Any_book Complaint - BEWARE of these 3 Amazon book sellers - books

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-18:

How is the seller responsible for the post office leaving a package in the rain? Did you insure it?

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-06-18:

Boki, that is what I am wondering? So what if the seller has 3 accounts. I as a fomer Ebay seller had 4: 2 personal, 2 business. One had nothing to do with the other, even though some like items were sold on both accounts. I was a seller for 2 pawn shops and had to keep them separate.

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-18:

I don't think the seller is in any way responsible for this. They pack books for media mail (usually) and short of packing it for a hurricane or an elephant stepping on it, the vast majority of them are going to arrive just fine.

I know the postman crammed a couple of my half.com books into the mailbox and creased the edges. I never called the seller back and asked for a new copy.

I think the seller was just trying to be nice and get rid of a problem customer who shouldn't have been contacting her anyway, by says, "oh! sorry, I don't have another copy." Whether she has 10 accounts doesn't matter, and whether she has 100 more copies shouldn't either.

Its a bummer for the customer, and I don't usually insure books either, but that's what insurance is for...

Lady, I looked you up on ebay last night and I'm sad you left...but that is what ebay is doing lately with their sellers...driving them off.

Its really a sad situation for us buyers too, the good guys are leaving, and the ones who figure ways around the rules are staying. As always.

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-06-18:

Boki, I miss it. I LOVED selling, but with Ebay's insane policies I will continue as a buyer only. Did you see some of my purchases! I love the Nike shoes! I never saw green ones like that before! And in my size lol. I am also a book buyer. I LOVE to read.

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-18:

Oooo I am a huge reader too. But I don't go in for closed toed shoes, I'm in croc sandals almost all year round (good weather here)! I do have a closet full of funky and weird shoes tho, I used to love them for work. :)

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-06-18:

Lol...What authors do you read?

Posted by PepperElf on 2009-06-18:

yeah the seller doesn't have magic abilities to stop the weather

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-06-18:

Look! It's Pepper! Hi Pepper!

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-18:

Oh lord..lemme think. I just started reading Hamish MacBeth mysteries (and I'm not a mystery reader, but I like these). I ADORE books about mountaineering and extreme adventure (I'm a stay-at-home woman, go figure). I love westerns, that's a little weird too, Larry McMurtry is one of my favorites. I just finished The Widows of Eastwick, by Updike..loved it. I'm all over the place.

What kind of books do you like?

Posted by LadyScot on 2009-06-18:

Everything lol....Right now I am stuck on Diana Palmer...that woman has like 200 title! That is why I have been combing Ebay lately. I also like Catherine Anderson, Joan Johnston, Julie Garwood for romance. I adore Lisa Jackson, Iris Johansen, Robin Cook & Michael Palmer for mysteries. There are so many more in my library I can't even tell you what I have. I just love looking at the shelves and knowing I have the world at my fingers. :)

Posted by PepperElf on 2009-06-19:

hi!

my chosen favorites...

John Ringo - military sci fi, and his books are all available online (cheaper than buying them in the store)

Neil Gaiman - creepy intelligent and impeccable manners.

Corneelia Funke - that inkheart series is enchanting

and i might start some vince flynn cos ... any espionage author who ends up having his book investigated ... well that just says he knows what he's writing about :)

same with john ringo... he didn't get investigated but in one of his books he said that some of the "facts" in his story were altered on purpose due to national security.


http://www.librarything.com/
and check that link out. you can make a catalogue of all the books you own :)

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-19:

I love inkheart! I'm going to look up John Ringo at my library...I love good sci fi but its hard to find if you don't know who/what/where, and I'm outta touch.

I used to loooove true crime too, but I dunno, I guess I have burnt myself out on it.

Right now at the library, I've got Barbarians at the Gate waiting. I've read it before years ago and completely forgot everything..refresher. And a book called Backstabbing for beginners : my crash course in international diplomacy (about scandals at the UN) and Factory girls : from village to city in a changing China.

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-19:

I'm writing them down, I'm writing them down. :D

This is going to make for an interesting trip to the library.

For romance AND mystery? I love the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Series! And also, Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake series..hot sexy monster men! haha!

Posted by PepperElf on 2009-06-19:

Boki - check out www.webscription.net

Every single John Ringo book is there. Some are even free.

The complete list of free Baen books is here http://www.baen.com/library/

So yeah, while companies like Amazon are doing DRM downloadable books, Baen is offering free books.

And all of the books (free or paid books) are DRM FREE.

Posted by BokiBean on 2009-06-19:

Pepper, this Baen free library is really, really cool..I've never seen anything like it. Cool link, thanks!

Posted by Jay on 2011-11-24:

I Am A CD Seller And There's Alot Of Money To Be Made In Rare CD's. The Seller Always Has A New And Used Copy Of Rare! CD's With Insane Prices! I Think any_book Is A Scheme On Amazon's Part To Get Sellers To Drive Up Prices Trying To Match any_book Hence Amazon Makes More Money With The Higher Price Sales. I've Listed CD's Where any_book Was No Where To Be Found Then All Of A Sudden My Price Is Bought Out And Then any_book's Price Appears And I've Always Had To Send To The Sae P.O. Box I Could Be Wrong? Jus Seems Strange