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My pet peeve. I went to Barnes and Noble this weekend to look for two conservative books. One was "The New Thought Police" by Tammy Bruce and one was "Radical Son" by David Horowitz. B & N didn't have either, although the Bruce title is new and current and the Horowitz title is fairly well known. I read once where the CEO of B & N was a left-winger and a friend of the clintons. I couldn't help wondering if politics as well as business plays a role in what the big stores stock. Well, too bad for B & N, I ordered through Amazon, and the Horowitz was on their used list for $3.75. Did get to read a book for free while sitting in B & N, only paid for a cup of coffee, they don't mind a bit.

Yes, there are ways around the high cost of books. There are people with tables of used books on Broadway, and they sell every paperback for a dollar and every hardcover for two dollars, no matter what they are. Also, I just bought a bunch of Elmore Leonards on abebooks for 10 cents to 25 cents each (of course the shipping was $12, LOL).