Robert MacKimmie wrote:
 
> On 21 Jan 99, at 9:57, Ted Fischer wrote:
>
> >>>> I checked out barnesandnoble.com, and they were asking $8.75.
> >>>> I think that must be considered better than $56 (or $70 or $120).
>
> David Eyre wrote:
> > Whoa, lets back up the bus, please. Ted you're quoting in pounds
> > sterling, not dollars.
> > We have it in our price list from Thornes at $30.95 US.
>
> Just to clarify, www.barnesandnoble.com does have
> Fifty_Years_Among_the_Bees_ by C.C. Miller for $8.75 US. I grabbed two.
 
I can't say I'm surprised - they have built much of their empire with
reprintings of out-of-copyright classics - I just wish they wouldn't use such
low-grade paper. BTW, they (with another large book chain) have just succeeded
in closing down all the medium-sized home-grown bookstores in Tucson.
 
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