Ok, thought I'd throw in a lil bit of Arabic in there cos there's some connection to it in this post. Anywho, I've been on a shopping freeze for about two weeks now and I guess I was bound to snap sooner rather than later. Heck, I'm surprised I even lasted as long as I did. I know I mentioned I was banned from virtually swiping my AMEX. It's okay, I used my MasterCard for this purchase since B&N.com allow international credit cards for purchases though I did get the book sent to the Portland addy.
But anyways, as is my nature, I am always taken in by discount coupon codes and this time it was Barnes and Noble's turn to reel me in. I had a 25% off of one item discount code that was in need of use since it was going to expire in two days and I felt that that amount of a discount was too good of a discount to waste - I knew exactly the item I was going to buy to break my shopping fast.
I've chronicled my Barnes and Noble purchases a number of times on this blog and in particular my Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classic books that I've gotten. My first buy from this collection was Homer's Iliad/The Odyssey and I followed that up with a quadruple buy of Alice In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass, Chronicles Of Narnia, Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and a collection of stories from The Brothers Grimm. I simply love the Barnes and Noble Leatherbound books as they truly make them to be a true collectors item for any book lover.
And it's because of this that I decided to add to my collection by procuring Arabian Nights. The book was on sale for 18 dollars from the RRP of 20 but with my 25% discount, I got it for $13.50 with a free B&N membership for two months! And with said membership, I received free expedited shipping and as I type, my book is already packed for shipment.
That's a real bargain for such a beautiful book. I'm truly excited just from viewing the images - the illustration looks extremely well-done and very, very beautiful. It makes the experience of being transported to another place and time when reading a book all the more vivid as there's actually a 'visual guide' for the words being read. Hehehe, I sound like a crackpot right there :)
I like how my leather-bound purchases have all occurred during the Christmas season for the past 3 years running which kinda makes it my own Christmas tradition, hehe. I feel next year, should the opportunity arise, I will get the Jane Austen book. Even though I'm in possession of the individual books, I feel that for my leather-bound collection, this is a must-have. I also would like to get the Sherlock Holmes collection as well as the Ann Rice Vampire Lestat collection. I know the Ann Rice isn't a classic per se but I would like to own it nonetheless. I've also never read 'em (simply watched the movie 'Interview With A Vampire) so this would definitely be a good buy to get into the books. Asides from that, I am also thinking of getting the Edgar Allen Poe collection of short stories and poems. I am creeped out by him to be honest and i still find the story of the beating heart freaky to this day but that's the beauty of Edgar Allen Poe. The last book from B&N's Leatherbound collection that I would liken to own is Dante's Hell. However, am not sure if this is still in print cos I have not seen it on the site for quite a while now.
Right, haven't written anything book-related in months. It's partly due to the fact i haven't been buying any physical books. I can't stress enough how excited I am for my Arabian Nights book to arrive. I have never truly read the book cover to cover so I'm pretty stoked that I'll be able to do so with this leather-bound version.
DISCLAIMER:
Images are not my own but are courtesy of B&N.com.
But anyways, as is my nature, I am always taken in by discount coupon codes and this time it was Barnes and Noble's turn to reel me in. I had a 25% off of one item discount code that was in need of use since it was going to expire in two days and I felt that that amount of a discount was too good of a discount to waste - I knew exactly the item I was going to buy to break my shopping fast.
I've chronicled my Barnes and Noble purchases a number of times on this blog and in particular my Barnes and Noble Leatherbound Classic books that I've gotten. My first buy from this collection was Homer's Iliad/The Odyssey and I followed that up with a quadruple buy of Alice In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass, Chronicles Of Narnia, Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales and a collection of stories from The Brothers Grimm. I simply love the Barnes and Noble Leatherbound books as they truly make them to be a true collectors item for any book lover.
And it's because of this that I decided to add to my collection by procuring Arabian Nights. The book was on sale for 18 dollars from the RRP of 20 but with my 25% discount, I got it for $13.50 with a free B&N membership for two months! And with said membership, I received free expedited shipping and as I type, my book is already packed for shipment.
That's a real bargain for such a beautiful book. I'm truly excited just from viewing the images - the illustration looks extremely well-done and very, very beautiful. It makes the experience of being transported to another place and time when reading a book all the more vivid as there's actually a 'visual guide' for the words being read. Hehehe, I sound like a crackpot right there :)
I like how my leather-bound purchases have all occurred during the Christmas season for the past 3 years running which kinda makes it my own Christmas tradition, hehe. I feel next year, should the opportunity arise, I will get the Jane Austen book. Even though I'm in possession of the individual books, I feel that for my leather-bound collection, this is a must-have. I also would like to get the Sherlock Holmes collection as well as the Ann Rice Vampire Lestat collection. I know the Ann Rice isn't a classic per se but I would like to own it nonetheless. I've also never read 'em (simply watched the movie 'Interview With A Vampire) so this would definitely be a good buy to get into the books. Asides from that, I am also thinking of getting the Edgar Allen Poe collection of short stories and poems. I am creeped out by him to be honest and i still find the story of the beating heart freaky to this day but that's the beauty of Edgar Allen Poe. The last book from B&N's Leatherbound collection that I would liken to own is Dante's Hell. However, am not sure if this is still in print cos I have not seen it on the site for quite a while now.
Right, haven't written anything book-related in months. It's partly due to the fact i haven't been buying any physical books. I can't stress enough how excited I am for my Arabian Nights book to arrive. I have never truly read the book cover to cover so I'm pretty stoked that I'll be able to do so with this leather-bound version.
DISCLAIMER:
Images are not my own but are courtesy of B&N.com.
