Has anyone ordered Project Oberon from the ACM e-store?

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Peter Ilberg

2004-12-06 21:05:26 UTC

Today I noticed that the ACM e-store is selling copies of
Project Oberon by Wirth/Gutknecht. Has anyone ordered a
copy? I'm assuming it's printed on demand. What is the
quality of the printing/binding? Is it hardcover or
paperback? The website unfortunately doesn't give any
information.

http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=138175

Thanks,

Peter

Bruce Baker

2004-12-06 22:48:27 UTC

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Post by Peter Ilberg
Today I noticed that the ACM e-store is selling copies of
Project Oberon by Wirth/Gutknecht. Has anyone ordered a
copy? I'm assuming it's printed on demand. What is the
quality of the printing/binding? Is it hardcover or
paperback? The website unfortunately doesn't give any
information.
http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=138175
Thanks,
Peter

Three copies available at amazon.com, one copy at abebooks.com.

Peter Ilberg

2004-12-07 13:09:50 UTC

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Post by Bruce Baker

Three copies available at amazon.com, one copy at abebooks.com.

But I don't want to pay $80 for a used copy at abebooks.com or
$46 at amazon (not to mention the one for $150!!), when the ACM
is selling new prints (assuming they are new) for $42.95 incl.
shipping and handling.

Bruce Baker

2004-12-07 16:50:22 UTC

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Post by Peter Ilberg
But I don't want to pay $80 for a used copy at abebooks.com or
$46 at amazon (not to mention the one for $150!!), when the ACM
is selling new prints (assuming they are new) for $42.95 incl.
shipping and handling.

It's your choice, of course, but it's been my experience that "used" books
of this sort, except for shelf wear, are indistinguishable from new copies.
Also, the cheapest one at Amazon is described as "very good", and will only
set you back $46.00 + $3.49 S+H, a cost not that much different from what
ACM will charge you.

And no, I'm not affiliated with either Amazon or Abebooks! :-)