Buying books from UK Amazon - Correction

[rlpenar at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 11128

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Simon" <simon.branford at h...> wrote:
> Becky wrote: "Just so happens I ordered UK versions this afternoon. 
If you
> want to figure out conversion so you know how much you're spending 
$1 =
> 1.4605
> pounds right now."
> 
> The exchange rate is 1 UK Pound = 1.46 US Dollars at the moment.
> 
> So if ordering from the UK add half again onto the quoted price (so 
if price
> is ?6 then you get 6+3 = 9 Dollars, true conversion gives you 8.76) 
and you
> obtain (roughly) the price in US Dollars (it will give a slightly 
higher
> price in dollars than the true figure, but is a lot easier to do in 
your
> head).
> 
> Simon (putting his mathematics to good use, while avoiding doing 
any of his
> work)

Sorry, I was watching the Superbowl at the time, that's what I 
meant :o)

Becky