"Peedie Monk" <
peediemonk@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
> Carrie wrote:
> > I note that the hardbacks seem to be
going
> > for exorbitant prices online, though
> > fortunately the paperbacks are
available
> > for fairly cheap from UK sources.
> In the UK, chain bookstores don't charge for
customer orders.
> They also don't charge postage/shipping for overseas
orders
> (primarily because US wholesalers ship bulk orders
for free).
But maybe also because they tend to 'translate' the dollar
price into pounds by switching the dollar sign to a pound
sign: $15 = £15 = hefty markup.
ED
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