I always check Abebooks.com first unless the book is on a bestseller list, and nearly always get the best prices there. For example, Hillbilly Elegy is $9.00 and up on Abebooks today:
https://www.abebooks.com/9780062300546/Hillbilly-Elegy-Memoir-Family-Culture-0062300547/plp Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dwight Giles wrote: > Try ABEBOOKS.com for used. I buy there a lot. > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Jan 7, 2018 4:20 PM, "Floyd Thursby via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > I looked at buying a book a coupla weeks ago, trying to see if Amazon had > > used copies as I have bought used books really cheap in the past. It did > > not appear they had used ones so I did not buy a new one as I thought they > > were a bit pricey. > > > > So yesterday I get an email from Amazon > > > > Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis > > J. D. Vance > > > > List Price: $27.99 > > Price: $15.10 > > You Save: $12.89(46%) > > > > and I think that is still a bit pricey. Today I get an email > > > > <https://smile.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=7FVRTUW9ID6R&K=3KZQ2AP > > 4FAMCM&M=urn:rtn:msg:20180107193257548035484ada4592b385aab20 > > 640p0na&R=LDPMU5HE0B3X&T=C&U=https%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon. > > com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0062300555%2Fref%3Dpe_2313360_267738940_em_1p_0_im& > > H=A7S5XVADXRQE1MVGJKZVCNNNDGMA&ref_=pe_2313360_267738940_em_1p_0_im> > > > > Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis > > J. D. Vance > > > > List Price: $16.99 > > Price: $11.55 > > You Save: $5.44(32%) > > > > which is for the paperback version > > > > And now I see used (I presume) hardcover copies but they are > > $13.95 > > > > + $3.99 shipping + $0.00 estimated tax > > > > which is more than the new one from Prime with free shipping. > > > > I wonder what tomorrow's offer will be? I might end up getting that > > paperback but maybe I'll wait and see. > > > > BTW this is supposed to be an excellent book, I heard interviews with the > > author and read reviews when it came out. He grew up not too far from > > where my family is all from, so I have some familiarity with the concepts. > > And of course the basic white trash mentality is pervasive though he > > managed to escape it but not without some serious challenges. > > > > --FT > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
