[PLUG] Addall vs O'Reilly User Group discount

[Keith Lofstrom]

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:59:45 -0800, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
> One of the better places to look for books, BTW, is www.addall.com .  This
> is a meta-search-engine for purchasing books online, with approximate
> prices including shipping.
 
On Thu, Dec 16, 2004 at 09:23:34AM -0800, Wil Cooley wrote:
> Better than buying directly from O'Reilly with a User Group discount?

Yes.  For Carla's book, the O'R UG discount is 20%, while the Walmart
and Amazon discount is 40%, and the shipping is cheaper.  The discount
differs depending on the item, of course.  Addall also checks for
remaindered and used copies;  I have bought recent books for 5% of new,
the cost dominated by normal shipping charges.  

The addall project seems to be very much the same spirit as FOSS, except
applied to shopping for books and other media.  I think they even use a
Linux server.

Keith

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