Ok, ya got me there. I should have said "MGB books". And I should have
mentioned BritBooks too, at http://esp.norwich.net/britbook/mg.htm they seem
like a small business, although not local to me.
I'm all for supporting local business too, and I'll go to the small-time
parts store for stuff before AutoZone, etc, if I can.
But I'm a consumer, and support only goes so far where my wallet's
concerned.There's plenty of money out there for the smart entrepreneur, so
don't forget that Walmart, Amazon and Pep Boys (or even Moss, hehe) didn't
start out huge, cheap, and convenient.
I do take your .02 to heart and I will go talk to my local book store with
all my charm and see how much they charge me for my Bentley manual. Maybe
they can swing me a deal.
Just my .02 as well.
Dan
'73 B
-----Original Message-----
From: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>
To: Dan Ray <danray@bluegrass.net>; mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, March 05, 1998 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: Book Buying
>I don't know what books you were looking at, but any book to do with
>the Sprite or Midget came up as hard to find, out of stock or unavailable.
>Most of these books are available through MiniMania and Moss, etc.
>
>Places like Amazon drive small businesses out of business. Once the small
>speciality shops are driven out by the Walmarts and Amazons you won't be
>able to find anything even slightly off the beaten track if the Mega
>corporations decide they don't want to stock it and we'll all be driving
>Escorts and Camrys.
>
>I'd rather pay a few extra bucks to a small business owner and support
>that sort of American spirit of enterprise than to save a few bucks at
>Walmart or Amazon.com. I have connections in the publishing world and
>they tell me that what they can bring to market and sell is very much
>subject to the approval and censorship of these corporations.
>
>That my .02
>
>Robert Weeks
>Durham NC
>1969 Midget
>http://www.woozy.com/midget/
>
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>At 8:09 PM -0600 3/5/98, Dan Ray wrote:
>>I've noticed a lot of questions about books lately.
>>I guess the word on Amazon Books at www.amazon.com hasn't gotten around to
>>everyone.
>>The prices kill anything from ANY MG catalog, and they have all the books,
>>that I can see.
>>I ordered a book from them and it was painless, secure and very prompt.
The
>>Bentley shop manual is $10 less than anywhere at $40 -- I'm gonna buy it
>>from Amazon!
>>No financial interest, I just hate to see anyone waste money, especially
on
>>something like a book!
>>
>>Dan
>>'73 B
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