Houston: As a relative newcomer to this hobby(5 years) I'd like to state the following. I'm a firm believer in books and have made an effort to acquire them whenever it has been financialy feasible. I'm certainly not destitute but I just recently bought Johnsons vol 1 - 8 and paid more than they sold for originally at retail and I thought long and hard before I bought them. Books in this hobby are not inexpensive and I can understand the reluctance of new collectors to spend what's required to obtain them. I also think many of our younger collectors are used to surfing the net to obtain the information they require. Jim
