Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:58:10 +0100 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr> To: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> Cc: Brian Sobolak <sobolak@mindspring.com>, j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Scylla (pat. pending) and Charibdes.NET Message-ID: <20011031225810.A50399@lpt.ens.fr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110311334340.54550-100000@moo.sysabend.org>; from ragnar@sysabend.org on Wed, Oct 31, 2001 at 01:47:13PM -0800 References: <20011031214342.C45932@lpt.ens.fr> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10110311334340.54550-100000@moo.sysabend.org>
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Jamie Bowden said on Oct 31, 2001 at 13:47:13: > So long as B&N and Borders are separate entities competing for mass market > share, we all win. If the mom and pop shops can't compete with them, > sorry, but it's not my problem. Actually, in India at least, the smaller bookshops know their stuff best: the owner is a genuine book lover and can recognise what you're talking about, get to know your tastes, give you recommendations, and so on. Try that in Borders or B&N. And these places have their dedicated clientele, and sometimes offer *lower* prices than the competition. (There's one which always offers a 20% discount, or more, on the listed price.) > Personally, I've never ordered a book online. I have, several times. But I think bookshops still have their place, especially small ones. - Rahul To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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