Daniel Russell knows how to find the answers to questions you can't get to with a simple Google query. In his weekly Search Research column, Russell issues a search challenge, then follows up later in the week with his solution—using whatever search technology and methodology fits the bill. This week's challenge: How much did the book cost?
As readers of this column doubtlessly know, Barbara Gordon was bringing a book to the inhabitant of Wayne Manor when she realized that librarians could also become superhero crimefighters.
The question of the day, though, isn't about superheros (although I truly believe librarians are superheroes), but is about that book she was bringing to Mr. Wayne.
How much did it cost to print the original 1600 copies of that book in the first press run, according to the printer?
By the way, I'm looking for the cost in the original currency units. (You'll know what I mean when you find the price.)
I like this question as it links the Golden Age of Comic Books to American history in an interesting and unusual way.
Wednesday Search Challenge (5/30/12): How much did it cost? | SearchReSearch
Daniel M. Russell studies the way people search and research—an anthropologist of search, if you will. You can read more from Russell on his SearchReSearch blog, and stay tuned for his weekly challenges (and answers) here on Lifehacker.