{"id":4935,"date":"2009-08-22T20:02:04","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T12:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/08\/22\/more-night-reading\/"},"modified":"2013-11-22T12:32:56","modified_gmt":"2013-11-22T04:32:56","slug":"more-night-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/08\/22\/more-night-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"More night reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the nicest things about Kinokuniya \u2013 the Japanese bookstore chain \u2013 in Singapore is the store\u2019s Privilege Card membership.<\/p>\n

Now, books aren\u2019t very cheap in Singapore as a rule (though they\u2019re still cheaper than what I saw in Australia). Typically books sold on Amazon will cost about 2.9 times their USD prices, taking into account currency conversion too. I\u2019ve ordered cartloads of books from Amazon direct and also via Vpost before over the years, and the savings can be quite a bit though I\u2019ve had the bad luck of getting expensive books shipped here to Singapore in a little less than pristine condition.<\/p>\n

Kinokuniya now has been offering over the last few years periodic 20% discounts for membership card holders for a small annual subscription fee, but if you\u2019re a frequent book purchaser, the savings are substantial and easily outstrip the fee. The items still aren\u2019t as cheap as ordering from Amazon, but you get them immediately and there\u2019s no nervous anticipation of books arriving dented either.<\/p>\n

In any case, IDP Education started its two day Further Studies in Australia fair today at Orchard Hotel, and I was invited to network with the Australian Universities early this morning prior to the event being opened to the public. When the networking segment was over, Ling and I headed to Kinokuniya where I picked up a few photographic books. I\u2019d already made a list of items I wanted (specific titles on HDR, macro, landscape, and finally wedding photography) but in the end found only the HDR book I wanted, and also picked up a second choice title on Wildlife Photography.<\/p>\n

\"blog-books\"<\/p>\n

More notes to come on them once I\u2019ve finished reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the nicest things about Kinokuniya \u2013 the Japanese bookstore chain \u2013 in Singapore is the store\u2019s Privilege Card membership. Now, books aren\u2019t very cheap in Singapore as a rule (though they\u2019re still cheaper than what I saw in<\/p>\n

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