Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:13:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: "digestively squeamish about used books"
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008, Eva Whitley wrote:

>>> <http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/06/why_i_hate_secondhand_books.html>
<snip>
> So, what's wrong with using half.com, and only buying in very good or
> better condition? And they let you set conditions, so if someone is fool
> enough to sell a "like new" Edward Tufte book for under $15...hey, it's
> mine!

It seems that the author is a professional humorist so I think
he was deliberately overstating the case.

=Tamar