
> >>
> >> In any case, Dave Monroe is probably your go-to guy for this question!
> >>
> >> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Matt Ryan <matthew.ryan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Better World Books. Free shipping worldwide.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Friday, September 19, 2014, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Powell's is in bed with them. Order many a new book and it will come
> in
> >> >> an
> >> >> Amazon box, sub sourced. Just FYI.
> >> >>
> >> >> Whaddya think of B & N? Now struggling as they prepare to die slowly.
> >> >>
> >> >> will any indie store pay shipping if you have to pay full price?
> >> >>
> >> >> Some publishers slowly---Amazon has threatened them for over a
> >> >> decade---are building a direct shipping operation.
> >> >>
> >> >> Sent from my iPad
> >> >>
> >> >> > On Sep 19, 2014, at 5:09 AM, matthew cissell <mccissell at gmail.com>
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hello P-list,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >    I have grown tired of MR. Bezos and his Amazon empire. The row
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > book publishers got my gizzard but the realization that I was
> getting
> >> >> > screwed on Shipping and Handling pushed me over the edge.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >  so my question: How do you good folk buy books through if you want
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > avoid the Bezos-constrictor? Which ones have a good record?
> Powell's?
> >> >> > Abe's?
> >> >> > Looking for some help on this one. Many thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > El hijo de Sancho Panza
> >> >> > aka Otis
> >> >> -
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> >> -
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> >
> >
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