So I went to the local Waldenbooks on Tuesday to buy Neal Stephenson's book. I have a preferred reader's discount and Borders gift cards, so I figured it was worth it to buy it at the bookstore rather than order from amazon.com.
No System of the World in sight.
Aarrgh!!!
Waldenbooks? Borders? I'm not sure what those are. I think that in the 20th century, people went there to buy books, but I could be mistaken. :)
I buy almost all of my books from Amazon or Ebay, since finding a desired book at even the big box bookstores is a crap shoot. About the only bookstores I go to are those weird liberal ones, where they have signs like "Bush is Hitler" on the wall and where you can actually find a copy of One Dimensional Man.
Posted by: Federalist No. 84 | September 22, 2004 at 11:50 AM
It wouldn't surprise me if quasi-bookstores like Waldenbooks don't get new releases out right away. Go to a Borders or B&N.
I bought it yesterday, read ten pages, and probably won't pick it up again for a few days. It looks like a whole lot of Daniel Waterhouse for a very long time. Yawn.
Posted by: Dylan | September 22, 2004 at 01:37 PM
Well Professor, here's a 10% off coupon for Borders if you want to use it:
http://f.chtah.com/i/9/276579820/NewSubscribersCouponPage.html
Posted by: lostiniowa | September 22, 2004 at 01:49 PM
Thanks for the suggestions. However, if you haven't found out already, Lost in Iowa, the nearest Borders is in Davenport, and I don't feel up to driving two hours roundtrip to go there. There is a B&N in town by the mall, but because I'm a cheap professor instead of rich lawyer, I'll avoid the sales tax by ordering from amazon.com. Anyway, I'm not in a rush to get it, since when I went to Waldenbooks looking for it, I ended up picking up a fast food equivalent (i.e., action-adventure novel) that should tide me over until amazon.com delivers.
Posted by: Tung Yin | September 22, 2004 at 03:43 PM