Re: can you answer CHICAGO question?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 Michelle Steiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>  Hank Shiffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > Not true.  According the Barnes & Noble, you can get both the 
> > original SIASL ($7.99 in paperback) and the uncut version ($15.25).  
> > Amazon lists only one version.  But it's the original release, not 
> > the newer uncut version.  So it is not analogous at all.
> 
> The $7.99 one was published in 1976 according to the B&N web site; I 
> think that puts it in the class of the Star Wars Laser Disk.

Why?  Date of publication doesn't mean date of last printing.  The book 
is still available; if stores ran out, they'd print more.  Oh, and 
Amazon shows the same book with the same cover as having a January, 2003 
publication date as a reissue.  So the 1976 date is likely just a 
difference in which date the two firms choose to show.

The Star Wars laserdisc, on the other hand, is out of print.  There will 
be no more made.  And anybody who doesn't already own a laserdisc player 
isn't likely to buy one at this point.

Do you really not see a difference?  Or are you arguing the point purely 
for the entertainment value?

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