[OT] I've heard about pre-orders but this is ridiculous

[jgbrowning]

so i was looking for a book on medieval mining, right..... and this is what i ran across.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...r=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-8201284-6207821?v=glance

im a patient man, but this is just a bit too much..

joe b.

 

[Sulimo]

Hehe. I'm impressed that amazon managed to get preview pages of it so far in advance.

 

[The Forsaken One]

lmao by that time we'll be playing D&D on the holo deck.

 

[Breakdaddy]

Just placed my order! I will only be 43 when it arrives!!!!! Still plenty of time to enjoy the book!

 

[Zappo]

This book is from 1556! And it's not even a new translation. All they have to do is format it and print it. I didn't know it was such a lenghty process.

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

Herbert Hoover (the president, and the guy who translated this book) was a friend of the man who founded my college, so we have one of the original copies of that book in the special collections at the library. It really is a fascinating book, lots of interesting illustrations, etc. I'd suggest picking up a copy, though I wouldn't wait that long to get one.

 

[pensiv]

According to all other sources, the book with that ISBN was published in 1950.

I have submitted a correction to the publication date to Amazon.com. If they accept it, it should be updated in a week.