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| Monte Cristo Newbie United States Joined 5167 days ago 26 posts - 37 votes Speaks: English* | Message 81 of 99 24 November 2010 at 1:41am | IP Logged | ||
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Where can I find Russian without Toil that doesn't cost an absurd price that nobody would pay?
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 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6365 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes  Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 82 of 99 24 November 2010 at 2:15am | IP Logged | ||
I found it for $3.99 on AbeBooks. I just checked now and then until I found a reasonable price. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| alang Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 7207 days ago 563 posts - 757 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish | Message 83 of 99 09 February 2012 at 3:59pm | IP Logged | ||
I 100% agree with you. Ecampus should be avoided at all cost. I ordered the book "El ingles perfeccionamiento." for $30 sent to my Auntie in California. She did not want to open it, as she was afraid of damaging anything. I showed up a couple of months later to open the package and there was absolutely no book inside, only the receipt for $30. It would be a losing battle to even reason with them, since so much time had passed. In other words they took my money and gave absolutely nothing in return. Edited by alang on 10 February 2012 at 8:18pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Gallo1801 Diglot Senior Member Spain Joined 4888 days ago 164 posts - 248 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Arabic (Written), Croatian, German, French | Message 84 of 99 18 June 2012 at 4:55pm | IP Logged | ||
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Bump! haha
After about a month of researching prices, here is what I have found. (note, this is for Americans. - idk if they ship internationally) 1. Go to assimil.com and search for the course isbn numbers you want 2. Match them to http://www.schoenhofs.com/ where they have their own assimil section. Granted, the pictures and the descriptions don't match, but CHECK THE ISBN number. I think I saw Persan sans peine but the picture was for aleman sin esfuerzo? No matter - the ibsns match. 3. The book + CD or Book + mp3 packs are about 50 USD a piece, which is the best I've found for getting the audio and the book together. It seems getting a book cheap isnt a problem; it's getting the audio that's a pain in the butt. They have a wide selection, and for the more common languages like German, Spanish, English I'd reccomend checking that bookstore out! Here's to hoping that they are good bookstore to do business with... 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| ericblair Senior Member United States Joined 4697 days ago 480 posts - 700 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 85 of 99 19 June 2012 at 5:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Please let me know your experience after ordering :)
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| Juаn Senior Member Colombia Joined 5331 days ago 727 posts - 1830 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 86 of 99 22 June 2012 at 5:45am | IP Logged | ||
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I second the request for advice on Schoenhof's. They seem to have some Assimils in stock which are difficult to find elsewhere. Their site is down at the moment though.
I'm wary of ordering directly from Assimil as it seems their checkout pages are not secure. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 emk Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5518 days ago 2615 posts - 8806 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchB2 Studies: Spanish, Ancient Egyptian Personal Language Map | Message 87 of 99 22 June 2012 at 3:39pm | IP Logged | ||
I occasionally shop at Schoenhof's near Harvard Square, and I've always had excellent experiences there. The staff seem to be very good folks—helpful, knowledgeable and ready to go the extra mile for their customers. (Last week, they kept the store open 20 minutes past closing time so I could reward myself with a stack of French BDs after my DELF exam.) They have an excellent selection and they can special-order books from all around the world. I've been especially impressed by their French selection (one of their largest) which includes not just all the obvious classics but also things like modern science fiction. I can only think of two drawbacks to Schoenhof's: 1. Their prices can be steep. 2. If you browse in person, it's really easy to buy more books than you planned. But in any case, if you ever have any problems with Schoenhof's, it's easy to get in touch with a real human being. I've had them answer emails in under two hours. For more reviews, see their Yelp page. These reviews seem pretty accurate: More reviews 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Juаn Senior Member Colombia Joined 5331 days ago 727 posts - 1830 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 88 of 99 23 June 2012 at 6:40pm | IP Logged | ||
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Well, I tried to place an order but received an error message stating there was a problem with my credit card and asking me to try again (my card works fine with every other online store). I did so about four times before I gave up.
Now I look at my credit card details online and see the amount of the order was indeed subtracted from my account four or five times. I wonder now what terrible headache it's going to take to sort all this out. I attempted to use their "Live Chat" option but of course it's offline. Their service at the physical store might be good, but their online shop is atrocious. Definitely do not recommend. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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