Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ogicse!plains!bakke From: bakke@plains.NoDak.edu (Jeffrey P. Bakke) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Re: Pricing info on Foley, van Dam, etc. 2nd Edition Keywords: Foley + Van Dam + Feiner + Hughes + Scotland = Cheap! Message-ID: <6114@plains.NoDak.edu> Date: 3 Oct 90 13:24:17 GMT References: <477@skye.cs.ed.ac.uk> <14820@cbmvax.commodore.com> Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo Lines: 28 .... A number of author references deleted to save overload .... > >> To add one more data point to the worldwide price of Foley, van Dam, > >> Feiner and Hughes: The price here in Australia is AUS$68.50 (which is > >> roughly US$56). > >copy of Foley, Van Dam, Feiner & Hughes from my local bookshop for #29.95 > >(pounds sterling). Maybe they put the wrong price tag on it :-) > come out over here. Knowing the prices of Computer Books in the UK, I find it > hard to believe you can get it for just 30 quid. > Remember, all the publishers do is change the sign at the front of the price - > $30 -> #30 :-( Are you sure about this? From watching the early morning news overseas stock market reports, the British pound is roughly worth $1.85 US. If you figure that out, #30 is roughly equal to $55.00 US Dollars. Sounds about the same price to me. I've never seen publishers change the sign only. Usually you see two listings for prices. And usually buying from out of the U.S. costs you more when its published in the US. -- Jeffrey P. Bakke Internet: bakke@plains.NoDak.edu UUCP : ...!uunet!plains!bakke BITNET : bakke@plains.bitnet