QuantumBooks Waltham is closed

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Tue Feb 27 15:05:00 EST 2007


On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:55:06 -0500 (EST)
"Steven W. Orr" <steveo at syslang.net> wrote:

> I just bought a bunch of books from Amazon. I used to buy from bookpool 
> but they charge shipping which effectively eliminates them from the 
> competition. I see *no* reason to go to a local bookstore to buy since 
> their prices don't even try to compete. It's not a long-term good thing 
> for the B+Ms but price is important to me. There are a lot of 'net bizs 
> out there that I won't buy from because of the kwazy shipping costs. So I 
> guess the cost is much more frequently important than the ability to 
> physically browse.
There are a number of B&M bookstores that have discounts. We used to
get a discount from Softpro. But, price is very important if it is
coming out of your pocket. 
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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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