From: Pam Niedermayer (pam_pine@cape.com)
Date: 06/19/01-06:46:26 AM Z
OK, apologies on scanning too quickly; but my original point was
merely that the word "give" in your original message was used
incorrectly, and was used specifically in the context of Amazon, which
I thought wasn't exactly fair. So I agree, this has gone on to be a
very silly discussion, from which I'm now bowing out.
As to shipping costs, the advantage of shopping at some place like
Amazon is that I can hold items in my cart, complete the order
whenever, which reduces shipping costs (goes something like $5 for the
1st book, $2 for each additional book) significantly when compared to
ordering each item individually.
Pam
Judy Seigel wrote:
>
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Pam Niedermayer wrote:
>
> > until you've batched enough sales to make it worthwhile to package and
> > ship, paying by check (God, what a pain), paying twice what Amazon and
> > other resellers charge for shipping books (no way I'd pay $12 for
> > anyone to ship me a book unless it's worth a small fortune and
> > insurance costs are high, or maybe if it's currently residing in
>
> Pam, you read too quickly. First, I said the book comes packaged from the
> printer. Second, the $12 was the discount to the bookstore, the amount
> they get off the $24 when they order the book. That is, money Dan, for
> instance, DOESN'T get from the sale. The price to the customer is the
> same. Finally, my GUESS at the charge for shipping was $5 to $6, which
> would probably be the same at both, all, or most vendors.
>
> For instance, I have a recent invoice from Hacker Art Books. Shipping was
> $5.50. I don't know what Amazon charges, but the fact is they're losing
> money & looking for ways to not lose money... What do they charge for
> shipping now? Would you be stunned if it went up?
> ...
>
> Judy
>
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