Nice, I thought of a similar thing once. Also, Elizabeth's second hand bookstores have heaps of that stuff? I think they are only in WA and NSW though Rebecca -----Original Message----- From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tpdhome@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, 1 December 2008 12:35 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Book wanted When I was at uni, I borrowed a "book" that was 3 or 4 A4 pages, folded and stapled in the middle. I returned it along with several other books through the after hours slot. A few weeks later, I got a demand asking for the overdue "book" or $80 in lieu. I questioned the value and they said they have eliminated a lot of paperwork by just charging the same average amount for all missing books. Reluctant to fork out so much for a few pages, I searched the shelves and found the missing "book" had lodged itself--untidily, mind you--in one of the others I had returned. I did think, however, their new process could be a cheap way of getting all those expensive books I wanted for $80 each. Just a thought that was never implemented. I reckon after book four or five, they'd change their policy. Cheers, Terry Quoting Hedley Finger <hfinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Stephen: > >> And yes, the price of Quirk's grammatical and linguistic works seem >> to be, how should I put it, almost beyond comprehension. > > Even $160 for a work that has been out of print for ages seems high, > but I suppose it does have 1800 pages, if you like that sort of thing. > In any case, it has been superseded by another more recent work. > > For excessive pricing, try looking up //Indexing, the art of// by > Gilfred Norman Knight. On some so-called used-books sites it has been > priced at around $400! Still, if the typography of a book has been > designed by a prime minister of England (Harold Macmillan), I suppose > you have to expect to pay. > > Regards, > Hedley > > -- > > Hedley Finger > > 28 Regent Street Camberwell VIC 3124 Australia > Tel. +61 3 9809 1229 Fax. (call phone first) > Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558 > Email. "Hedley Finger" <hfinger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ************************************************** ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************