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Old Wednesday 16th November 2011, 08:20   #1
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Svensson in Stock
If I was a proper book dealer I'd buy them and sell them on at a profit.

Instead....

Here you are

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Identificati...1435112&sr=1-1


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Old Wednesday 16th November 2011, 10:32   #2
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If I was a proper book dealer I'd buy them and sell them on at a profit.

Instead....

Here you are

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Identificati...1435112&sr=1-1

why ??
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Old Wednesday 16th November 2011, 13:21   #3
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why ??
Well, look at a used price...
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Book...%3D93%26y%3D12

Well spotted, Jane.
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Nicer than proper I'd say - wouldn't want to call you a bible pusher though!
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Well, look at a used price...
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Book...%3D93%26y%3D12

Well spotted, Jane.
Its been up in the £60 region for a fair time and like Rocking horse faeces

http://www.vialibri.net/cgi-bin/book...urr=GBP&y=7639
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Old Thursday 17th November 2011, 08:53   #6
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Its been up in the £60 region for a fair time and like Rocking horse faeces

http://www.vialibri.net/cgi-bin/book...urr=GBP&y=7639
Nonsence! The original 4th edition has been available for some years from various secondhand birdbook sources for £30 or under.Amazon and Abe add at least 25% onto the secondhand price for the priviledge of having the book on their site!
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[...]Amazon and Abe add at least 25% onto the secondhand price for the priviledge of having the book on their site!
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A reprint of this title has been available since long from "Naturbokhandeln", the shop of the Swedish Ornithological Society (http://http://sof.ca-eline.com/servl...=h_ix3.htm&p=H) at 248 Swedish Crowns, approximately €26 or £22 excluding P&P.

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www.secondnaturebooks.com currently has a copy of the original 4th edition at £30.

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www.secondnaturebooks.com currently has a copy of the original 4th edition at £30.

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Feel free to buy that rather than one at £20 then
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Amazon actually own Abe. They take 17.25% from the sales/postage price plus a transaction fee of 86p (which they wave if you pay a £25 a month fee)
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Old Thursday 17th November 2011, 22:55   #12
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Nonsence! The original 4th edition has been available for some years from various secondhand birdbook sources for £30 or under.Amazon and Abe add at least 25% onto the secondhand price for the priviledge of having the book on their site!
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I'm a second hand bookseller who has used ABE in the past and I can assure you that they do not add anything onto the price for the privelege of using their site ( You set the price and postage you want on each book ). They charge a set fee every month of £25 for up to 4000 books, commission of 8% and a credit charge of 5.5% on every transaction. Amazon's charges are exactly Jane has stated.
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Thank you all for the informations!
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I've just ordered, thank you Jane.
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Oh my word - stop bickering and appreciate the attempt to help....
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Indeed. And observe that Amazon are out of stock again, anyway!
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And observe that Amazon are out of stock again, anyway!
Reminds me of when the wife and I birded Japan in 2005. I wanted to get hold of a copy of Mark Brazil's 1987 site guide - then long out of print, with used copies selling for more than £100. But with some determined web browsing, I found a specialist Japanese bookshop in Australia that still had some copies on the shelf at the original modest price. I ordered a copy, and also posted details on various birding internet groups. Next time I looked at the bookshop's website, it was listed as their number one bestseller! I think I deserved some commission...
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I'm still hoping to find a source of these

http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.de...Kmaua2m_9otrzQ
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Yes one of my very favourite books - a joy to read, superb illustrations and lovely layout as well as a brilliant text - I still refer to it often.
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Excellent book! But you're not having mine.

I have one too... the one I linked was the cheapest currently available online
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A snip at £20. I paid that in about 1993.

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