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While it is probably a good idea to order directly from the publisher if 
possible, you should realize that the U of T bookroom is not your only option.
Many stores will do special orders for you, even if it's a text.  You might
consider trying Britnell's (on Yonge just above Bloor).  They will order
books directly from US and British publishers at minimal cost (and fairly
quickly.)  Most mainstream bookstores are hesitant to deal with texts because
they make much less profit on them (the bookstore gets about 40-50% of the
purchase price of a non-text as compared to 15-20% for a textbook.)  However,
most stores will special order them in the interest of good customer relations.

Avoid the big bookstore chains as:
	(a)  Some won't order except from Canadian publishers/distributors.
	(b)  The bigger the organization, the more likely that they will
	     screw up/lose/take a long time with your order
	(c)  They'll hire just about anyone.

Anyone offended by (c) should note that I worked for Classics Bookshops for
five years (and you can draw your own conclusions about that :-).


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Department of Computer Science		 to be true.  It's the currency of
University of Toronto			 living."     
migod@utcsri.toronto.edu				Tom Stoppard
(formerly mgodfrey@utcsri)