Re: Boffins & saving email
Camille Scaysbrook (c_scaysbrook@yahoo.com)
Wed, 01 Sep 1999 21:01:05 +1000
Tim wrote:
> A good friend of mine, who is not only a successful writer but a
> meticulous bibliophile, went to Oxford University Press to see about
> purchasing their leatherbound 2nd edition. They only had three sets
> in hand. And it took him months of chasing before they finally sold
> it to him. I couldn't believe their inability or unwillingness or
> earn money!
... and it was mere weeks ago that Encyclopaedia Britannica announced that
they would no longer publish in hard copy, only on the cheaper and easier
CD Rom. Still ... seems to lose a bit of its charm, don't you think? My
most elaborate dictionary is a massive two volume Funk & Wagnalls that does
the trick if your reference point is before 1965 (:
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
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