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With the good rate of exchange from the GB£ to €, you might expect the price of (new) books (including astro books) to be better. However you would be wrong, if you them purchased in Dublin.
I looked in Hodgis-Figgis and Waterstones. Both are offering rates only a little better than 1.50 euro for a pound. The rate should be nearer 1.25 euro for a pound.
I asked recently in Waterstones and they said they were using last years rate. I wonder if the rate of the euro had dropped instead of getting better, would they still be using last years rate for (new) books,
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Wasn't there a move to remove the VAT on books?
eh there has been no VAT on books since the 80's.
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I found out all of this through some very strong emails i sent to them and the replies i got back.
I wont be ordering books online again.
I'll search high and low for a book and if i dont find it i will order it in a store i have used in the past and was happy with the service.
For me..................buying anything is not really about the cost...it's about the service.
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Details at affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/gp/associates/join if other clubs are interested in setting it up.
Personally I use amazon and play.com. Waterstones and HF are ok if you just are after one book that they have in stock when you factor in postage & the delay in getting it. Borders in Blanchardstown is also good and has a decent science section.
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However there are some bargains to be had in Dublin if one spends a little time trawling through Eason’s, Chapters, Hodgis-Figgis and Waterstones etc. I have purchased four books over the last number of weeks on astronomy that were selling below half price, but as I said, you need time to look around (It’s also refreshing to get some exercise during lunch hour looking for bargain books I guess).
Thanks for the link Albert.
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I also tend to go for buying on-line. Often it's because I stumble across a reference to an interesting book which is now out of print or hard to get through a book-store. Also, some of the recent purchases have been expensive so I'd dread to think of the euro equivalent through a book-store (e.g. "Meteor Showers and Their Parent Comets" by Peter Jenniskens which was around $85 on Amazon).
The two search engines I always use are www.bookfinder.com and used.addall.com ... both trawl a number of the online booksellers and allow you pick the best option. I also never order off any seller with a rating on Amazon below 97% (exception is Powell's in Portland, Oregon who have always been very reliable).
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I occasionally purchase books in Easons, but have found recently that I have more science/astronomy related books on my own bookshelf than they currently stock and its only accasionally that they have something new that I haven't already read. I'll stick to my online purchases methinks.
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I asked recently in Waterstones and they said they were using last years rate. I wonder if the rate of the euro had dropped instead of getting better, would they still be using last years rate for (new) books,


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