Re: discounted boooks, was: Nebula Finalists 2015

On 1/3/2025 5:59 PM, danny burstein wrote:

Roughly the same time frame here.  One of the smart things
the Chemical Rubber Company, AKA CRC Publications, did with
that book was that... while the yearly new edition was $100
or so dollars (and back then that was real money..) they *officially*
sold any of the earlier years' copies they still had in stock
for that seriously discounted price.
 So normal people, like you and me, got last year's edition. WHich
was, for 99% of users, every bit as good.
 About 20 years ago I realized I hadn't cracked it open in
a decade so gave it a solid hug and kiss and donated it to
one of hte used book places.  Hopefully it found a good home.

I still have my 54th Edition (1973-74).  Like you, I bought it at
the year-old discount while in high school.
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