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Subject:Re: where to buy books From:Wally Glassett <wallyg -at- THEGRID -dot- NET> Date:Wed, 4 Jun 1997 15:30:50 -0700
Bill Bledsoe wrote:
> Robin M. Allen wrote:
> >
> > Mike Collier - SSG wrote:
> > >
> > > I cringe when I see repeated references on this list to a well
> known
> > > internet-based shipper of books.
>
> <MIKE SAID SOME STUFF ABOUT A BIG BOOKSTORE ON THE NET HERE>
>
> Robin, All:
>
> Not to campaign... but there are alternatives to the "big guy" in
> Seattle for books... even on the net... even with prodigidous
> discounts!
>
> Here in good ol' St. Louis... we're the proud home of the Largest
> Independent Bookstore in the US... You can check them out at:
>
>http://www.libraryltd.com
>
> They have cleaned up on the "big guys" that have come to town to try
> and
> challenge them... because even though they have 170,000+ books in
> stock,
> they still feel like a corner bookstore. And they act like it too...
> check out their calendar of events... they get all of the big name and
>
> little name book signings here... and they INVENTED the Cafe' in a
> Bookstore many years ago... before it was "cool"
>
> Yep... Library LTD is one of the few examples where a St. Louisan can
> proudly say "We had it first" and gig those "coastal types" a bit ;-)
>
> cheers,
> Bill Bledsoe
Just to add my two cents worth... San Diego Technical Books is another
semi-local, small, family owned supplier of technical books that isn't a
Wall Street/IPO darling. They can be found on the net at www.sdtb.com
Wally Glassett
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