> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrea Leistra [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 2:17 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: Score!
>
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Tarr, Kevin wrote:
>
> > A couple of weeks ago was in a Barnes & Noble that had two Banks
> > books but were in a large print format, and three times the price of a
> > regular paperback, or almost as much as the hardback probably cost.
> Guess
> > I'll have to order them.
>
> I think the only Banks SF in mass-market US paperback now is _Excession_
> and maybe _Against a Dark Background_, and _Excession_ is the weakest
> Culture book by far.
>
> Getting the British editions is probably your best bet. (Actually,
> are you sure the ones you saw _weren't_ British? $21 sounds a bit
> steep for a US trade paperback, I'd expect more in the line of $15.
> If it really was $20 or more, you'd certainly be better off with the
> British mass-market editions; even at $15, if you order a bunch
> you should come out ahead. (It's the shipping that really hurts
> on these orders.)
>
> --
> Andrea Leistra [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> If we could put a man on the moon, why can't we do it again?
I forgot that regular paperback books were $7 now. The price was
about $15 for each, didn't look at the publishing. Never saw the type of
book before, they were just a little smaller than hardcover size, and not as
thick. To me they looked like those large print Reader's Digest you might
see in a doctor's office. Don't remember the titles now.
Excessions is the weakest? Wow, now I really want to get more of his
work. I loved the book although the ending just..happened. Sister in law and
brother have read it and both like it a lot. Will have to look around for
it.
