Dear Friends, Sorry to see this somewhat divisive discussion about a new bulb book. Perhaps this is time for the PBS to step in. Regular book sellers expect a very low number of sales of expensive specialized books, thus you will find no discounts at amazon or barnes/noble. But, even when a book is published at a seemingly high price to a small specialized audience, the publisher is often quite willing to make a deal for a quantity purchase to a direct targeted audience. I suggest someone from PBS approach Kew Publications and see if they can negotiate a discount for a quantity of books. I did this for a book from Oxford Univ. Press a year or so ago for another group. Not only did they offer a substantial discount, they offered to ship it from their US warehouse instead of the UK origin and without taxes. The total discount exceeded some 40% off the list price. The small extra cost of mailing it to members in the US (using Media Mail special rate) made for a considerable savings. I believe PBS would need to order a minimum of 10 copies, but then it could be 11, 12 , etc. Depends on what the publisher is willing to negotiate. Is someone on the board willing to take on this project? Nhu? NO NOT ME. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +