I give up
Posted on August 18, 2003 @ 13:07 in Reading
As I wrote a while ago, I've been meaning to buy Cory Doctorow's novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. I prefer a bound paper copy, even though I can download it for free from the author's homepage, because a) I like reading a book, b) I don't have a suitable e-book type of device and I don't like reading from my monitor, and c) I like to support the author.
However, Down and Out has only been released as hardback, with the trade paperback due in November/December. None of the usual Amsterdam bookstores have the book in stock. They're willing to order it, but that will take about 6 weeks, and it will cost me €28 or more. The cheapest Dutch online option is still €24.50 including shipping. And I think that's just a bit too expensive for 'just' a novel... even with the $5 donation that Alex promised to make in my name to an online project of my choice.
I figured I'd give it one more chance today and I decided to look for a used copy of the book on Amazon. I found one for $11, which with the insane overseas shipping cost of $8,98 would make $19,98. As the euro is strong, it would actually cost me €17.88. That's an okay price for a hardback I think. So I click to order this copy from the seller who is offering it through Amazon. Enter name, password, click. Select shipping address, click. Wrong! This particular seller will not ship to Europe.
Okay, I give up. It's not meant to be. I'll just wait till December and pre-order it.
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