"John" == John Lange john.lange@bighostbox.com writes:
John> Is anyone aware of a used bookstore in Winnipeg that has a John> good selection of computer books?
Hm. What sort of computer books? Borealis on Main has had the odd one that I've liked, though that's not a big part of what they've got. More general math & science in that section, less in the way of the app du jour. On the other hand, I prefer that myself.
John> Or another suggestion on how to get books for reasonable John> prices? I had a look in Chapters today at some computer John> books and every one I picked up was more than $70 !
Good books often aren't cheap, though some eventually make it into paperback if you're patient. Copperfields is likely the best around for computer books, and I doubt any others are close. McNally's is OK for a general book store, and they've been good about finding and ordering books for me, but selection in this field is much less than it used to be.
Chapters used to be decent, but has degraded into the K-Mart of book stores. What once was a sea of nifty, often theoretical books has become a dried, muddy pond of mass-market dreck, with MCSE certification guides flopping fitfully in the shallows. After all, the public gets what it wants... and deserves. In any case, trying to order non-stocked items from Chapters (albeit pre-Indigo) hasn't worked for me, so of the locals, I'd check Copperfields and McNally. But hey, Chapters has a much better selection of scented candles and get-well cards. *ahem*
For non-local, amazon.ca has been quick and excellent at keeping me informed of purchase status, and their site is tops for actually finding books on a topic. So that, too is a possibility, and more to the point, may also have hooks to finding used copies of the books you want.
Oh yeah, what are you looking for anyway? <grin>
Cheers, Tim