Re: can you answer CHICAGO question?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 Hank Shiffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > 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?

Well, actually, I think it's a meaningless difference.  I believe that a 
creator over a piece of art should have absolute control over his 
creation.

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