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Any of you worried about privacy? I like Amazon's service so far, but they store info about all the books I have bought, viewed and reviewed... 
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I've got nothing to hide.
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"Extremism in the defense of liberty is not a vice." -- Barry Goldwater, 1964 GOP Nomination acceptance speech (not George W. Bush 40 years later...)
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I also bought some clothes through them. It's a little weird to buy stuff like that over the internet
but it worked out okay.
BTW: This morning, I was looking on it for a copy of Poor Richard's Almanac, and couldn't find a new copy of it for anything less that $20
WTF's up with that?! 
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I don't know if you have this in the USA (i'd guess so) but when you order a book a page comes up saying "people who bought that book, also liked this book" and offer you a deal on another connected book.
Salesmanship sure, but it for the sake of a fiver (which you can write off against the free "super pikey saver" postage you've just become eligible for) you get to broaden your horizons for a couple of quid.
It's like "six degrees of seperation" but with books. I'll bet you can get from any one subject to any other by 6 Amazon book recommendations.Comment
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I bought a CD that I couldn't find anywhere. Amazon had 3. For my ultra limited experience, they seem fine.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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Get me from Mein Kempf(sp?) to Martha Stewart in 6 links.Originally posted by reds4ever
I don't know if you have this in the USA (i'd guess so) but when you order a book a page comes up saying "people who bought that book, also liked this book" and offer you a deal on another connected book.
Salesmanship sure, but it for the sake of a fiver (which you can write off against the free "super pikey saver" postage you've just become eligible for) you get to broaden your horizons for a couple of quid.
It's like "six degrees of seperation" but with books. I'll bet you can get from any one subject to any other by 6 Amazon book recommendations.Comment
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Mein Kempf could along the way reach Idi Amin, which could certainly reach Martha Stewart.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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I signed up for a trial version of Amazon Prime, and forgot to cancel. So now I have to justify the $80 I spent. I figure that I'll stop going to convenience stores and start buying things like tooth paste from Amazon. Sweet, sweet two day delivery.
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