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Amazon, for $21 and free shipping. They're saying it will be delivered tomorrow.
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Pre-ordered Audio from Audible.com yesterday when it finally got put up.
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Amazon

It shipped from Seattle a couple hours ago. :wink:

9 years went by faster than I thought it would. :D
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Billy G. wrote:Amazon, for $21 and free shipping. They're saying it will be delivered tomorrow.
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I imagine they threw it on a truck this morning. It was only 281 miles away. Hopefully I'll have it by noon. :D
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Local bookstore - not sure when that will be!
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StevieG, are you sure you have that unbelievable patience? :) This is my usual mode of buying books, but this time... Kindle pre-order, it received the book sometime around 4 at night (my local time) I guess, managed to flick through a few pages to make sure it was really there before going to work in the morning :biggrin:
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Tried three different independent bookstores yesterday/today -- none of them were even remotely close to stocking it... (e.g., no Donaldson books of any kind, the largest one had just three shelves of combined science fiction and fantasy, and paperback only... ). :(

Lots of art books, critical theory, etc. Looks like they're specializing to be different, and floor space in Manhattan is too expensive. So I just ordered from Amazon; getting it Thurs.
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I did finally get it this morning at the local Barnes & Noble. They didn't want to give it to me because they're evil, but I wrest it from their sinister clutches!

Seriously, worse service ever.
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Effaeldm wrote:StevieG, are you sure you have that unbelievable patience? :) This is my usual mode of buying books, but this time... Kindle pre-order, it received the book sometime around 4 at night (my local time) I guess, managed to flick through a few pages to make sure it was really there before going to work in the morning :biggrin:
Heh - my grand reread was a little mistimed! I'm half way through the One Tree 8O Have to decide whether to skip to TLD or continue and be six months behind everyone.
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Orlion wrote:I did finally get it this morning at the local Barnes & Noble. They didn't want to give it to me because they're evil, but I wrest it from their sinister clutches!

Seriously, worse service ever.
Wow, at my local B&N they are usually nice. They only try to sell me their discount membership once or twice per visit. :P

I have learned to avoid them like the plague though, from November 1 through the first week of every January. Once I went in there in mid-December and there had to have been 200 people queued up for checkout. 200!!!

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Did yours arrive as expected, Billy G?
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Yep, received it after 4 PM on the 15th. I am happily on about p. 180 right now. :D
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Got it today at Waterstones, from their new release shelf. £4 off (pretty common deal on new HCs in Waterstones), but the cover price has been increased for this one - it's £20, while all three previous were £18.99.
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I'm Murrin wrote:Got it today at Waterstones, from their new release shelf. £4 off (pretty common deal on new HCs in Waterstones), but the cover price has been increased for this one - it's £20, while all three previous were £18.99.
Wow - considering the exchange rate, you're paying much more than we are in the US.
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dlbpharmd wrote:
I'm Murrin wrote:Got it today at Waterstones, from their new release shelf. £4 off (pretty common deal on new HCs in Waterstones), but the cover price has been increased for this one - it's £20, while all three previous were £18.99.
Wow - considering the exchange rate, you're paying much more than we are in the US.
For the Audiobook, I pay $14.95 a month at Audible and get a Credit every month, and it's one credit per Audiobook, so, I paid $14.95
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sindatur wrote:
dlbpharmd wrote:
I'm Murrin wrote:Got it today at Waterstones, from their new release shelf. £4 off (pretty common deal on new HCs in Waterstones), but the cover price has been increased for this one - it's £20, while all three previous were £18.99.
Wow - considering the exchange rate, you're paying much more than we are in the US.
For the Audiobook, I pay $14.95 a month at Audible and get a Credit every month, and it's one credit per Audiobook, so, I paid $14.95
I did the same - my wife and I both listen to audiobooks on our commutes so it's not a bad deal at all.
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dlbpharmd wrote:
sindatur wrote:
dlbpharmd wrote: Wow - considering the exchange rate, you're paying much more than we are in the US.
For the Audiobook, I pay $14.95 a month at Audible and get a Credit every month, and it's one credit per Audiobook, so, I paid $14.95
I did the same - my wife and I both listen to audiobooks on our commutes so it's not a bad deal at all.
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mine appeared in the mailbox today. I are so happy
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Bought it at Hastings last Friday for 35 bucks 8O 8O 8O !!!! Most I've EVER paid for a book, and I doubt I'll ever pay that much again in this lifespan.
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Pre-ordered from Amazon.
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