Me: Can you tell me who the author of ______ is?

Retailer: I can't.

Me: Well, can you look it up?

Retailer: I can't. Our computers are down.

Me: Ah. Well, can I take a gander at your Books in Print.

Retailer: [Smirks] We don't have a list of all the books in print. We wouldn't be able to fit it in the store.

Me: In fact you would. We had these great big volumes and then later microfiche when I worked in a bookstore a number of years back.

Retailer: Do you know how many books that would be?

Me: Lots, I do believe you. But the fact remains that Books in Print is indeed a real thing.

Retailer: Well, we don't have it. We have computers instead.

Me: Apparently not.

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