Re: [OCLUG-Tech] News: About Computer Books for Less

Robert Echlin <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.user-groups.linux.ottawa.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Bruce,
I will miss your book section. But I only buy 3 or four books a year so I don't affect your sales much.

Rob



----- Original Message ----
> From: Bruce Harding <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: bruce harding <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:20:19 PM
> Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] News: About Computer Books for Less
> 
> I knew the was coming for some time.  But I can now announced that we will no 
> longer be carrying books at Computer Supplyhouse.  They will still be 
> available via our website as a order only item.
> 
> Last I check we where the last store in Canada to carry a full line of 
> computer books.  Once the full impact of the tech crash of 2000ish hit Ottawa, 
> sales of technical books never recovered.  Between the availability of online 
> documentation, pirated books and Amazon/Chapters we seen our sales drop by 
> 90%.  2009 saw us only bleed red, so the decision was made.


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