On 25 December 2011 11:35, Aram Hăvărneanu <aram.h@mgk.ro> wrote:

> Winston Kodogo wrote:
> > I resisted buying
> > it for years, on the grounds of its extraordinary price on Amazon,
> > succumbed eventually, and have never regretted it.
>
> I buy my books on abebooks.  I've bought many gems for $0.99.  Looking
> at the books I've bought, the average price I payed is $4.  Yes, it's
> not a typo.
>
> They have some very rare books as well.
>
> --
> Aram Hăvărneanu
>
>
+1

Abebooks has a great listing of books and for relatively good prices. They
offer a wide selection of used books as well. I've managed to grab my own
copy of K &  R :)

Calvin Morrison