At 08:24 AM 11/29/00 -0500, Harmon Seaver wrote:
And they also say "March 2001", but given the fact that the print industry is much like the software industry in vaporous publishing dates, who knows when?. Amazon compounds this by advertising all sorts of books, etc. that they don't have in hand. But I'll probably buy the new edition when it comes out. I spend ridiculous amounts of money on books every month anyway. Just went to one of those remaindered book outlets last weekend and bought 6-7 books, then went to Barnes & Noble and bought more. Like I said, I'd really be happy running a used book store. Guess I'm just a book freak.
AddALL, the best OP book meta search engine, lists quite a few copies including some in the $20-$40 range. http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/submitRare.cgi?order=TITLE&ordering=ASC&author=Vinge&title=True+Names&keyword=&submit=Find+the+Book&isbn=&match=Y&dispCurr=USD&binding=Any+Binding&min=&max=&StoreAbebooks=on&StoreAlibris=on&StoreAntiqbook=on&StoreBibliofind=on&StoreBiblion=on&StoreBookCloseOuts=on&StoreBookAvenue=on&StoreGutenberg=on&StoreHalf=on&StoreJustBooks=on&StorePowells=on I got my copy the easy way by buying it in 1984. DCF ---- [1] And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. [3} ... but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? [7] And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 1 Chronicles 21.