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Old 01-29-2010, 05:05 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by ardeegee View Post
So, as a change of pace from my usual bio/paleo mentions, I just finished reading a great astronomy book, The Hunt for Planet X, and was about to recommend it. I started looking for the ebook pricing, and found myself in the depths of insanity of Lovecraftian proportions-- the only (legit) electronic version I can find costs $25-- per section. So a full copy of the book would cost you $250.

http://www.springerlink.com/content/978-0-387-77804-4
Actually, there appear to be 24 paid sections. So a bit more than 250$.
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