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ControlArmsNow
New Member
I've just tested it by ordering Kafka's The Trial (pun intended) and it worked fine. Thanks for giving me the excuse to order it, though. 
ControlArmsNow
New Member
Yup, no problems at .com either.
novella
Active Member
I just called them and took care of it over the phone. Very strange, as I used the site constantly with no prob. They couldn't tell me what was wrong but fixed the order over the phone. I will die if this keeps happening. I am an Amazon addict.
Thanks both of you for assistance.
Thanks both of you for assistance.
ControlArmsNow
New Member
No Amazon - *shivers* - it doesn't bear thinking about.
direstraits
Well-Known Member
It will take Amazon about 2-3 months to ship things to where I am. I want to move to US just so I can take advantage of the ship within 1 day thingee in Amazon.
I like to goto Amazon and browse. It's torture, but it's nice...
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I like to goto Amazon and browse. It's torture, but it's nice...
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fluffy bunny
Member
When I was in Malaysia, I went into a few bookshops looking for something new. I wasn't too happy seeing that a significant proportion of the books were imported from the UK, some (eg Irving's work) with a smaller booksize.
Granted there were a few from the US (eg that newsagent-like place at the Central Station had an American verson of Clavell's Shogun at a stupidly cheap price but bound in a book that was on the flimsy side), but the majority seemed to be UK editions.
The top of the KLCC (commercial area) has a pretty good comic section in its bookshop though.
Back on topic - I can see why amazon shutting down could give people kittens. I go shopping there when I'm after a bargain. That said, I can spend absolutely ages in a bookshop skimming through books and sampling work (think women and clothes shops), and often come out with a book or 2 (especially with the 3 for 2 things).
Granted there were a few from the US (eg that newsagent-like place at the Central Station had an American verson of Clavell's Shogun at a stupidly cheap price but bound in a book that was on the flimsy side), but the majority seemed to be UK editions.
The top of the KLCC (commercial area) has a pretty good comic section in its bookshop though.
Back on topic - I can see why amazon shutting down could give people kittens. I go shopping there when I'm after a bargain. That said, I can spend absolutely ages in a bookshop skimming through books and sampling work (think women and clothes shops), and often come out with a book or 2 (especially with the 3 for 2 things).
direstraits
Well-Known Member
fluffy bunny - how come you were in Malaysia? Hope you had a great time here!
About the influx of UK books: When I read your post, I went and did a quick, random flip through my books and saw that there is a good spread between books imported from UK and the States. These are my fiction books; most of my technical books (IT stuff) are from the States though.
I was just at the KLCC bookstore today! It's called Kinokuniya, and it's one of my favourite bookstores in the whole of Malaysia. A good selection of stuff. Wished the fantasy/scifi/horror shelves could be bigger still, though. You are right about the comics section - this is the only place I get my trades nowadays.
Wabbit - I don't order online, though friends have, for obscure technical books (textbook/certification stuff) that will never reach our shores otherwise. I get my stuff from bookstores - both conventional and second hand shops. I love this secondhand store chain we have here - the books are in relatively good (most in excellent) condition. However, the price is so much cheaper than what I'd have to pay for a new book, plus they've got old stuff I'll never find anywhere else.
Just the other day I picked up Dan Brown's Digital Fortress and Laurie R King's Night Work for just RM6 (that's about USD$1.60) each.
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About the influx of UK books: When I read your post, I went and did a quick, random flip through my books and saw that there is a good spread between books imported from UK and the States. These are my fiction books; most of my technical books (IT stuff) are from the States though.
I was just at the KLCC bookstore today!
It's called Kinokuniya, and it's one of my favourite bookstores in the whole of Malaysia. A good selection of stuff. Wished the fantasy/scifi/horror shelves could be bigger still, though. You are right about the comics section - this is the only place I get my trades nowadays. Wabbit - I don't order online, though friends have, for obscure technical books (textbook/certification stuff) that will never reach our shores otherwise. I get my stuff from bookstores - both conventional and second hand shops. I love this secondhand store chain we have here - the books are in relatively good (most in excellent) condition. However, the price is so much cheaper than what I'd have to pay for a new book, plus they've got old stuff I'll never find anywhere else.
Just the other day I picked up Dan Brown's Digital Fortress and Laurie R King's Night Work for just RM6 (that's about USD$1.60) each.
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