"Here Comes Science" is just out, and here's a cut from the CD.

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But there are other ways for companies to cooperate and cut costs, such as sharing CD manufacturing and distribution.

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CD, enabling the impatient to cut to the chase.

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Others' libraries have cut back on other media purchases, such as CD audiobooks, to free up funds for purchases of e-books.

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That kind of thing needn't be confined to PCs: You might order a book made up of six chapters on Russian stamps from six different books, or a CD with 12 tracks you specify, or a pair of pants cut to your measurements.

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