Tim May wrote:
Considering that the new edition of "True Names" is just about to appear, and has a bunch of related essays in it, I certainly wouldn't have paid $25 for the pb.
Really! Hadn't heard it was -- oh well! Chance's are tho the value will hold, since Vinge seems to be collectible judging by the prices at Bibliofind.
Used book stores -- sigh! Sure wish I could afford to quit the computer racket and run a used book store instead.
A _physical_ used book store? Surely you are kidding. My experience is that used book stores are employers of low-wage people...suggesting slim profit margins.
That's why I said "I wish I could afford..." 8-) I also frequently wish I could go back to grad school, get my PhD in religious studies or MFA in creative writing and get a job teaching in at some groovy college. Same problem -- can't afford it.
If you are suggesting an Internet service, you wouldn't even have to leave the computer biz. OTOH, other companies are already offering such matching services. Powell's Books, for example.
Powell's is awesome. I'm glad I only get to visit it once in awhile -- I'd go broke otherwise.