The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
Hi Everyone, I am contemplating to do a small group buy of the above from Amazon. With 4 books ordered, the shipping to Singapore is free so each book should cost only USD 34.04. However, I have no prior experience of ordering books from Amazon and would like to request for feedback by those who have done so to see if they have encountered any problems before (eg. Dented edge, bent cover, torn pages?) and how Amazon responded. Thanks in advance!
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Re: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
Bookdepository is good. They also email 10% off coupon few times a year during summer, spring, easter holidays.
Re: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
Thanks guys, did u encounter any of those problems I mentioned in your purchase with bookdepository? Were the books individually wrapped as in they have not been left on open shelf for browsing?
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Re: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
I believe their books are shipped direct from warehouse in UK, not "molested" by retail customers.
Expect 4-6weeks waiting time. Longer than that apply for refund.
For shipping damage, I've seen an extreme case of postman folding a wide book to stuff into letterbox @ hardwarezone forum. It was so tight-fit that he cannot pull it out of letterbox.
You shouldn't be turn-off by such incident, not every order end up like this.
http://www.bookdepository.com/Backyard- ... 1554073443
Expect 4-6weeks waiting time. Longer than that apply for refund.
For shipping damage, I've seen an extreme case of postman folding a wide book to stuff into letterbox @ hardwarezone forum. It was so tight-fit that he cannot pull it out of letterbox.
You shouldn't be turn-off by such incident, not every order end up like this.
http://www.bookdepository.com/Backyard- ... 1554073443
Re: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
Fantastic book to get. No regrets getting the hard-cover version when there was a store-wide 25% Takashimaya Kinokuniya sale.
If newcomers can read this book from start to finish, a lot of their questions will be answered.
Thanks to the assistance from Toa Payoh Public Library, officially submitted my recommendation for this book (among other good astro books) to NLB. Hopefully can see these books on library bookshelves soon.
If newcomers can read this book from start to finish, a lot of their questions will be answered.
Thanks to the assistance from Toa Payoh Public Library, officially submitted my recommendation for this book (among other good astro books) to NLB. Hopefully can see these books on library bookshelves soon.
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email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide - Ordering from Amazon
Thanks to all who have responded. Is there anyone who would like to share on book purchase from Amazon US?