[RndTbl] Used Computer books

[Tim Lavoie]

>>>>> "John" == John Lange <john.lange at bighostbox.com> writes:

    John> Is anyone aware of a used bookstore in Winnipeg that has a
    John> good selection of computer books?

Hm. What sort of computer books? Borealis on Main has had the odd one
that I've liked, though that's not a big part of what they've
got. More general math & science in that section, less in the way of
the app du jour. On the other hand, I prefer that myself.


    John> Or another suggestion on how to get books for reasonable
    John> prices? I had a look in Chapters today at some computer
    John> books and every one I picked up was more than $70 !

Good books often aren't cheap, though some eventually make it into
paperback if you're patient. Copperfields is likely the best around
for computer books, and I doubt any others are close. McNally's is OK
for a general book store, and they've been good about finding and
ordering books for me, but selection in this field is much less than
it used to be. 

Chapters used to be decent, but has degraded into the K-Mart of book
stores. What once was a sea of nifty, often theoretical books has
become a dried, muddy pond of mass-market dreck, with MCSE
certification guides flopping fitfully in the shallows. After all, the
public gets what it wants... and deserves. In any case, trying to
order non-stocked items from Chapters (albeit pre-Indigo) hasn't
worked for me, so of the locals, I'd check Copperfields and
McNally. But hey, Chapters has a much better selection of scented
candles and get-well cards. *ahem*

For non-local, amazon.ca has been quick and excellent at keeping me
informed of purchase status, and their site is tops for actually
finding books on a topic. So that, too is a possibility, and more to
the point, may also have hooks to finding used copies of the books you
want.

Oh yeah, what are you looking for anyway?  <grin>

  Cheers,
  Tim

-- 
There is is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.
                -- Ken Olsen (President of Digital Equipment Corporation),
                   Convention of the World Future Society, in Boston, 1977