Well the plot thickens. It sure sounded VERY strange but a little more googling found this https://tribecafilminstitute.org/reframe/collection/ken_jacobs_collection
I suspect if you tried to order it from Amazon it would get rejected if you ordered it from a university account. On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Hooper, Lisa K <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings everyone, > > > > We have a VHS copy of Ken Jacobs’s Tom Tom the Piper’s Son and I’ve been > asked to get a DVD copy. > EAI<http://eai.org/titleOrderingFees.htm?id=8382#terms>has it listed for a > completely ridiculous $700 but there is a listing on > Amazon<http://www.amazon.com/Tom-Pipers-Son-Chaser-Home/dp/B001H9ML9G/ref=pd_bxgy_d_img_c>claiming > to be self-published by Jacobs of exactly the same thing for only > $30. There are only 5 libraries with holdings in WorldCat. I’m wondering if > anyone out there has any thoughts on whether this amazon copy is legit or > not. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > -lisa H. > > > > Music & Media Librarian > > Howard-Tilton Memorial Library > > Tulane University > > 504.314.7822 > > www.facebook.com/TulaneMusicAndMediaCenter > > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
