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Originally Posted by issybird
^ Thank you for bringing this to our attention and keeping it at the forefront. I troll the list relentlessly every day, as I don't want to risk missing something. I've long wanted these translations of the Greek tragedies; I hope the missing volume of Euripides hits the list tomorrow. Which is not to say I've limited myself to them....  |
Thanks for letting me know. This may sound funny, but I've wondered more than once if I might be the only one who has any interest in these titles.
Most people
are interested in popular-level stuff, and there ain't much of that here, like there would not be in the catalogue of most other university publishers, either.
Yeah, trolling . . . . that's a good word for it. That's what I keep doing, too. It's sometimes kinda fun going through these UCP lists. Perhaps most people are treasure-hunters of some kind (fishermen, flea market shoppers and some yard sale and thrift store shoppers, hunters, people who use metal detectors, coin collectors,
et al.). And what they and I live for is the thrill, and probably adrenaline rush, of making that great find. I used to shop thrift stores and used book sales for the dead-tree book treasures that I might find; now circumstances dictate that it's mostly the digital variety.
I saw some more volumes of that translations series, that you alluded to, in the newest list. I, too, am looking for missing volumes of a couple of series. Hope the volume that you want is among today's list. If not, tomorrow is another day. ha
I admire the self-control that you're exhibiting in "limiting yourself." I am doing that, too, but probably not enough. Hence, part of the reason for my kvetching about spending too much money on the sale. ha
Luck (Russian for "Goodbye," and probably "good luck," too.).