ppennane@cs.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen) (01/22/91)
Do you know an address/phone number of a reliable, fast and maybe also
cheap mail order educational bookstore? I'm interested in undergraduate
books in computer science, mathematics and physics. These books are very
expensive (about 2.5 times the normal US price) in Finland, so I'm
considering ordering quite a lot of them directly from US with my fellow
students.
Thanks in advance!
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Petrus Pennanen
{ppennanen@cc,ppennane@kreeta}.helsinki.fi ppennanen@finuh (EARN)jk87377@korppi.tut.fi (Kouhia Juhana Krister) (01/22/91)
In article <10795@hydra.Helsinki.FI> ppennane@cs.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen) writes: >Do you know an address/phone number of a reliable, fast and maybe also >cheap mail order educational bookstore? Order directly from the publisher. Pay beforehand or order the Pro Forma for the books. If you don't pay beforehand, your books may come to local bookstore and they will 'rob' you - there's some contracts exists with the bookstores here and the publishers. Pro Forma is the bill you pay through bank or you must send it back with the check. Best way might be that you ask publisher's count number, prices for the books and the handling charges via FAX machine. And when they see that you have payed the books they will send them to you. Any other good ways to do the ordering? Juhana Kouhia jk87377@tut.fi
ppk@East.Sun.COM (Pravin [Prah-veen] Kumar - Sun BDC) (01/22/91)
From: ppennane@cs.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen)
Newsgroups: alt.books.technical,comp.edu,misc.education
Keywords: bookstore, mail-order
Date: 21 Jan 91 21:23:45 GMT
Do you know an address/phone number of a reliable, fast and maybe also
cheap mail order educational bookstore? I'm interested in undergraduate
books in computer science, mathematics and physics. These books are very
expensive (about 2.5 times the normal US price) in Finland, so I'm
considering ordering quite a lot of them directly from US with my fellow
students.
An excellent source for technical books is:
Book Scientific
18 E. 16th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10003
USA
1.800.621.1220
Unfortunately, I don't know how you can reach them via phone from outside the
US.
They send a bill along with the order. They also have a 10% or 5% discount
depending on the size of the order.
I've been using them for about 7 years.
Disclaimer: I have no connection to Book Scientific except as a satisfied
customer.
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Pravin Kumar
Email: ppk@East.Sun.Com or ...{uunet,decwrl}!sun.com!ppkeriko@Siri.Unit.NO (Erik Odberg) (01/23/91)
In article <10795@hydra.Helsinki.FI>, ppennane@cs.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen) writes: |> Do you know an address/phone number of a reliable, fast and maybe also |> cheap mail order educational bookstore? I'm interested in undergraduate |> books in computer science, mathematics and physics. These books are very |> expensive (about 2.5 times the normal US price) in Finland, so I'm |> considering ordering quite a lot of them directly from US with my fellow |> students. |> |> Thanks in advance! |> -- |> Petrus Pennanen |> {ppennanen@cc,ppennane@kreeta}.helsinki.fi ppennanen@finuh (EARN) What about Barnes & Noble @ 6th (??) Avenue, New York. They have a pretty good collection of CS books. They claim they're the biggest bookstore in NY (is that true?). I suppose they do mail order, and in that case they'll probably accept VISA or other credit cards. It might be I can find the address at home, but I suppose NY residents have better access to this information :-) I have very good experiences with buying records from US paying by VISA. I received the stuff only weeks after I sent the order form. erik
bje@sonia.math.ucla.edu (Bjorn Ellertsson) (01/23/91)
I have had good experience only with
Buchhandlung
Mail Order Kaiser
Postfach 40 1209
D-8000 Munchen 40
Germany
Ordering from the US is easier said than done:
Payment by check will add 4-6 weeks while it "clears"
You'll have to pay (dearly) for transatlantic air mail
Surface mail is so slow that your books will be dated
before they arrive ;-)
Bjorn
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Bj"orn Ellertsson, Program in Computing, UCLA (213) 825-2251
Internet: bje@math.ucla.edu BITNET: bje%math.ucla.edu@INTERBIT
UUCP:...!{ucsd,purdue,rutgers,uunet}!math.ucla.edu!bjehart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil (Michael Hart) (01/23/91)
In <10795@hydra.Helsinki.FI> ppennane@cs.Helsinki.FI (Petrus Pennanen) writes: >Do you know an address/phone number of a reliable, fast and maybe also >cheap mail order educational bookstore? I'm interested in undergraduate >books in computer science, mathematics and physics. These books are very >expensive (about 2.5 times the normal US price) in Finland, so I'm >considering ordering quite a lot of them directly from US with my fellow >students. Try: The Cucumber Bookshop, Inc. 5611 Kraft Drive Rockville, MD 20852 Phone (301) 881-2722 Fax (301) 468-2920 "Ask for our free catalog" "Checks/Visa/MasterCard/American Express" I have no connection with Cucumber other than as a customer. They have a very, very wide & good selection of computer books; especially C, Unix, programming. I believe they carry the entire line of O'Reilly Nutshell books, also. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael G. Hart hart@blackjack.dt.navy.mil / mhart@oasys.dt.navy.mil In Support of the Men of Desert Storm -------------------------------------(=o=)------------------------------------
