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[flemmings]

Those who have dealt with amazon.wherever in its many avatars, what does it mean when their wp says a book has not yet been released that two people you know have already read?

1) amazon doesn't update its wps enough. If you preorder they will have the thing in stock already and send it along.

2) amazon doesn't know its virtual fundament from a virtual hole in the ground. Do not deal with them unless you must.

The various wank communities make for dispiriting reading lately, hence my icon. From the behaviour on both sides I can't help feeling that HP fans deserve their fandom and may it choke them; from reading HP (nice but no big deal) I conclude that my feelings are right. 'But for Wales, Richard?'

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[incandescens]

Possibly, re Amazon, it means it hasn't been released by publishers in your country? I know it often tells me books aren't released yet, when it's just that they aren't released in England, but are everywhere else.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

This is Cent Demons and the French edition, which they present with all info as for vol 1. amazon.ca's French webpage believes it hasn't been released yet.

[incandescens]

Ah. Curious and irritating.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

In France, yes, which I assume is how incandescens and mikeneko got their copies. I'm trying to avoid ordering from overseas because of the time factor. In this presumably bilingual country I thought someone in Montreal would be offering it. Alas, I seem not to have bookmarked the Mtl store-with-manga/BD I've looked at- name forgotten- and google is amazingly unhelpful about online French bookstores in Canada.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Ahh your google fu is powerful indeed. Thank you! And what string did you search on, for future reference?

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Though it's still only vol 1. Clearly vol 2 has not yet reached these fair shores. Order from France it is then...

[petronia.livejournal.com]

For future reference: http://www.renaud-bray.com/francais/menu/gabarit.asp?Entete=Livre&Page=recherche_combine_wsc.asp

(I'm assuming they deliver ^^;)

[mikeneko.livejournal.com]

Yes, in fact. Amazon.fr is speedier than you'd expect, and has the usual Amazon discount, which is blessed when we're talking euros. -_-;

[sodzilla.livejournal.com]

What's the Wales quote from? *is curious*

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt, about Henry VIII's chancellor Sir Thomas More. More is convicted on the basis of evidence manufactured by his secretary IIRC, Richard Rich. In return Rich gets made commissioner for Wales or something. Hearing this More quotes the Bible, "'It profits a man nothing that he gain the whole world and lose his own soul'- but for Wales, Richard?'

(Which is actually a piece of English snottiness, says Canadian me. Wales is a lovely place, and if the English think it's a mountainous wilderness populated by people who talk funny, that's their problem.)

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

The Brits can be very territorial about their own countries, the English, Scots , Irish and Welsh. Having visited all 'four' corners of said conglomerate, I can say that there are beautiful and lovely places to be found on all...and being a foreigner there ... they all talk funny! ^__^ Of course to them I spoke English even more strange!

I think you had help enough with the Amazon thing ... I cannot comment on it I have never dealt with Amazn nor Ebay. This internet shopping scares me in that I will get carried away and I will be sunk!

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

How true- turn around and suddenly half a thousand has gone on an air conditioner that may not even fit your window. I'm looking at French electronic dictionaries and restraining myself from clicking on Buy now!

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

EEk! An A/C over the internet... seriously? Ooh electronic dictionaries... I was salivating over my language teacher's Jap-Chinese-English (and vice versa) one at class some weeks ago...I can SO understand the desire to *buy now* that's why the credit card and the pc are...very far away from each other! Hee! ^_~.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

What brand and model Jap-Chinese-English electronic dictionary did your teacher have? I've been shopping for them but can not find any independent reviews/recommendations to base a buying decision on.

Amazon '.us', by the way, has known issues with some manga distributors/publishers and can have books listed as "not yet released" for months after the official release.

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Do you know I neglected to look and see what brand it was. I will take a look and report back later if you wish. She hasn't been for a while so I'm not sure if she was just a stop gap. Happens a lot with the part time language courses here. (Hence the "some weeks ago"!)

Yeah the 'lil red dot' can also be called the land of a/c's and I think we'd never run out. The reason winter wear is so popular here (w/c quite a few folk get over th internet) is because their offices are so cold! ^_~

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

Ok, the one I was drooling over was new and expensive , she did not say if she bought it locally(S'pore) or elsewhere. It is the Canon Wordtank (she did not give me a model no). The other teacher has a Casio Ex Word, the Casio is only Jap-English (She said it was durable, it has lasted her four years so far!), but they look like PDA's cos' you use a stylus thingamy and I think these dictionaries are all the same colour. Matt Silver.

I don't think its for beginners like me though. ^_^ ! I think maybe partly due to the expense, you would have to think if you are really serious about the language and will need it for more than just a whim. But I suppose she is a teacher and she does use it extensively.

[mvrdrk.livejournal.com]

Interesting. The Canons I've seen are all Japanese centric, which makes sense. The Bestas and Ectacos which seem to be all over the place are http://www.ectaco.com/ if you want to look at some.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

An a/c over the internet seriously. I don't drive and they deliver. Was the theory. In fact they use the Post Office's parcel delivery service and the guy bitched about having to get the thing up five steps onto my porch. No way in hell w \as he taking it up thirteen steps to the second floor. Which learned me good, yes.

...it's still a good a/c and I'm glad I bought it. TO is not Little Red Dot and stores do run out of a/cs long before the Little Red Dot-like summer is over.