Ordering from Germany (was: Re: HCB(UK))

[Martin Weitzel Martin.Weitzel@rent-a-guru.de]

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> she also said that she doesn't deal with non-UK orders (eg, German bookshops).
> those are dealt with by someone else, and she didn't know what
> they were advising.  (since the books are not published here,
> however, it seems that they have not much choice but just to
> turn round and order in from the US as required.)

I live in Germany and ordered the Plan 9 Book+CD-ROM-Set through
HCB's international phone number as given in the WWW page.  This was
early in August, my order was shipped on August 11-th, and arrived
on August 15-th.  The price was $350 as announced in the WWW page,
so the parcel contained no final invoice.  Because of that I cannot
cannot tell exactly how much will be charged for postage, but for
"rushed delivery" I expect $30 - $50.

BTW: The woman at HCB was helpful and friendly.  She knew of the
Plan 9 Book+CD-ROM-Set before I had given her the ISBN.  My poor English
(esp. when spoken) was sufficient and there was no need for a written
or faxed order (some German companies do not accept phone orders when
you don't already have a customer ID).

--Martin