floom@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Laura E. Floom) (01/24/91)
In article <988@kaos.MATH.UCLA.EDU> bje@math.ucla.edu (Bjorn Ellertsson) writes: > >You'll have to pay (dearly) for transatlantic air mail > >Surface mail is so slow that your books will be dated >before they arrive ;-) not true - we have a special book rate in this country. very cheap. we even have an airmail book rate. quite cheap. you can not include a letter or an elso with the books. if you do, then they charge normal rates. >
frazier@ttidca.TTI.COM (Kent Frazier) (01/25/91)
OPAMP Technical Books, Inc. 1033 N.Sycamore Ave. Los Angeles, Ca 90038 (213) 464-4322 is an excellent bookstore for technical books (in particular Computer). It has a mail order service. Their catalogue says: To order by mail: specify title, author, publisher, quantity, (and page number if ordering from their catalog). Include your physical address for shipping. We cannot ship to a P.O. box. They accept charge cards (include card type, card number, expiration date, day time phone number), and checks (imprinted with name and address, and with work & home phones, driver license no.,state, date of birth). The only distinction they seem to make on shipping locations is inside California, and outside California. While Finland falls into one of those catagories, it might be worth while to check further. Delivery and shipping charges Availability Delivery time shipping charge (approx) In Stock 1-3 days $2.95 (1st book) (outside Ca. $3.95) .50 for each additional book. Out of Stock 4-5 weeks likewise They also provide a RUSH service at addtional cost.
ccmorris@vela.acs.oakland.edu (ccmorris) (01/26/91)
One more... Powell's Technical Bookstore 32 NW Eleventh Street Portland, Oregon 97209 1-800-224-6911 Good Selection of all types of techie info: Computers, engineering, chem, etc. I haven't mail-ordered to it but I know that they will
wiseb@turing.cs.rpi.edu (G. Bowden Wise) (01/27/91)
Two good mail-order book stores in the California bay area: Casey's Books University Avenue Palo Alto, CA Computer Literacy Bookstores two stores in the bay area (San Jose and ?) Sorry I dont have phone numbers; but, I have ordered from both and they have a fast turn around. Both have an excellent source of technical books and a knowledgeable staff. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bowden Wise Computer Science Dept, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy, NY 12180 internet: wiseb@turing.cs.rpi.edu bitnet: bowden@rpitsmts
jolliffe@havarti.ucs.ubc.ca (Bruce Jolliffe) (01/27/91)
A good mail-order store serving Western Canada is
Siliconnections
3727 West 10th Avenue
Vancouver B.C. V6R 2G5
Canada
Tel: 222-2221
They carry large selection of computer books along with a few
business books and some science essay books. If they don't have it
they will order it.
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Bruce Jolliffe University Computing Services
jolliffe@ucs.ubc.ca University of British Columbia
604-228-5309 6356 Agricultural Road
FAX: 604-228-5611 Vancouver B.C. V6T 1W5
Canadaprp@sei.cmu.edu (Patrick Place) (01/28/91)
I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned what is probably the best bookshop worldwide, Blackwell's. They do mail order, either on a Blackwell's account or by credit card payment. Blackwell's Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BQ England Tel: +44 865 792792 Fax: +44 865 791438 I have no connection with Blackwell's other than being a very satisfied customer. Pat Place prp@sei.cmu.edu
eugene@nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya) (02/02/91)
I see how misinformation is spread. >Casey's Books >University Avenue >Palo Alto, CA s/Casey/Stacey/ >Computer Literacy Bookstores >two stores in the bay area (San Jose and ?) > Sorry I dont have phone numbers; but, I have ordered from both and Three. Sunnyvale [original] and Cupertino. (408)-435-1118.
jsdph@acad3.alaska.edu (HARRIS DENNIS P) (02/04/91)
In article <4872@vela.acs.oakland.edu>, ccmorris@vela.acs.oakland.edu (ccmorris) writes... >One more... > >Powell's Technical Bookstore >32 NW Eleventh Street >Portland, Oregon 97209 >1-800-224-6911 > >Good Selection of all types of techie info: Computers, engineering, >chem, etc. I haven't mail-ordered to it but I know that they will also a great store to visit! their new store even has a coffee bar for browsers. Powell's Technical Bookstore moved last month. The new address is 33 NW Park Ave., Portaln OR 97209. If you're ordering from Europe, you might have to ask Directory Assistance for the regular phone number, since the 800 number will only work in the US. Best way to pay from Europe would probably be credit card (they take AMEX, Visa, Mastercard, & Discover). Their fax number is 503.228.0505. ================================================================================ dennis p. harris bitnet: jsdph@alaska.edu "The nation that controls magnetism controls the Universe." --- Diet Smith ================================================================================