From: jfbusby (busbyjf@cox.net)
Date: Tue Jan 14 2003 - 16:56:16 MST
You might want to talk to your librarian about using the interlibrary loan
system. They can borrow books from almost anylibray for you at no charge to
you. When you are finished with thee book reeturn it where you borrowed it.
You will lilely have t0o do some small ampunyt of paper work and you should
get all of the information on the book from the Online Catalogue.
john busby
----- Original Message -----
From: Ramez Naam <mez@apexnano.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Cc: <jubungalord@hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: RE: The ExI Lending Library [was: book availability and cost]
>
>
> From: Robert J. Bradbury [mailto:bradbury@aeiveos.com]
> > Nathanael wrote an interesting comment about the cost of books.
> >
> > > The local libraries don't have any of the books I've been trying
> to
> > > get. I don't have the extra cash to constantly buy books at like
> > > $20-$30 a piece. If anyone has any other solution to this
> > > email me. I
> > > was wandering if anyone has a bunch of books sitting on a shelf
> > > somewhere that they would get rid of at a reasonable price.
>
> Another alternative is to get others in your local area to request the
> same books from the library. Most city libraries have a policy that
> if N people request the same book which the library doesn't have,
> they'll order a copy.
>
> Advantages of this approach (if it works in your area) are that it
> gets a copy into the local library for others to use, and that it
> drives sales of transhumanist books, which makes future transhumanist
> books more likely.
>
> mez
>
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