Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2002 16:34:23 -0400
From: Ted White <tedwhite at compusnet.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: UK books & stuff
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Michael Walsh wrote:

> Following up a conversation at the WSFA meeting about ordering books from =
> amazon.co.uk and alternatives . . .
>
> www.bol.com charges =A38.50 per book order - one book or ten, shipped all =
> at once or in split shipments, that's all you pay. Go to the Help menue =
> then go to Delivery for details.
> www.amazon.co.uk charges =A31.99 per item and a =A32.95 per delivery =
> charge.
>
> BOL.com may not offer the same discounts as Amacon.co.uk, but on larger =
> orders it maybe well worth comparing prices & shipping.

I'm confused.  Is this a computer foulup?  What *is* "=A38.50" in Actual
Money?  (I first read it as Australian dollars, but even with the Aussie $
going at half the US $, 38.50 per book order is insane.)

--Ted White