We continue our series on cheap, obsolete media formats by showcasing a technology little improved in two thousand years. In an age when technology gets tossed aside in favor of the Latest Thing Next Year, is it any wonder that books are finally becoming quaint antiques, reminiscent of an earlier, less complicated ageBut don’t worry, bibliophiles! Just as there are still markets for mangles and typewriters, so too will a market for books exist in less developed cultures! As the book market in the U. S. slowly shrinks and shrivels, numerous bargains will appear, like the ones below!Click on the titles for Barnes & Noble links.
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I stumbled across this very nice trailer by a student, posted by "mrsbwimmer" from an elementary school. Kudos and thank you! (There is a brief ad in the beginning.)
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MAD’s Greatest Artists: The Completely MAD Don Martin9781615573332 $150, now $24.98 (cheap!)(No link. After three years, the stock has sold out at the website.)Call your local Barnes & Noble storeHave them click “nearby stores” if they do not have a copy.If none of those nearby stores have copies, then have them click “search more stores” from that list.Have that store give you phone numbers of at least five other stores which may have copies. Call each until you find a store with a copy in decent condition.Tell the bookseller that you wish to have the book shipped. They will take your shipping and payment information, and process the order later that day. Shipping will cost $3.99.
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 1/23/2011
Blog: PW -The Beat
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By: Danette Haworth,
on 12/16/2009
Blog: Summer Friend
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I actually own the original Gross book–I don’t think my parents knew what they were buying for me! It’s pretty randy.