WTB Ralph Babel Guru Book

Warty · 07 February 2022, 01:26

Anybody have a copy of this they are willing to part with?

I would use it actively for developing Amiga software. I know there is a scan of it somewhere online, but this is a 700 page book, and I kind of need to read it, and I don't love READING 700 pages of scanned text. Scanning for information, sure, if it has had OCR done to it.

There is one copy up on eBay right now for $123 + $8 shipping, with 1.5 hours to go as I post this.

Unless the photos in this one are just "borrowed" from the previous listing, this went for $44.99 + $7 shipping on Dec 21. (Noticed the water stain pattern).

There was one sold for $111 + $35 (to me, from Australia) on Jan 14. Previously ALSO on Dec 21, one for $8.8 + $43 shipping from UK.

So they appear to be quite rare, and worth something. Whose got one lying around they weren't going to use? Put it up on eBay or sell here? There are currently 4 active bidders on the current one, so there's at least 3 people willing to pay $100+ for it.

Most awesome of course, would be for the original author to self-publish it on Amazon, so we could pay $40-50 and get a new one!

Warty · 07 February 2022, 04:31

err. wut?

Quote:

Condition:--
“735+ pages in Super Excellent Condition!”
Ended: Feb 06, 2022 , 7:54PM
Winning bid:US $507.00 [ 11 bids ]
Shipping:
$7.58 Economy Shipping
Located in:Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Seller:
myamigashop (3418 ) | Seller's other items

I feel like I am living in a twilight zone episode. $507?????

jotd · 07 February 2022, 14:20

I have one I could sell since I only code with hardware banging those days

mr.spiv · 07 February 2022, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warty

err. wut?

I feel like I am living in a twilight zone episode. $507?????

I could (probably) sell mine for that price

kamelito · 07 February 2022, 21:40

I don’t know where’s mine…1993 Ed.

07 February 2022, 01:26	#1
Warty Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Minneapolis, USA Posts: 301	WTB Ralph Babel Guru Book Anybody have a copy of this they are willing to part with? I would use it actively for developing Amiga software. I know there is a scan of it somewhere online, but this is a 700 page book, and I kind of need to read it, and I don't love READING 700 pages of scanned text. Scanning for information, sure, if it has had OCR done to it. There is one copy up on eBay right now for $123 + $8 shipping, with 1.5 hours to go as I post this. Unless the photos in this one are just "borrowed" from the previous listing, this went for $44.99 + $7 shipping on Dec 21. (Noticed the water stain pattern). There was one sold for $111 + $35 (to me, from Australia) on Jan 14. Previously ALSO on Dec 21, one for $8.8 + $43 shipping from UK. So they appear to be quite rare, and worth something. Whose got one lying around they weren't going to use? Put it up on eBay or sell here? There are currently 4 active bidders on the current one, so there's at least 3 people willing to pay $100+ for it. Most awesome of course, would be for the original author to self-publish it on Amazon, so we could pay $40-50 and get a new one!

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