Subject: NEW SIBLEY BOOK/ shop where you want
Date: Oct 3 17:58:52 2001
From: Wendy & Alan Roedell - wroedell at mindspring.com


Tweeters and Kate,

I picked up my copy of Sibley's new book today at the SAS Nature Shop.
There were dozens more on the shelf. Audubon members get a 10% discount
every day and the profits are used to promote issues that I feel are
important. eg. Preservation of habitat and education. The staff are
friendly and knowledgeable about important things; birds. I own stock in
Audubon.

Alan Roedell wroedell at mindspring.com Seattle
98105
----- Original Message -----
From: "kate hammill" <katehammill75 at hotmail.com>
To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: RE: NEW SIBLEY BOOK/ shop where you want


> tweeters and Allyn,
>
> I have to respectfully disagree with Allyn. I have always found small book
> stores to be just that. Small. I found that they didn't have what I was
> looking for, or they ordered only 5 copies and "you just missed the last
> copy they had in stock". Or my favorite- you call, they say they have it
and
> will "put it under the counter", you drive 10 miles through Seattle
traffic
> (wasting god knows how much time) and they have "no idea" where your book
> is. Now of course they can order it for you- if you want to wait WEEKS for
> your book.
> Or you can go online and choose from a host of book sellers- big and
little,
> specialty or general, local or across the oceans. They have a far greater
> selection, excellent prices, reasonable shipping(if you shop around) and
the
> wait(usually 3 to 7 days) is far less than if you have a "local" book
store
> order it for you.
>
> Now I only rant because I think it is great to shop a local small book
> seller IF THAT IS WHAT YOU PREFER. But PLEASE don't try to make the rest
of
> us feel guilty for trying to save a few bucks on an expensive book. But I
> think you'll find that like myself most people shop online and with the
big
> chains because of selection and convenience, not price.
> Ok, now I'm done.
> (and No, I don't own stock in Amazon) :-)
>
>
> kate hammill
> katehammill75 at hotmail.com
> seattle, wa.98103
>
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