I was doing some online research on Dunbar Cave earlier today when I ran across a link to a book for sale on Amazon.com. The title of the book is: "Caves of Tennessee; Snail Shell Cave, Ruby Falls, Big Bone Cave, Nickajack Cave, Craighead Caverns, Dunbar Cave State Park, Cumberland Caverns".
The listing does not give an author, but says the publisher is "Books LLC". Does anybody have a clue who this is or where they are?
The product details say that the book is Paperback, 48 pages long, was published May 1, 2010, and sells for $19.99.
That is just incredible, to me. Only 48 pages long and yet it costs $19.99. That's 42 cents a page !!! The product dimensions are 9 X 6 X 0.1 inches, so it is a tiny book. Shipping weight is 2.9 ounces. On top of paying $19.99, you have to pay extra for shipping.
Has anybody actually seen this book? Sounds to me like somebody has just gone to basic sources on some of Tennessee's best-known caves and rehashed the basic information on those caves.
I'd love to know who the author is and if he/she has actually been to these caves.
This has got to be one of the stranger listings I have ever seen on Amazon.com. I am really amazed that it is listed.
Larry E. Matthews
NSS #6792-F