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  4. From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
  5. Subject: Re: [UPI] Library attacked for buying Madonna's Sex book
  6. Message-ID: <1992Nov16.033615.7184@netcom.com>
  7. Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
  8. References: <BxMKts.656@cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov12.233650.20@cobra.dra.com>
  9. Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:36:15 GMT
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  12. sean@cobra.dra.com writes:
  13. >The St. Louis County Public Library (independent from the city) had decided
  14. >not to order the book either.  The county library gave several reasons for
  15. >not ordering the book.  1. It had received poor reviews. 2. It was spiral
  16. >bound (doesn't hold up well). 3. Didn't appear to have "lasting value." and
  17. >4. Too expensive.
  18.       Yeah, for $50 it ought to be better bound.  I expect a paperback
  19. version once hardback sales run down.
  20.  
  21.                     John Nagle
  22.