I have 10.6.8, can I skip Lion and go straight to Mountain Lion?

I'm confused because what I read says i can upgrade for $19.99 but isn't Mountain Lion brand new? It's usually way more expensive for a new OS. I did research this on my own but I'm a little confused by what I read.
I bought my imac around '08.
I am so behind so sorry for the stupid questions but I also want to know if apple still sells the os disks or is everything digital download now? I really like having the disk. I just haven't had any problems with my iMac so I haven't been to this board in a long time so I'm kind of behind on everything.

Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion were all released at $19.99
Yes you can skip Lion and go to Mountain Lion providing your Mac meets the spec's.
see > Apple - OS X Mountain Lion - Read the technical specifications.
Althought 2 GB of RAM is the Minimun Requirement, you will be much happier with 4GB or whatever the maximum RAM your iMac can take.
see > iMac: How to remove or install memory
For recomended RAM suppliers, go to either Crucial or OWC (eshop.macsales)

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