Rael's got a funny anaedote from his trip to a local Barnes and Noble:
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.
