I just ordered Myke's book using Amazon. You guys are scaring me.
I phoned Chapters and the delivery date was 6 to 8 weeks ++, wow.
Amazon seemed OK at the time, I guess I have to pay now.

>From Calgary today.
Peter Popowicz
popowicz@oanet.com

-----Original Message-----
>From: Matt Bonner <mbonner@SUNADA.COM>
To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Date: July 28, 1998 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] Buying books from Amazon sucks!


>Craig Lee wrote:
>>
>> Anyone else been screwed over in this fashion?  Any suggestions on tax
>> 'avoidance',
>> shipping/handling reduction, the dreaded exchange rate? Canadian suppliers
>> for high tech books?
>>
>Craig,
>
>Even in a backwater town like Edmonton, you must have some of the larger
>bookstores like we have here in the fine city of Calgary. <g>  It might
>take longer, but Chapter's will order pretty much anything.
>
>(Background: there's an on-going rivalry between Alberta's 2 largest
>cities, Calgary and Edmonton in things like hockey, football, the
>prettiest girls...)
>
>--Matt (sunny Calgary)
>