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Andrew H. · 07-19-2012, 01:19 PM

Special orders used to be a big deal at certain bookstores; in the early 90's, a bookstore I patronized had a full time position doing special orders. It usually took 2 weeks or so to get a book...but the fact you could get it at all was kind of a big deal.

However, when I lived in Germany, even the smallest bookstore could order something and get it in a day or two.

07-19-2012, 01:19 PM	#16
Andrew H. Grand Master of Flowers Posts: 2,201 Karma: 8389072 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Naptown Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)	Special orders used to be a big deal at certain bookstores; in the early 90's, a bookstore I patronized had a full time position doing special orders. It usually took 2 weeks or so to get a book...but the fact you could get it at all was kind of a big deal. However, when I lived in Germany, even the smallest bookstore could order something and get it in a day or two.