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Looking to book collecting
J wrote:
On Apr 18, 4:15�pm, "Francis A. Miniter" wrote: Yes. �This newsgroup used to have so many really knowledgeable collectors and vendors contributing. �It is sad to see them gone. Any idea why that is? Sorry to take so long. I have actually been thinking about your question. First, I think that a lot of the vendors may have closed their doors. The last few years have been a hard time for physical book stores. And either from embarrassment, which I hope is not the case, or disappointment, they have withdrawn from the active ranks of contributors here. Second, this is an old fashioned web site, ASCII based, without the bells and whistles of the prettier new sites. That pulls some people. Not me, because USENET is a cohesive locale for a broad range of interests, and it is permanently archived by Google. Nor do the bells and whistles appeal (though I wish I could do italics). Ideas are paramount for me, and words are not just the traditional vehicle for ideas, but the most powerful. -- Francis A. Miniter In dem Lande der Pygmäen gibt es keine Uniformen, weder Abzeichen, noch irgend welche Normen, Und Soldaten sind dort nicht zu sehen. Siegfried von Vegesack, "Es gibt keine Uniformen" from In dem Lande der Pygmäen |
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