Doing Oriental medicine business with small vendors

August 4, 2004

What a great request. If we don't support the smaller guys, then all

there will be are big guys.

I know of people who shop at Walmart then complain about the power the

corporations have.

I know others who complain about the rainforest being cut down then

install hard wood floors in their houses. It surprises me that people don't

seem

to get how simple the conection is.

How and where individuals spend money determines in large what happens in

the world.

Just a thought,

Chris

In a message dated 8/4/2004 5:43:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

susegmen writes:

All,

As a businessman engaged in support of Chinese medicine in America, I've got

to second the motion by Robert Hayden. Amazon, " the big box " company, should

only be used as a last resort for buying anything ... as one would use

Walmart. Support the various mom-and-pops in our industry. After all, you all

(every one of you) are the little guys in the healthcare industry. Buy your

books

from www.redwingbooks.com. Amazon is not going to publish your book, should

you have one, nor your teacher's book. Bob Felt's Redwing Book Store is what

actually supports Paradigm Press which in fact publishes the books of quite a

number of people. Keep Paradigm Press printing our favorite books by buying

any Oriental medicine books at Redwing Books. For the record ... I don't make

a dime from saying this ... I sell herbs and teach Western sciences. So take

it as a public service announcement on behalf of our little niche industry.

In gratitude,

Emmanuel Segmen

_________________________________

>

> Redwing has it for 135$ and Amazon has it for 115$

>

Unless you're really hurting for the extra twenty bucks, please support one

of our

profession's valuable resources and buy it from Redwing rather than Amazon if

you're

thinking of getting it. I have no financial interest, just feel the need to

mention this.

thanks,

robert hayden

August 4, 2004

All,

As a businessman engaged in support of Chinese medicine in America, I've got to

second the motion by Robert Hayden. Amazon, " the big box " company, should only

be used as a last resort for buying anything ... as one would use Walmart.

Support the various mom-and-pops in our industry. After all, you all (every one

of you) are the little guys in the healthcare industry. Buy your books from

www.redwingbooks.com. Amazon is not going to publish your book, should you have

one, nor your teacher's book. Bob Felt's Redwing Book Store is what actually

supports Paradigm Press which in fact publishes the books of quite a number of

people. Keep Paradigm Press printing our favorite books by buying any Oriental

medicine books at Redwing Books. For the record ... I don't make a dime from

saying this ... I sell herbs and teach Western sciences. So take it as a

public service announcement on behalf of our little niche industry.

In gratitude,

Emmanuel Segmen

_________________________________

>

> Redwing has it for 135$ and Amazon has it for 115$

>

Unless you're really hurting for the extra twenty bucks, please support one of

our

profession's valuable resources and buy it from Redwing rather than Amazon if

you're

thinking of getting it. I have no financial interest, just feel the need to

mention this.

thanks,

robert hayden

August 4, 2004

I second (or third) the motion.

On Aug 4, 2004, at 2:04 PM, Emmanuel Segmen wrote:

> All,

>

> As a businessman engaged in support of Chinese medicine in America,

> I've got to second the motion by Robert Hayden. Amazon, " the big box "

> company, should only be used as a last resort for buying anything ...

> as one would use Walmart. Support the various mom-and-pops in our

> industry. After all, you all (every one of you) are the little guys

> in the healthcare industry. Buy your books from www.redwingbooks.com.

> Amazon is not going to publish your book, should you have one, nor

> your teacher's book. Bob Felt's Redwing Book Store is what actually

> supports Paradigm Press which in fact publishes the books of quite a

> number of people. Keep Paradigm Press printing our favorite books by

> buying any Oriental medicine books at Redwing Books. For the record

> ... I don't make a dime from saying this ... I sell herbs and teach

> Western sciences. So take it as a public service announcement on

> behalf of our little niche industry.

>

> In gratitude,

> Emmanuel Segmen

> _________________________________

August 4, 2004

I find that Amazon is *great* for helping me browse around and find books of

interest. Then I write down the ISBN and call up the bookstore around the

corner and they get the book for me. I haven't actually bought anything from

Amazon for five years, but I've had a great time in the cyberstacks...

Avery

Avery L. Jenkins, DC, DACBN, FIAMA

Chiropractic Physician

Diplomate, American Clinical Board of Nutrition

Fellow, International Academy of Medical Acupuncture

Kent, CT

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" " <zrosenbe

Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:53 PM

Re: Doing Oriental medicine business with small vendors

> I second (or third) the motion.

>

> On Aug 4, 2004, at 2:04 PM, Emmanuel Segmen wrote:

>

> > All,

> >

> > As a businessman engaged in support of Chinese medicine in America,

> > I've got to second the motion by Robert Hayden. Amazon, " the big box "

> > company, should only be used as a last resort for buying anything ...

> > as one would use Walmart. Support the various mom-and-pops in our

> > industry. After all, you all (every one of you) are the little guys

> > in the healthcare industry. Buy your books from www.redwingbooks.com.

> > Amazon is not going to publish your book, should you have one, nor

> > your teacher's book. Bob Felt's Redwing Book Store is what actually

> > supports Paradigm Press which in fact publishes the books of quite a

> > number of people. Keep Paradigm Press printing our favorite books by

> > buying any Oriental medicine books at Redwing Books. For the record

> > ... I don't make a dime from saying this ... I sell herbs and teach

> > Western sciences. So take it as a public service announcement on

> > behalf of our little niche industry.

> >

> > In gratitude,

> > Emmanuel Segmen

> > _________________________________

>

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August 5, 2004

I ordered it from Redwing yesterday already. (0th the motion :-)

Mike L.

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