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- From: erc@netcom.com (Eric Smith)
- Subject: Re: Encyclopedia Britannica - their obnoxious salesmen
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.021330.3492@netcom.com>
- Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
- References: <1992Nov05.172627.6307@eng.umd.edu> <1992Nov18.183744.2493@inland.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:13:30 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov18.183744.2493@inland.com> pielet@inland.com writes:
- >In article <1992Nov05.172627.6307@eng.umd.edu>, georgec@eng.umd.edu (George B. Clark) writes:
- >We had exactly this bad experience with a Britannica salesman many years ago.
- >Therefore, I was understandably concerned when my wife decided to sell
- >World Book a few years afterwards. (I am an engineer and couldn't sell
- >hot coffee in Alaska.)
- >
- >World Book's methodology is entirely more pleasant, however. My wife does a
- >soft-sell demonstration. She has sold to many of our friends and they all
- >thank her when we get together and recommend World Book to _their_ friends.
- >
- >So let me tell you the price! This year, for the first time, they are holding a
- >$150-off sale of the current edition while it is still current. Prices are now
- >$447 for the latex binding to $749 for the leather binding, and includes the
- >'93 Yearbook. They also sell a CD-ROM version for $559 ($299 if you also buy
- >the books).
- >
- >World Book is the best-selling encyclopedia in the world. Teachers and
- >librarians recommend it as the most usable encyclopedia. We use it for
- >everything from general look-up to checking things to do and weather before we
- >take a trip.
- >
- >We'd be interested in other peoples' experiences with World Book.
- >
- >Howie Pielet pielet@inland.com
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- Does the CD-ROM come with some kind of software for searching, viewing,
- etc.? How good is it? How fast? Does it show high resolution pictures?
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