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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by dboreham on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:00PM (#15752913)
Wow. $1000!! I own two copies because I thought I had lost mine and so bought a second for $10 or so. Then I found the first one.
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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by cyberferret on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:19PM (#15753032)
For fun I check eBay every year or so. I've seen them on there anything from $50 sometimes, right up to $3600 I think was the highest I've ever seen. Average is around the $1000 usually. I think it depends on whether it is first edition or not, or signed by Brian at an airshow etc.

Hang on to your two - could be a better retirement plan than crypto currency! :D

EDIT: Here is one current listing ~USD$640 - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sled-Driver-Flying-the-Worlds-Fa...

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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by toomuchtodo on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @07:21PM (#15753049)
Would you be willing to lend one out to be scanned for the Internet Archive? I have no relation other than finding books to be digitized and paying for/coordinating the scanning.

I’m willing to provide insurance and proof of my identity to ensure your property is respected.

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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by rory096 on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @10:52PM (#15754096)
I have a scan. Email is rory at (either) domain in profile.

It only came out in 1991 though — does Internet Archive host books that aren't public domain?

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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by toomuchtodo on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:33PM (#15759752)
I will be in touch.

> It only came out in 1991 though — does Internet Archive host books that aren't public domain?

Yes. https://openlibrary.org/

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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by masklinn on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @06:53AM (#15756095)
PDFs are pretty easy to find, it's only the physical book which is rare.
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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by msds on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @01:08AM (#15754671)
How does one go about doing this? I have access to some obscure technical books that really should be scanned and archived, but don't know anything about the field...
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Re:What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015) by toomuchtodo on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:35PM (#15759774)
https://archive.org/scanning

http://blog.archive.org/donation-faqs/

I have temporarily added contact info to my HN profile. Please get in touch if you would like me to help facilitate the shipping, scanning, and return of your book donation.

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