"Jamestown Narratives" is also available from the Virginia Shop at the
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From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 1:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Jamestown Narratives
I just bought, a few days ago, two copies of Edward W. Haile's book ,
"Jamestown Narratives", at the APVA Preservation Virginia Museum Store.
Just go to their website, click on Museum Store, then click on Books,
then click on "Jamestown" and then scroll down until you see the book.
It's there. But you have to dig.
Deane Mills
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Reedy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: Jamestown Narratives
>> Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 09:34:08 -0500
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: VA-HIST Digest - 30 Dec 2006 to 31 Dec 2006 (#2007-1)
>>
>> The following is Edward Haile's comments on the availability of his
book.
>> I
>> snatched this off of the amazon page that lists his book for up to
>> $500.00:
>>
>> Dear Reader, This is an excellent book whose virtues I cannot begin
>> to cite except to say that it is good and cheap. Namely, it is here
>> terribly misrepresented in price and availability. It is in print,
>> has never been out of print, and the list price new is thirty-four
>> fifty. If the dear chaps at Amazon have not got the point after seven
>> or eight years of listing it, despite years of advisories, be advised
>> for your part that it can be ordered at the correct price through
>> various Jamestown related websites of the Jamestown APVA or Jamestown
>> Settlement or Colonial Williamsburg, or the Library of Virginia gift
>> shop, and so on, or even through the publisher itself. Why then is it
>> listed here? My friend, a book not listed here does not exist in the
>> lexicon of literature. And who knows. There may be a turnaround. The
>> information did correct itself for a whole week I believe back in
>> 2002. Yours, Th' Pres't of the Co'cil of Virg.
>>
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>>
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>>
>> Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 12:33:10 -0500
>> From: Bess Haile <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: Jamestown Narratives
>>
>> JN is readily available, regularly reprinted, and same price as
always.
>> EWH
>
> Thanks to every one who replied to my query. If it is still in print,
> the marketing strategy seems mysterious to me. It was not listed on
> the web sites of Amazon or B&N, except as used books, nor did the gift
> shops of the Library of Virginia, Jamestown APVA or Jamestown
> Settlement list it on their Web sites, but of course I could be just
> not finding it. I finally was able to purchase a copy from the
> Colonial Williamsburg gift shop.
>
> I used if for research on a project through interlibrary loan, and it
> is well worth owning.
>
> Tom Reedy
>
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