Can't download Lion from app store or anywhere else

When I search for OS X Lion in the app store as directed on Apple's site, all I get are some related books and a few random apps -- not the system software itself. When I click the "upgrade to Lion" buttons on Apple's site, I get a message saying Safari can't open the page because it doesn't recognize an address starting with "macappstore."  I get a similar message when I use Firefox. The whole thing is very circular; the upgrade buttons lead nowhere, and the app store doesn't seem to sell Lion.  Any ideas as to what's happening, or, more important, where I can buy Lion online?  Thanks.

You don't use Safari to open the MAS - it is in application in your Applications Folder and should be in your dock as well. Looks like this:
If you launch that app, you will find Lion.

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