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Title: New cookbooks!
Post by: Amanda 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?
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: baf65 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!
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: brazen20au 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 ;))
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: Amanda on January 11, 2009, 12:41:59 am: Quote from: brazen20au 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 ;))

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.
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: Thermomixer 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.
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: cookie1 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.
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: brazen20au on January 11, 2009, 06:05:42 am: i don't know how they can stay in business!
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Post by: trudy 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 !!!!

Trudy
South Australia
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Post by: Tenina 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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Post by: oversixty on January 17, 2009, 03:59:29 am: Soon have to buy a bigger house to accommodoate my cookery books!
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: Amanda 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.
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: brazen20au 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)
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: fannyadams 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
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: brazen20au 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!
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: riv_mum on January 25, 2009, 09:06:38 am: Quote from: fannyadams 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.

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!!
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: mcmich on December 11, 2011, 05:41:11 am: I love cookbooks and magazines. I have all of Donna Hays magazines. I'm not game to count how many I have.
Title: Re: New cookbooks!
Post by: meganjane on December 11, 2011, 06:00:49 am: I love them too, but am getting more choosy with the ones I buy now. I think so many of the Women's Weekly ones are full of recipes for things that don't need a recipe. Such as Mango and Avo Salad. I mean, how hard is it??

I now google for anything I want to make and don't have a recipe for.

I still love collector's cook books, really old ones and classics.