"Synthesis of North American Flora" by Kartesz & Meacham

[Stuart G. Poss]

Having seen the software and considering the quality of the programming
and the size of the data set relative to many other packages that offer
far less functionality, I would say the price is not unreasonable.

Curtis Clark wrote:

> 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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