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- From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
- Newsgroups: rec.gardens
- Subject: Re: Books (Hortica), Book Clubs
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.200629.10160@iscsvax.uni.edu>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 20:06:29 -0600
- References: <C1Ev0w.CKs@acheron.uucp>
- Organization: University of Northern Iowa
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- In article <C1Ev0w.CKs@acheron.uucp>, clarke@acheron.UUCP (Ed Clarke/10240000) writes:
- > There have been several mentions of the book "Hortica" in this group. Last
- > Saturday I found a copy in my local Barnes and Nobel ... it's a little more
- > expensive than I was prepared for: $250 (US). Has anyone seen this in a
- > "Garden Book Club" type of offering?
- >
- > Is it worth joining these clubs? I'm spending a bundle on garden/hort
- > type books.
-
- Dunno if you're referring to Hortus III or Exotica... haven't heard of
- Hortica, but I suppose...
-
- Anyhow, I got my copy of Hortus III for $25-30 as a membership premium
- by joining Garden Book Club. I think it lists for about $150 now.
-
- The real savings come not from the ordinary book purchases (which are
- close to bookstore prices once you add shipping and handling), but from the
- membership premiums, the bonus books (50% off a title after purchasing 4
- or so books) and the occasional sale (up to 50% off). 8-)
-
- Oh yes, there is the "introduce your friends to the Garden Book Club and
- you both get membership premiums".
-
- I've been a member off and on for years. Main benefit to me is the
- number of titles that I'd never see in the local (rather meagrely stocked)
- bookstore.
-
- Kay Klier
-
-