Others, as it turns out, aren't so lucky!
Others, as it turns out, aren't so lucky!
So it is lucky that I live in the UK if I want to buy hardback copies of Proust then!
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The Everyman edition is advertised as new & in print on Amazon UK. Worried about delivery costs? Try bookdepository.co.uk - thay have free worldwide delivery (I wish American booksellers would give us a similar deal!)
Yes, I ordered through Amazon UK yesterday. Still a bit bummed about the shipping costs. By the way, the 4th volume isn't available on 'bookdepository' and their prices are much higher than Amazon's, I presume to cover for the free worldwide delivery.
In my experience, they are often cheaper than Amazon UK, even though I'm in the UK! Another good one is Aphrohead. You'll often see them fighting it out with Amazon & BD in Amazon marketplace. But don't buy there, they are cheaper on their own websites.Originally Posted by The Rainmaker
Also, it's well worth using a price comparison site. No single seller is consistently cheapest:
http://www.best-book-price.co.uk
http://www.comparebookprices.co.uk
There's always a catch!
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Amazon UK
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In Search of Lost Time: v. 1 (Everyman's Library classics)
Buy new: £9.74 (with high worldwide delivery costs)
Book Depository - same book: £9.73 (with free worldwide delivery!)
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Worth every penny I'll bet!
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Hahaha, I like that for one extra penny I didn't have to sign up at Amazon UK, just login using the general Amazon info. Big relief!
Make sure the exchange rate is OK!
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And would you believe it! I finally found a new copy of Modern Library Proust (v.4) on Amazon US... too bad the Amazon UK ordered has shipped already (For some reason I prefer 6 vol. Modern Library edition over 4 vol. Everyman Library). Not a great start to the day. Torn, should I go ahead and buy the ML edition as well? Two sets of Proust in one house (for a collective price of roughly $275!) doesn't sound right.
Wow! That's nearly 165 quid! That's a lot of spondoolies for some books. I admire your enthusiasm for Proust.
Money on literature is never wasted, well, unless it's spent on Jeffrey Archer novels.
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Well, Proust is a long-term investment so spending "a bit" more isn't terrible. The problem is I have already ordered the Everyman's edition for about $110 but I don't like their binding on thick books (600+ pages). They also tend to have narrower pages... Modern Library will have separate, comparatively thinner volumes and better physical dimensions. It will also cost me another $150... I am struggling to justify this expense given that I am not rich either. On the other hand, Modern Library Proust will probably not be re-published in hardcover (in this new age of $20 e-books) so if I want it so badly, I must act on it. Oh by the way, these are Canadian Dollars not US (pretty equal these days though).
I find it easy to spend on books I intend to keep and its best to buy them in hardcover. For that reason, I regret spending money on 5 Thomas Mann paperbacks.
Only a few years ago I saw a set of 'Lost Time' in hardback for about £150. I am not sure exactly which translation it was but I didn't realise that they had become difficult to obtain.
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I am looking for the first volume of the Everyman's Library edition. Anybody know why the price of volume one ranges from $100 for an ex-library edition to $7000 for a fine copy? Around Christmas I remember seeing all the volumes for around $5-$10 each. Even now volumes 2-4 are very cheap but volume one is ridiculously expensive and suddenly very few copies are available and none are reasonably priced. It is a sudden and dramatic spike and it seems odd that it only pertains to one volume. What is so special about volume one?
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