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I tried to place an order for "Inside 3D Studio" from my local bookstore (Harvard COOP in Cambridge, MA). After waiting about 3 weeks the bookstore called to inform me that NRP would not give them a discount, so if I ordered from them I would be paying more for the book (with their markup) than if I ordered it myself. This doesn't sound like a very progressive attitude to promote a book. I would think at some point they might like to see the book in an actual bookstore!