always_learning Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 For those of you who are looking for cheap, used copies of Ayn Rand related books check out Amazon’s used book list. The prices are amazing. I got a copy of The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z for less than $6, including shipping. Check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 For those of you who are looking for cheap, used copies of Ayn Rand related books check out Amazon’s used book list. The prices are amazing. I got a copy of The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z for less than $6, including shipping. Check them out. Agreed. I got OPAR hardcover for $8, including shipping. When you decide to buy those books, feel free to use this link to Amazon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dismuke Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 Another GREAT place to by used books, movies and CDs is half.com which is owned and operated by ebay. What is especially nice about half.com is they allow you to create a Wishlist of the items you want and the maximum price you are willing to pay for them. As soon as an item becomes available, you will receive an update informing you that it is in stock. I have been able to obtain several hard to find and out of print items I have been looking for that way. I find it very convenient because it spares me the necessity of having to go back every so often and conduct a search from scratch. Half.com usually has quite a large selection of Ayn Rand items available and once in a while you will even find taped lectures from Second Renaissance Books listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RationalBiker Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I have ordered 5 books through Amazon's Z shops over the last week or so. RM, CUI, FH, Anthem, and IOE. About 40 bucks for all of them. Definitely a great deal. VES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondigitalia Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 When you decide to buy those books, feel free to use this link to Amazon I'll make it even easier. You can go straight to search results for "Ayn Rand" here. Edit: never mind. the link didn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 For me, this is the worst problem. I just don't have enough access to books. Living in India, the cost of books by foriegn publsihers is just too much. Usually have to wait a long time before there are some Indian Editions out. This goes for philosophy and computer books. Can get very frustrating, if there's that one book you know you have to get your hands on. For eg. - Been waiting to get my hands on "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal by Ayn Rand" and "Modern C++ Design by Andrei Alexandrescu". Waiting and waiting and waiting. Hoping some publisher comes out with an Indian Edition soon dinesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 If Amazon doesn’t ship to India, have you considered purchasing books through an American intermediary? Have them purchase the books you want, then ship them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 GC, it's not that Amazon doesn't ship to India. They very well would. It's just that it's too expensive for me. The only affordable things are the Indian Editions. Other than that, once in a while i trouble my eldest sister who's in the US to send me some or the other book. Don't like doing that too often though. dinesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amagi Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 Hey, why not spend a little extra cash and just buy from the Ayn Rand Bookstore? Consider it an investment in the continued supply of quality Objectivist material. I do. Ayn Rand Bookstore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_feldblum Posted May 5, 2004 Report Share Posted May 5, 2004 I think Prometheus is talking about a difference in standard of living. The dollar-cost of the books is the same for everyone; the opportunity cost is much higher for people in India. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amagi Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Too bad. He should sacrifice for the cause. Actually, I didn't read Prometheus' posts and I wasn't talking to anyone in particular. Just commenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_feldblum Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Don't be an armchair ethicist. How many books could you afford at $1000 a pop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amagi Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 IT WAS A JOKE FELDBLUM Since you have ruined it, let me explain in excruciating detail what I mean. If you have the choice of buying a book either --cheaply from some used book seller (where your purchase makes no profit whatsoever for anyone associated with the initial selling of Ayn Rand books, and does not even register as increased demand for Objectivist material) or --spending a bit more money to buy from an organization dedicated to the promotion of Objectivism You should buy from the Ayn Rand Bookstore as long as the extra cost does not require you to sacrifice some more important value. Obviously if the price is too high for your particular situation then the priority would simply be to get the book however you can. But for the average, say, middle class American, spending a few extra dollars is well worth the enormous benefit of directly supporting the Ayn Rand Institute, which owns the Ayn Rand Bookstore. Because supporting this group means supporting a change in the culture towards reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_feldblum Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 AND I HONESTLY YET UNFORGIVABLY MANAGED TO MISS IT or, in people-speak, I DIDN'T GET IT (I'm starting to feel a little woozy here). Alright, from now on I'll interpret smilies as representing the <sarcasm /> tag (it's brand new semantic entity in Xhtml 1.2 ). Sorry for ruining your joke (I really didn't mean to), but there's a fine line between weird nonsense and witty sarcasm. That line usually exists in intonation (it's a metaphorical line), and the angle brackets in <sarcasm /> (again, ). I've got a small hi-res display but I set the text size to "barely discernible" (again, ), so I must have overlooked whatever digital form in which the fine line manifested itself in your posts. I proceed to set <sarcasm>an eternal penance</sarcasm> for myself, after which I will <sarcasm>beg your forgiveness</sarcasm> and have a cup of coffee. But the upshot is, now I get it. (for real; no <sarcasm /> tags). Smilie count: 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xobject Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Here the Indian version of Amazon: FABMALL You can't get a better option anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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