"Synthesis of North American Flora" by Kartesz & Meacham

[Curtis Clark]

At 08:18 AM 12/14/99 -0800, Adolf Ceska wrote:
>This  "Synthesis"  should  be  on  a  computer  of every serious
>botanist in North America. I don't understand the pricing policy
>of CD-ROM products, but I believe that the price  US$495.00  for
>"Synthesis" is too high and out-of-reach of average botanists or
>smaller  botanical institutions in North America. I am convinced
>that the North Carolina Botanical Garden would sell at least  30
>times  more  copies  if  they  charged  $49.50 (one tenth of the
>actual price) for a copy.

At $49.50, I'd make it a supplemental text for several of my classes.


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