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From: MMAC@vax.oxford.ac.uk (The_Edible_Dormouse)
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Subject: expensive books
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Date: 26 Aug 90 15:37:00 GMT
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Colin Plumb asks where the cost of his book comes from. Well of the $60 about
$30 goes to the book shop, nominally to pay their rates, employees, cost of
stocking etc (having a lot of cash tied in slo moving stock is expensive I
guess). Cost of production is way down there at a few bucks tops. Heck you can
print a 72 page glossy cover magazine for less than a dollar. Some (a few
percent) goes to author, artist etc) and the rest is profit (after paying for
the publishing companies 666 fifth avenue office and staff :-))

A small company can often produce very cheap books but are hampered by small
print runs. Photocopying is rarely economical.

CHeers

Edi

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