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I'm looking for reading materials
I'm looking for reading materials
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Anonymous
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I'm looking for reading materials
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Anonymous
on Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:22 PM
Can anyone point me in the right direction of a few good, and moderatly priced books about the Virginia and Truckee and the Sierra Railroads? I've done some searching on Amazon.com but what I can find seems very high priced. thank you for all your help.
Dave
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tomikawaTT
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February 2005
From: Southwest US
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Posted by
tomikawaTT
on Sunday, April 30, 2006 1:46 PM
Unfortunately, railroad-specific reference books ARE high-priced, especially when compared to the potboiler romance paperbacks sold in drug stores and supermarkets. The obvious reasons:
1. The amount of research required to assemble such a book.
2. Photo acquisition and reproduction.
3. Payment to copyright holders if copyrighted material is included. This includes, but is not limited to, photos.
4. The higher cost-per-unit of a comparatively short print run, predicated on the narrow audience and small demand for such books.
The best thing to do is make a list of the titles you want, then watch for them on E-Bay. If you can't wait, the only other choice is to bite the bullet and pay full price.
Chuck (who has a wall full of reference bookshelves, and is running out of space)
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