Book prices - Page 5

dominions · 08-21-2001, 04:23 AM

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Originally posted by Hesperex:
...Maybe it's just me because I admit I do have quite a high income but I don't think the prices asked are too unreasonable.

That's probably it, you know. If you have a fairly low income then the prices will seem that much higher, buying a book causing more 'can I afford?' than otherwise. If you've got lots of money (and there's nothing wrong with that) and you buy a bad read, it doesn't matter so much as when you're less well-off.

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trux · 08-21-2001, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hesperex:
Lol sounds good Trux
What are you studying?

English Lit.

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trux

oldbittercraig · 08-31-2001, 07:43 PM

Prices have indeed gone up... $8 is standard, but prices still escalate beyond that... I recently purchased some nice paperback copies of LOTR and Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls", all at about $15 a pop.

What I find even more aggravating is the RIDICULOUS delay between the release of the hard and soft cover versions of books. I'm a big fan of Robert Jordan's "WOT" series, and find it incredibly aggravating that I could re-read the entire series over and again in that span, and I only read about 25-50 pages a day.

09-01-2001, 02:23 AM

Why should that be ridiculous? I'll admit that you as a reader might not like it, but from the publisher's viewpoint it makes perfect sense - they WANT to sell the more expensive hardbacks.

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08-31-2001, 07:43 PM	#43
oldbittercraig Elminster Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ, us Posts: 435	Prices have indeed gone up... $8 is standard, but prices still escalate beyond that... I recently purchased some nice paperback copies of LOTR and Nikolai Gogol's "Dead Souls", all at about $15 a pop. What I find even more aggravating is the RIDICULOUS delay between the release of the hard and soft cover versions of books. I'm a big fan of Robert Jordan's "WOT" series, and find it incredibly aggravating that I could re-read the entire series over and again in that span, and I only read about 25-50 pages a day.

09-01-2001, 02:23 AM	#44
Desuma_Malevois Guest Posts: n/a	Why should that be ridiculous? I'll admit that you as a reader might not like it, but from the publisher's viewpoint it makes perfect sense - they WANT to sell the more expensive hardbacks.

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