Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 22:59:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher R. Bowman" <crb@Glue.umd.edu> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> Cc: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@freefall.freebsd.org>, bookpool@bookpool.com Subject: Better deal on 4.4 BSD book Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960508224738.5794C-100000@vdal5.eng.umd.edu>
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I don't want to step on anyone's toes here, I want to say first that I appreciate VERY much the effort that Chuck has kindly put forward on behalf of all of us who would like a copy of the book. I was supprised, however, when he said he was ordering rome readme.doc (forgive me if I got that wrong, I don't have the message in front of me.) There is an internet book site called bookpool.com that doesn't have the largest selection, but I have *NEVER EVER* seen a cheaper price on a book they do carry. So I decided to check if they carry the book, they didn't have it listed, so I emailed them a copy of the message from Chuck to see what they would say. Any way, to make a long story short, the correspondance is shown below, and they seem to have the best deal so far. I don't know about european shipping, but there web site is: http://www.bookpool.com/ If I offend anyone by having taken this presumptious step in advance of discussion I appologize. And once again chuck thanks for all your effort. --------- Christopher R. Bowman crb@Glue.umd.edu <A HREF="http://www.glue.umd.edu/~crb">My home page</A> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 8 May 96 18:17 CDT From: The Bookpool <bookpool@bookpool.com> To: crb@glue.umd.edu Subject: Re: Do you carry this book Christopher, "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD Operating System" is in our catalog, but we have not made it visable to the public yet, because we were told by the publisher that the book is not coming out until later in May. I guess your message means that it is out. Here is what I suggest: We will list the book at our website for a 30% discount, which puts the price at $33.95. This way, members of your group can pool orders together any way they want, and also buy individually at the same discount if they prefer. It also allows them to include other books that might interest them from our catalog and thus reduce shipping cost per book. Let me know whether this sounds acceptable to you. I will call the publisher tomorrow to make sure that the book is indeed available... Thanks for giving us this opportunity! Regards, Silvia Vogt > > There is a large group of people who are trying to put together a group > buy of the book listed below. > > I enclose for your inspection the message I recived > > > OK, this is about the recently released Addison Wesley book, The Design > > and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System, by McKusick, Bostic > > Karels, and Quarterman. > > > > I called Readme.doc, and they said they would be happy to offer a > > discount, and yes, they would let the agregate of however many FreeBSDers > > order count against one big discount pool. They said that they'd be > > happy to arrange shipping, tho they would charge $3/per person shipping. > > > > What they want is me to get a list of folks together who want to buy it, > > so that they can estimate the cost. The book runs (full price) $48.37, > > and Readme.Doc's discount is: > > > > 1-5 books 20 percent off > > 6-20 books 23 percent off > > 21-50 books 25 percent off > > > > I didn't ask about any more, but it keeps on in like fashion. They said > > that they DO handle European shipping, but it's very expensive on a > > book-by book basis. They suggested that maybe someone in Europe could > > get all the books (shrinking the shipping costs) and then re-ship there, > > to cut the costs. I'm in Maryland, so I can't do that, someone in Europe > > is going to have to volunteer that. > > > > If you want the book, send me Email about it. Make sure you have a good > > email return address. Don't send me money, don't send anything like > > that, I'm just supposed to get names/numbers. I will send back payment > > instructions when I think I have got everyone (1-2 weeks probably). For > > folks inthe US, this probably means you'll end up calling Readme.Doc > > direct, giving them a credit card number, and referencing the FreeBSD > > group-buy. I'm just supposed to get names so they can figure a discount > > to offer. > > > > I'll repost when I get more info, when I get an idea how many folks want > > to do this. I have several folks already mailing me, even before I knew > > Readme.Doc would do this. For your info, I've been using Readme.Doc for > > some time now, because they discount Unix books (like the 4.4BSD manuals > > they sold me, and various other O'Reilly books I didn't have to pay full > > price for). I have never had anything but good service from them. > > If you are interested in competing for this group purchase I would be happy > to make the necessary introductions. > > By the way, do you regularly carry this book? I could not find it. > > The Design and Implementation of the 4 4Bsd Operating System > by Marshall Kirk McKusick(Editor) , Keith Bostic , Michael J. Karels(Editor) > > Hardcover > List: $48.50 > Published by Longman Pub Group > Publication date: March 1, 1996 > ISBN: 0201549794 > > --------- > Christopher R. Bowman > crb@Glue.umd.edu > <A HREF="http://www.glue.umd.edu/~crb">My home page</A> > > ---------------------------------------------------- The Bookpool --- Large Discounts on Technical Books PO Box 2558 http://www.bookpool.com Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 bookpool@bookpool.com
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