where to post thread if i looking for used book ?

[Alvin chew]

hi, do we allow to post thread like looking for second hand book in javaranch? thank you

[Ilja Preuss]

Mhh, I don't think we currently have a forum where I would find such a thread to be reasonably on topic. And I'm not sure that it would work very well.

Have you considered looking at Ebay?

[Lasse Koskela]

Or Amazon's zShops.

[Alvin chew]

would it be good ? if javaranch come with a forum for all forummer who can sell their owned java book, as for ebay n zshop, i rated them as common auction site which i feel their have less related material(java book) to sell off

Javaranch is the website where consists all java developer or learner ..everyone who love java would be here..i believe if there have a forum for sell/buy java book would definitely benefit to all parties ..even for javaranch .. it might be a side income to gain funds ..example, get some commission from seller and etc

i'm not asking javaranch turn to commercially .. but there is a case for poor java learner, like me , my country, malaysia which selling java book with imported version, which is costly to all student

[Lasse Koskela]

There's a whole lot of legal issues to resolve when running an auction/marketplace, even if the website itself is not-for-profit. Keeping this in mind, I'm afraid JavaRanch won't become one any time soon.

[Adeel Ansari]

Alvin,
use the university or college library? and if desired book is not there then make a request for that. i used to do the same.

Javaranch,
its very scary to think, Javaranch as a commercial forum. never-ever talk about this please.

cheers.

[Ilja Preuss]

Originally posted by Alvin chew:
as for ebay n zshop, i rated them as common auction site which i feel their have less related material(java book) to sell off

Well, that's possibly just because there are not many people trying to get rid of their used java books...

On the other hand, in the last months I have made some very good bargains on Ebay, where in one case I even was the only bidder! Hell, I probably shouldn't tell you that...

[Alvin chew]

use the university or college library?

my university's library keen to keep only antique book, you never believe this is top 100 uni in world , even the lecturer order the book, the librarian will take long period process the request ..most probably they wait for bulk buy

i have to try ebay as suggested by Ilja .. what to do

[Ben Wood]

Alvin,

If I want a cheap book I usually just find it in a cut-price book store as 'seconds' with slight damage or printing problem. The material in the book will be no more out-of-date than a used book would be, but they are often cheaper and in better condition than a used book. I buy half my books in this way, often getting books for less than 5 pounds in the UK (about 7 or 8 US dollars?). I have books on performance, RMI, EJB, JSP, Servlets...all bought for these prices, published 1 year ago

hope this helps!

[Alvin chew]

thanks ben for comment ..my country don't have much bookstore ..specially for second corner book store ..

[Adeel Ansari]

Originally posted by Alvin chew:
thanks ben for comment ..my country don't have much bookstore ..specially for second corner book store ..

yes agreed. i have been there for two years. we have kinokuniya, Times at KLCC and one in Midvalley Mega Mall. I dont think they offer some second hand books.

You know, i liked a book there in KinoKuniya, and it was expensive for me. so i read that book there, in three days . but offcourse one might not do this for a computing books or a reference guides.

[Alvin chew]

oh...really? Adeel Ansari ...you been in malaysia before ...so 2 years there for working..hope you enjoy it ..yes ..we only have kinokuniya,times and MPH bookstore ..the book there really expensive ..at last ...someone can understand my feeling ..how a student can affort that..and don't forget ..there is no one book can cover all the information that we need