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I'm a definite on the series issue. If someone recommends a book to me that's part of a series I've not read, I find that I have to start at the beginning. I can't jump into a series part way through.
As for individual books, I've been recommended older books, been led in my fantasticfiction searches to older examples of author's work, and stumbled on genres only to seek out more of the founding works in that type of book (i.e., time travel, alternate history, etc)...and so many of them are out of print, especially the sci-fi and mystery stuff. As for finding it on the used book market, I'm not out to collect, I'm out to read, so a $35-$500 paperback isn't in my budget.
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