Hello all, Three years ago in a good and famous bookstore I paid something like 20 Euros for it. (some 29 dollars). The $176 from Amazon is pure robbery! Best regards, Miguel On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Janette Chun <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > I thought I would post the reply I received from Wook in case anyone > on the list is interested in ordering the book. I managed to order it > online. The cost with shipping to Canada was 34 euros which is > roughly $50. Much more palatable than the $176 at Amazon. > > Happy ordering and reading! > Janette > > -ATTENTION---------- > Do not reply this message. If you need any help send us an email at: > http://www.wook.pt/help > > Dear Client: > > Thank you for your contact. In fact we are the biggest website of > books in Portugal and we accept orders from all over the world. To > register an order all you have to do is very simple, just follow the > instructions: > > 1 - Go to www.wook.pt and go to "área de cliente" and insert all the > information required; > > 2 - Select the book (s) wanted: and "Comprar" and to iniciate de > process click on "Check out" on the top of the page and follow the > instructions; > > http://www.wook.pt/ficha/the-first-global-village/a/id/78492 > > -When you arrive to the point of choosing the address of delivery you > have to: > > 1. in Morada para facturação you have to click on the button of > "ALTERAR MORADA" > 2. The NIF is the TIN ?TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, if you don?t have > that, you can insert 9 zeros > > After that you will be able to register your order correctly. > > 3 - At the end of the process you will receive an email with the > information of order registered successfully. > > To make a payment in Wook.pt you have to pay the order with a credit > card and you can do it online or offline. Payment online means that is > the client himself that inserts the details of the credit card at the > registration of the order. Payment offline, in the other hand, means, > that you need to give us, by email the details of the credit card. > The shipping costs are based on the weight of the order and the > destination country. > > During the checkout process our system gives you all the information > you need: the price of the items, the shipping cost, and the total > price you are going to pay for your order > > > If you need any further information, don´t hesitate to contact us. > > Best regards. > The team > Wook.pt > Travessa da Mouta 224 > 4470-089 Gueifães > PORTUGAL > Contact: http://www.wook.pt/help > > On 15-Jan-10, at 1:16 PM, Luis Beal wrote: > > > Janette, > > They do ship to the States. I just received an e-mail from them > > because they require a NIF or TIN number which I do not have. So, if > > you want to buy the book just go ahead and create an account with > > them and when you reach that NIF number just put 123456789. You > > should be able to complete your transaction that way. > > Good luck, > > > > Luis Beal > > > > "Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain > > perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it > > is woven into the life of our ancestors." > > Cicero, Roman orator > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Janette Chun <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 12:59:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] For Miguel -Global Village book > > > > Thanks Luis. I just sent them an email (in very poor Portuguese) > > which they will hopefully understand asking if they ship outside of > > Portugal. From the information on the shipping page I think they do, > > but not sure if it's just in Europe. Will keep you posted. > > > > Janette > > > > > > On 15-Jan-10, at 12:27 PM, Luis Beal wrote: > > > >> They still sell it in Portugal > http://www.wook.pt/ficha/the-first-global-village/a/id/78492/filter/ > >> it is only 18 euros but I don't know how much shipping costs. So it > >> is not out of print :) > >> > >> Luis Beal > >> > >> "Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain > >> perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it > >> is woven into the life of our ancestors." > >> Cicero, Roman orator > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: Lou Abreu III <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 12:11:36 PM > >> Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] For Miguel > >> > >> All, > >> I believe this book is out of print that is why it is so > >> expensive, not > >> sure the publisher would be of any help. > >> > >> Lou > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > >> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:46 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] For Miguel > >> > >> > >> Thank you, Scot. I'll check again. > >> > >> Jill > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Scot Austin <[email protected]> > >> To: [email protected] > >> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 9:31 am > >> Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] For Miguel > >> > >> > >> Amazon has 10 used copies from $62.56 to $179.18 > >> > http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9724613135/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&co > >> ndition=used > >> Scot > >> [email protected] wrote: > >> Thanks, Lou. I guess that is about as cheap a copy as I'm going to > >> find. > >> > >> Jill > >> > >> > >> > >> In a message dated 1/14/2010 8:40:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > >> [email protected] writes: > >> > >> Jill, > >> I purchased it through Amazon.com, the price for the copy I have was > >> $76.82. I did see other copies for a lot more upwards of $120.00 > >> so this > >> copy was a bargain. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Lou > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:13 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] For Miguel > >> > >> Lou, > >> > >> I'm interested to know where you purchased the book The First Global > >> Village. The only place that I've seen it for sale is at > >> Amazon.com at a > >> very > >> hefty price. > >> > >> Jill > >> > >> > >> > >> In a message dated 1/14/2010 5:11:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > >> [email protected] writes: > >> > >> Miguel, > >> Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you that I finally received > >> a copy > >> of Martin Page's book, The First Global Village. I have only > >> read a > >> couple > >> of pages and am very locked to this book, in 5 pages I have learned > >> things > >> about our ancestors that I did not know. Thank you so much for > >> your > >> recommendations, I shall be following them to increase and better > >> understand > >> who my ancestors are and thus who I am ..... > >> > >> Best Regards, > >> Lou > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the > >> quotes in the subject > >> and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> without the > >> uotes in the subject > >> and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] > >> ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > >> body of > >> > >> he message > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] > >> ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > >> body of > >> > >> he message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > >> the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > >> the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > >> the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > > the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >