[modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post

Do you mean bookdepository.co.uk?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Allen Messer
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:27 PM
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> 
> Bookdepository.uk.com did not charge me any postage when I bought a book
> on "Vertical Milling In the Home..." this past Summer.
> 
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 1/11/09, Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ken Strauss <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 2:59 PM
> > It is certainly not in the same league as MSEE but TSME
> > (http://tsme.ca/ )
> > is celebrating their 75th anniversary this year.
> >
> > I second Clif's suggestion regarding Amazon. Their
> > "buy it used" service has
> > very competitive rates and no charge for local shipping of
> > new books if you
> > exceed their minimum order size. I think that the UK is
> > losing considerable
> > business due to the excessive shipping costs to overseas
> > purchasers. With
> > the current exchange rate the cost of many model
> > engineering items is
> > reasonable but the addition of shipping puts it out of
> > bounds.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Clif Walker
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:40 PM
> > > To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Old Clubs and Post
> > >
> > > Hi Harry and All,
> > >
> > > If you know the weight and size of the Book you could
> > possibly sort your
> > > own
> > > delivery out. Some of the courier companies will do a
> > collection service
> > > organised from the delivery end of the operation.
> > > I dont like the delivery costs made by some businesses
> > as they seem to use
> > > excess charges as a way of boosting their profits.
> > > Also have you tried Amazon as they seem to sell most
> > books.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Clif
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Harry Wade" <hww@xxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 4:31 PM
> > > Subject: [modeleng] Old Clubs and Post
> > >
> > >
> > > > Alan and all,
> > > > SMEE was founded in 1898 by Percival Marshall and
> > a few others.  I was
> > > > once a member of that esteemed (well, by some
> > anyway) organization but
> > > > after a few years we reluctantly parted company
> > over non-payment of
> > > dues.
> > > > I couldn't see continuing to feed them annual
> > dues for little benefit
> > > > other than being able to say I was a member and
> > wear the pin.  They did
> > > > produce quite a nice little journal, for a club.
> > > >
> > > > Post.  I know this is a futile rant, but I've
> > just now priced a book out
> > > > of the UK, at a reasonable priced from a
> > commercial bookseller, but the
> > > > post on the book will be over 12 Quid!  For a
> > smallish quarto book!
> > > That
> > > > just seems outrageous to me and will prevent a
> > purchase, which was at
> > > best
> > > > a stretch in this economy anyway.
> > > > Grumble, grumble,
> > > > Harry
> > > >
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