toddo@uhmanoa.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) (07/07/86)
Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called
"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find
UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place?
How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate.
Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.?
Thanks..todd
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In article <142@uhmanoa.UUCP> toddo@uhmanoa.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes: >Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called >"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find >UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? >How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate. >Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.? > >Thanks..todd > >-- >Todd Ogasawara, University of Hawaii, Dept. of Psychology > >UUCP: {ihnp4,dual,vortex}!islenet! > \ > ihnp4!__\__ uhmanoa!toddo > / > {backbone}!sdcsvax!noscvax!humu!/ > >ARPA: OGASAWARAT%HAW.SDSCNET@LLL-MFE.ARPA > >** I used to be: ogasawar@nosc.ARPA & ogasawar@noscvax.UUCP I have ordered from them several times in the past year with excellent service/response (4-7 days - normal UPS delivery to suburban Chicago). After getting a quotation of 12 weeks to order a book thru a local bookstore, I tried them and had it in less than a week. Standard disclaimers apply. -- --- UUCP: ..!ihnp4!chinet!uklpl!rlk || MCIMail: rklappal || Compuserve: 74106,1021 ..!ihnp4!ihu1h!rlk ---
dob@ihlpa.UUCP (Daniel M. O'Brien) (07/08/86)
> Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called > "Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find > UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? > How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate. > Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.? I have been to this store personally. It is real. It has thousands of computer related books sitting on the shelf! Can't vouch for mail order, but I would guess that they are trustworthy. Cheers, -- Daniel M. O'Brien (ihnp4!ihlpa!dob) AT&T Bell Laboratories IH 4A-257, x 4782 Naperville-Wheaton Road Naperville, IL 60566
sml@wdl1.UUCP (07/08/86)
>Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called >"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find >UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? >How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate. >Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.? I've never mail ordered from them because I can shop there myself. Its a great bookstore and I would expect no problems via mail order. Steve Lazarus (415) 852-4203 Ford Aerospace ...{fortune,sun}!wdl1!sml (UUCP) MS X-20 sml@ford-wdl1 (ARPA) 3939 Fabian Way Palo Alto, CA 94303
dko@calmasd.CALMA.UUCP (Dan O'Neill) (07/08/86)
In article <142@uhmanoa.UUCP> toddo@uhmanoa.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes: >"Computer Literacy Bookshop." Now this is a *great* bookstore. I've never dealt with them on a mail order basis, this must be something new, but I used to buy all of my computer books at this store while I was a student. They have an incredible selection and their prices are lower than most other stores. Let us (the net) know how your order works out. They are a very well managed book store, you should have no trouble. -- Dan O'Neill uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|ucbvax}!sdcsvax!calmasd!dko (619) 587-3112 arpa: "calmasd!dko"@ucsd.arpa It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers.
cramer@sun.uucp (Sam Cramer) (07/09/86)
In article <142@uhmanoa.UUCP> toddo@uhmanoa.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes: >Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called >"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find >UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? >How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate. >Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.? I've been a walk-in customer of Computer Literacy for quite a while. It is an excellent computer book store - in fact, it's the best I've seen. I have never ordered anything by mail from CL. However, I can attest to the honesty and the forthrightness of the management. I don't expect you'll have any problems ordering by mail. For whatever it's worth, CL handled all the book orders for the Whole Earth Software Catalog. -- Sam Cramer uucp: {cbosgd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,ucbvax}!sun!cramer arpanet: cramer@sun.com
connery@bnrmtv.UUCP (Glenn Connery) (07/09/86)
> Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called > "Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find > UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? > How good are they in delivering what you order? How prompt? How accurate. > Any problems with overcharging credit cards, etc.? > > Thanks..todd > > -- > Todd Ogasawara, University of Hawaii, Dept. of Psychology > > UUCP: {ihnp4,dual,vortex}!islenet! > \ > ihnp4!__\__ uhmanoa!toddo > / > {backbone}!sdcsvax!noscvax!humu!/ > > ARPA: OGASAWARAT%HAW.SDSCNET@LLL-MFE.ARPA > > ** I used to be: ogasawar@nosc.ARPA & ogasawar@noscvax.UUCP Since it is local, I can't comment about their mail order service, but if its up to the standards set by the rest of their service, it should be top notch. Its a regular stop for me, the people are generally knowledgable, and they get stuff in quickly. Its the best computer book store I've ever seen, bar none. -- Glenn Connery, Bell Northern Research, Mountain View, CA {hplabs,amdahl,3comvax}!bnrmtv!connery
phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP (Praveen Kumar) (07/10/86)
Would somebody please post (or mail to me) the telephone number and/or
the address of the "Computer Literacy Book Store"?
Thanks,
pk
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phaedrus@eneevax.umd.edu or {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!eneevax!phaedrussuhina@kodak.UUCP (brian suhina) (07/10/86)
>>Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called >>"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find >>UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? >I've been a walk-in customer of Computer Literacy for quite a while. It is >an excellent computer book store - in fact, it's the best I've seen. Since this place has a good reputation, how about someone posting their address for those of who haven't heard of them. Thanks Brian Suhina ...!rochester!kodak!suhina
mitch@well.UUCP (Mitchell Waite) (07/10/86)
I have used Computer Literacy Bookstore several times and I am impressed with the responsiveness. As an author of Unix books I am especially happy with CLB in that they carry large quantities of all my books. They will send anything in stock by first class mail and they have a great selection of books. I suggest everyone get a copy of their catalog.
klee@sri-spam.ARPA (Ken Lee) (07/11/86)
>Just got some catalogs in the mail from a place in Sunnyvale California called >"Computer Literacy Bookshop." They have a good collection of hard to find >UNIX and MS-DOS books. Has anyone out there ordered from this place? Several people have posted notes requesting a phone number for this place. I'm sure AT&T information would gladly give it to you, but for those who'd rather not use Ma Bell for voice, this is from the store's yellow pages ad: Open 7 days/week; mail orders, phone orders welcome America's largest computer bookstore 10,000 professional and PC titles Computer Literacy Bookshop 408-730-9955 520 Lawrence Expressway, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 2 blocks south of US 101, next to TOGO's I don't work there. I've never even been to the place. After all this discussion, I guess I should check it out.
dmm@calmasd.UUCP (07/11/86)
Sorry if I missed the beginning of this discussion, but what is
the address (local-direction type, mail order, & phone order)
of the Computer Literacy Bookshop?
N.B. I have had success phone-ordering literary criticism from
University Press Books in Berkeley (check (415) 555-1212 for #,
my phonelist is at home). If you're looking for technical
books published by a university press, they might be a
good source. (Standard Disclaimers, & no gaurentee.)
David M. MacMillan, KB6MPN
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