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Amazon.com
Posted: 2004-12-25, 06:18
by 3DProgrammer
Hi Carsten,
Im considering buying some books of Amazon.com, yet I notice they say that International shipping takes 3 - 6 weeks, which seems a bit much.
How long does it take you on average to get books delivered?
Posted: 2004-12-25, 11:02
by Carsten
Well, it usually takes what Amazons says it takes.
On the other hand, I'm not buying
that many books either.
And of course, books that arrive from overseas usually take longer than (translated) books from local publishers or stocks.
Posted: 2004-12-26, 21:06
by Shadow
http://www.amazon.uk
they have multiple stores in multiple countries
Posted: 2004-12-28, 12:57
by Carsten
Depending on where you are located geographically, it can be very worthwhile to compare even among amazon domains: I recently looked for a book that was priced 99,95 Euro for a
used exemplar at
http://www.amazon.de (and was the only exemplar available), whereas at
http://www.amazon.com the same book (
new!) was at only 39,00 US$ (approx. 29 Euro).
Thus I happily paid additional 13,00 US$ for overseas shipping rather than ordering at
http://www.amazon.de .
Posted: 2004-12-29, 03:01
by 3DProgrammer
Carsten wrote:Depending on where you are located geographically, it can be very worthwhile to compare even among amazon domains: I recently looked for a book that was priced 99,95 Euro for a
used exemplar at
http://www.amazon.de (and was the only exemplar available), whereas at
http://www.amazon.com the same book (
new!) was at only 39,00 US$ (approx. 29 Euro).
Thus I happily paid additional 13,00 US$ for overseas shipping rather than ordering at
http://www.amazon.de .
What book was it?
I live in Australia, and there doesnt seem to be a
http://www.Amazon.com.au, so i can only buy from Amazon.com, i think
Posted: 2004-12-29, 12:35
by Carsten
3DProgrammer wrote:What book was it?
The one about photon mapping mentioned in another thread.
The book I bought was by far cheaper at .com than at .de, so no need to worry about buying at .com, imho.