On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, David Campbell wrote:
> ready response to this one. But somehow, supporting amazon.com or
> varsitybooks.com instead of our college bookstore seems related to the
> debate over allowing Borders or Walmart into town (which threatens the
> smaller locally-owned businesses).
In and around Boston, most college bookstores are OWNED BY Borders or B&N,
so from an ethical standpoint, one isn't hurting the "smaller
locally-owned bookstores" by ordering books over the Web.
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Ann Muir Thomas, Ph.D. http://erebus.bentley.edu/empl/t/athomas
"The Accidental Jewess"
Bentley College, Waltham, MA
"You aren't belittled by being little. Only by acting small." --- Red
