"J T" wrote in message
...
I've sometimes
spent weeks and weeks searching for a book, at an affordable price - got
one for under $20, including shipping, that was being listed most places
well over $50 - not a woodworking book by the way. I stay away from new
bookstores, unless I want to check out their magazines.

So you spent weeks and weeks searching so you could save $30? Interesting.

Thu, Oct 12, 2006, 2:59pm (Locutus) doth
burbleth:
So you spent weeks and weeks searching so you could save $30?
Interesting.

Don't let it worry you. I'm sure that sooner or later you can find
someone that will be able to explain it to you.



JOAT
It's not hard, if you get your mind right.
- Granny Weatherwax

"J T" wrote in message
...
Thu, Oct 12, 2006, 2:59pm (Locutus) doth
burbleth:
So you spent weeks and weeks searching so you could save $30?
Interesting.

Don't let it worry you. I'm sure that sooner or later you can find
someone that will be able to explain it to you.



JOAT
It's not hard, if you get your mind right.
- Granny Weatherwax


Nothing to explain, just doesn't sound like a good return for the effort
spent.

Fri, Oct 13, 2006, 10:03am (Locutus) doth
claimeth:
Nothing to explain, just doesn't sound like a good return for the effort
spent.

Sure it is. Maybe you've got money to pay listed prices for
out-of-print books, but I don't. I don't put bread on the table from
woodworking, it's a hobby. Buying a woodworking book for a lower price,
after a bit of looking, is part of the hobby. After all, no matter how
I spend the time, it's not like I'm losing money from not doing paying
work.

That was one example. I've bought other books, listed for a lot
more, for from $5-$30, by looking - I'll probably never buy a book for
more than $30. Adds up to a fair amount over a year. It's not like I
spend 8 hours a day looking, or even look eery day. Plus, these are
books I already know exactly what their content is, and they're not
available just anywhere. I just remembered, I've now got a complete set
of eight steam books from about 1920. The complete set was listed at
about $450 last I looked, I've probably got less then $75 invested in
mine - plus, I've got several extras I need to get rid of, that usually
list for about $35-$45 each.

If you would like to buy an interesting, out-of-print, book on
boatbuilding, I have one I've seen listed for $385, + shipping. Of
course, you "could" look around, and get the same book for probably $35
to $50, including shipping, but why bother?. I've had mine for years
now, and paid about $10 for my copy. I'll make you a good deal, $350,
including shipping, and you won't even have to waste time searching.

I'm pretty well set with woodworking books for now.



JOAT
It's not hard, if you get your mind right.
- Granny Weatherwax

(J T) wrote in news:21723-452FE561-1@storefull-
3336.bay.webtv.net:

Fri, Oct 13, 2006, 10:03am (Locutus) doth
claimeth:
Nothing to explain, just doesn't sound like a good return for the
effort
spent.

Sure it is. Maybe you've got money to pay listed prices for
out-of-print books, but I don't. I don't put bread on the table from
woodworking, it's a hobby. Buying a woodworking book for a lower
price,
after a bit of looking, is part of the hobby. After all, no matter how
I spend the time, it's not like I'm losing money from not doing paying
work.

That was one example. I've bought other books, listed for a lot
more, for from $5-$30, by looking - I'll probably never buy a book for
more than $30. Adds up to a fair amount over a year. It's not like I
spend 8 hours a day looking, or even look eery day. Plus, these are
books I already know exactly what their content is, and they're not
available just anywhere. I just remembered, I've now got a complete
set
of eight steam books from about 1920. The complete set was listed at
about $450 last I looked, I've probably got less then $75 invested in
mine - plus, I've got several extras I need to get rid of, that usually
list for about $35-$45 each.

If you would like to buy an interesting, out-of-print, book on
boatbuilding, I have one I've seen listed for $385, + shipping. Of
course, you "could" look around, and get the same book for probably $35
to $50, including shipping, but why bother?. I've had mine for years
now, and paid about $10 for my copy. I'll make you a good deal, $350,
including shipping, and you won't even have to waste time searching.

I'm pretty well set with woodworking books for now.



JOAT
It's not hard, if you get your mind right.
- Granny Weatherwax


Mr. Locutus doesn't understand that the fun (or value, profit) is in the
search. Poor man.
Hank

Sat, Oct 14, 2006, 12:05am (EDT-1) (Henry*St.Pierre)
doth wisely posteth:
Mr. Locutus doesn't understand that the fun (or value, profit) is in the
search. Poor man.

Only partially true. The finding, then purchasing, at a low price,
is the capper.



JOAT
It's not hard, if you get your mind right.
- Granny Weatherwax