Thursday, March 24, 2005

Hands-on Practice

Search the most inexpensive price for the textbook

I use ecampus.com as the website for searching.
I click on one category - textbook.
The keywords: How the Internet Works
I also type ISBN and the author name on the search boxes.
The URL
The book is not available currently.
The price is $22.49 for book only.
The URL of shipment

※Not Available for International Shipments.

Hands-on Practice

Search the most inexpensive price for the textbook

I use Powell's Book as the website for searching. I use advanced search.
The keywords: How the Internet Works
I also type the author's name and ISBN's number.
The URL
The status of this book is used.
The price is $12.00 for book only.
The URL of shipping charges, please look at International Shipments. If I want the book to deliver to Taiwan, there are three options that I could choose as following:

1.
  • WorldMail (by courier to your country, then via your local postal system)
  • Trackable and Insured: No
  • 7-21 business days
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Total Price: 10 + 5 (Add Both Columns: Per Shipment + Per Book in US$)

2.

  • International Express(street addresses only, phone number required)
  • Tackable and Insured: Yes
  • 2-7 business days
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Total Price: 25 + 6 (Add Both Columns: Per Shipment + Per Book in US$)

3.

  • US Postal Service Surface(by boats and trucks)
  • Tackable and Insured: No
  • 8-12 weeks
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Total Price: 5 + 3 (Add Both Columns: Per Shipment + Per Book in US$)

※Prices reflect shipping charges only - Import duties are the responsibility of the recipient.