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Subject: Searching navigational books (was Re: Sumner lines)
From: George Huxtable (george@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Feb 21 2001 - 02:42:01 EST
Sorry that Peter Smith missed out on the copy of Cotter's "A history of
nautical astronomy", that had been available on ABE books. As he says, it
may have been another list member that beat him to it.
But it may not. There's a real problem when you chase up books on many
websites such as ABE. Many volumes that have already been sold remain
listed on the site for some time. Many, perhaps the majority, of books
listed for sale are virtual books rather than real ones, existing in name
only. If sellers do not remove their goods from the shop window when they
have been sold (and many dealers are very slack about this) it subverts the
whole intention of the website. It's a pity, because in other respects
these sites provide a valuable service.
If you submit the title as a "want", it will usually turn up in the end,
but you may find that a canny seller, knowing that it's in demand, may
boost his price accordingly.
George Huxtable
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George Huxtable, 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
Tel. 01865 820222 or (int.) +44 1865 820222.
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