[jmcenanly]

"It may be in the not-too-distant future that there is no such thing as an out-of-print book. If nothing is out of print and nothing is hard to find, all books will be $6."

Currently, on Amazon, you can have a used copy for $3.85 http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0521657296/sr=8-2/qid=1150987627/ref=pd_bbs_2/102-3257081-6960148?%5Fencoding=UTF8

His point is well taken, but this is not necessarily a bad thing. If knowledge is readily accessible, more people will be able to learn. Look at the explosion of knowledge after Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. In his time, he also had his critics.

[KarlInOhio]

Or you can use Google and find a free copy on the web in less than 30 seconds.

http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/cpr/toc.html

Not as nice for curling up with in front of a fireplace, but a lot cheaper and searchable too.

[weegee]

Well bootleggers took to printing copies of Shakespeare's plays for public consumption.

[radiohead]

Currently, on Amazon, you can have a used copy for $3.85

Hmmm, maybe that's a big reason for the bookstore closures. As an academic, and a generally all-round weird person, I have eclectic reading needs. I don't see any reason to pay full price for anything, including books. Much of what I want to add to my library is available used on Amazon. What I want to just read, but not keep, I get from my university library. Whle not everyone has access to a huge university library, almost anyone can buy used off of the net.