Did you see the Neal Stephenson special on Connect? - Page 3

Cthulhu · 02-19-2007, 08:03 PM

My advice--since you asked--would be to borrow them from the local library or from a friend who has all ready finished it.

The books are quite large, and take up a huge amount of real estate.
Thankfully, I have a friend who buys books more often than I do, and was able to steal his copies.

Truly, the price of electronic texts is just....ridiculous.

This is one case where you will be paying a premium to not need to lug a giant, though entertaining, trio of books around.

The tie-breaker should be the maps. If you are as ignorant as I am, you will be spending a tremendous amount of time reviewing the included maps, or visiting google maps and wikipedia to cross-reference characters.

If the maps are easy to read and flip back and forth, then buy the electronic copies and save from lugging around an 800 page monster.

Leaping Gnome · 02-19-2007, 11:01 PM

I've seen the first two books for under $7 at the Barnes & Noble bargain tables but $25 on Connect for three books isn't a bad price.

Dr. Drib · 02-20-2007, 05:02 AM

Click to buy and the price jumps to approx. $36.

Don

tmastern · 02-20-2007, 01:32 PM

Just to let everyone interested know, they credited my account for the difference when I brought this to their attention. They didn't say whether the price was wrong, or the billing wrong.

Dr. Drib · 02-20-2007, 05:32 PM

And I pointed this out to them, as well.

Just to pi$$ them off, I'm going to buy them SEPARATELY, and see how much they like my money!!!

Just joking..

Don

02-20-2007, 05:02 AM	#33
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,405 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Yes, but IS that the price? Click to buy and the price jumps to approx. $36. Don

02-20-2007, 05:32 PM	#35
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,405 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	They didn't do ANYTHING for me!!! And I pointed this out to them, as well. Just to pi$$ them off, I'm going to buy them SEPARATELY, and see how much they like my money!!! Just joking.. Don

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02-19-2007, 08:03 PM	#31
Cthulhu Technologist Posts: 488 Karma: 585237 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: I'm between Cities Device: SONY Reader PRS-500	My advice--since you asked--would be to borrow them from the local library or from a friend who has all ready finished it. The books are quite large, and take up a huge amount of real estate. Thankfully, I have a friend who buys books more often than I do, and was able to steal his copies. Truly, the price of electronic texts is just....ridiculous. This is one case where you will be paying a premium to not need to lug a giant, though entertaining, trio of books around. The tie-breaker should be the maps. If you are as ignorant as I am, you will be spending a tremendous amount of time reviewing the included maps, or visiting google maps and wikipedia to cross-reference characters. If the maps are easy to read and flip back and forth, then buy the electronic copies and save from lugging around an 800 page monster.

02-19-2007, 11:01 PM	#32
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	I've seen the first two books for under $7 at the Barnes & Noble bargain tables but $25 on Connect for three books isn't a bad price.

02-20-2007, 01:32 PM	#34
tmastern Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: PRS-500	Just to let everyone interested know, they credited my account for the difference when I brought this to their attention. They didn't say whether the price was wrong, or the billing wrong.

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