Hi everyone,

There is a group of us over on Benzworld.org discussing doing a group buy of this book for US members. I volunteered to help research and organize the buy, as well as to be the middle-man for the purchase. I wanted to give everyone here the opportunity to join:

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It is distributed out of the UK. I contacted the seller about the possibility of a group buy. Their website notes the the stated cost includes shipping to the UK. The seller says the cost to get the book to the US is £35 (approx $55) plus actual shipping. Actual shipping on a single book to the US is high. So, by joining together and buying in a group, we hope to save on shipping costs across all of us buyers. Also, if we get enough buyers, I will see if we can negotiate some sort of discount on a bulk order.

The basics:

• Let me know if you want to be part of the group buy no later than Sunday, December 7th.
• On Monday, the 8th, I will request a quote for the total order from the seller. (NOTE - if I determine that savings across a large order is not actually worth the trouble at this point I will reserve the right to cancel the group buy - see terms below for more detail, but rest assured, I will do this and notify everyone before we get to the money changing hands phase)
• I will then PM everyone in the group buy with their total (book+UK shipping+shipping from me to you).
• I will collect the money from everyone, acting as the middle-man. A payment deadline will be set.
• I will then pay the seller, completing the order.
• We wait...
• I receive the books in a big ol' box. I will then break it down and send it out to each of those in the group buy. Books will be sent by media mail - slow, but very cheap. Should be between $3 to $5 depending on the weight of the book (I've asked the seller the weight of a single book in advance to help more accurately quote shipping from me to you).

And that's it! I will post further details, terms, etc. in the next post to avoid overloading you with info in one post. Post here, or PM me, if you want to get involved. If you've already replied over on Benzworld you do not need to reply here again.

Thanks,

Nick

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