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New cookbooks!
« on: January 10, 2009, 07:48:03 am »
One of my biggest weaknesses is books and I read, borrow and buy them often (too often according to the husband).
I have just bid on Ebay for, and won, a copy of Maggie Beer's new one, "Maggie's Kitchen".  I picked it up for just $21.50 (plus postage) so I'm feeling pretty pleased.
I also ordered a new book called "Paul Gayler's Sauce Book - 150 World Sauces Made Easy".  It was reviewed in the current "Delicious".
I ordered it from a UK website called www.thebookdepository.co.uk which does not charge any postage and prices very competitively - this book cost $23Au instead of between $50 - $70!
I'm looking forward to trying some of them out in the TM.
Anyone else suffer from the same addiction?
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2009, 08:20:59 am »
yes...and i use Book depository all the time, its so much cheaper than Australian prices for books and with a much wider range!

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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2009, 11:09:19 am »
i love the book depository, i got the gluten free book for less than half the price in dymocks!

but this is even better: http://www.booko.com.au/ find if there's anywhere cheaper (sometimes there actaully is ;))
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2009, 12:41:59 am »
i love the book depository, i got the gluten free book for less than half the price in dymocks!

but this is even better: http://www.booko.com.au/ find if there's anywhere cheaper (sometimes there actaully is ;))

A friend told me about Booko the other day and I have used it since then and loved it, but when I searched for the sauce book it didn't find it at the Book Depository.  I went to The Book Depository site and searched there and found it so maybe it still has a few bugs to iron out.
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2009, 03:03:43 am »
Hi my name is Thermomixer, I too have a problem with an addiction.  Thank you for letting me join Book Buyers' Anonymous.
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2009, 06:02:45 am »
Good afternoon, I'm known as Cookie1 and I too have an addiction to all sorts of books, not only cooking books and magazines.

 I must agree book depository is really good. I like the way they don't charge postage and they're really quick.
May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.

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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2009, 06:05:42 am »
i don't know how they can stay in business!
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2009, 07:00:36 am »
Hi Amanda,

Glad to meet another "book" lover.  I also can't resist them.  Especially since leaving my job which was at a public library.  My Husband is great about it and tells me that you just have to make a couple of things from each book to justify the purchase!!!!
Keep enjoying !!!!

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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2009, 02:35:16 am »
WOW, secret book lovers forum all of a sudden ay? Can I join?

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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2009, 03:59:29 am »
Soon have to buy a bigger house to accommodoate my cookery books!
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2009, 08:35:29 am »
The husband (what a treasure!) has agreed to let me get the cabinetmaker in to build a bigger bookshelf in the kitchen!
I had one put in when we moved in, but it is now way too small.
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2009, 12:15:31 pm »
i have an expedit bookshelf / tv cabinet which is in the family room right next to the kitchen. 3 of those cubes are dedicated to my cook books (i have more but culled to fit in here lol)
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2009, 01:04:43 pm »
I have nearly 400 cookbooks and have totally run out of space for them, not that that stops me.  I find bing in the UK the book depository a lot more expensive than Amazon, eve with free postage. I would imagine for those ordering from Australia, it works out a lot cheaper though as the postage with Amazon to down under must be exorbitant

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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2009, 10:08:47 pm »
wow and i thought nearly 100 was a lot! lol
yes, postage from amazon is pretty incredible (often worth more than the book) though it's better than it used to be 10 years ago!
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Re: New cookbooks!
« Reply #14 on: January 25, 2009, 09:06:38 am »
I have nearly 400 cookbooks and have totally run out of space for them, not that that stops me.

Dont you have problems finding recipes when you need them? I struggle and i dont have anywhere near that many.
I'm not a collector of books....yet, but do have a rather large collection of cooking magazines. All with lots of sticky notes sticking out marking recipes i need to try!! But when you are trying to find a specific 1..............argh!!
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