Books are overpriced? (1 Viewer)

[cxlxoxk]

Who thinks books are too expensive, i mean it's just ink on paper, binded?

 

[lyounamu]

Um...it's not the papers and ink that are expensive...it's the ideas & all other sorts of things that come with the books that are expensive.

That's why exercise books are cheap.

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

And those ideas are too expensive, liek u sed

 

[ObjectsInSpace]

Who thinks books are too expensive, i mean it's just ink on paper, binded?

Er, because the price of the book needs to cover the costs of printing, distribution, royalties to author, publishing house and literary agent, and have the store selling it turn a profit as well.

 

[Nebuchanezzar]

everything has a distribution price associated with it broheim

 

[withoutaface]

That and the hours you get out of a $20 paperback are probably higher than the length of entertainment you'd get out of anything else of that price.

 

[Silver Persian]

Those orange penguin books are good. $10.00 fo some classic texts.


Pretty ugly tho

 

[jb_nc]

Books are expensive in Australia, I agree.

www.bookdepository.co.uk and amazon are generally cheaper.

 

[veloc1ty]

Those orange penguin books are good. $10.00 fo some classic texts.


Pretty ugly tho

I like the orange Penguin designs. ):

In fact... they're better than the black ones.

 

[Kwayera]

Books are expensive in Australia, I agree.

The Book Depository - Homepage - Cheap books with free delivery worldwide "all books for all people" and amazon are generally cheaper.

You stole my thunder

 

[u-borat]

im stealing all the thunder because e-books are free. and easily downloadable. legitimacy questionable though, and only if you can stand reading on a computer screen.

 

[Pacchiru]

fuck no
they're worth it

i loovve my books. and idk how people can stand reading on a screen, it kills the eyes.

and besides, i love collecting.

 

[kevinx2]

Can't read on the crapper.

 

[katietheskatie]

who thinks movies are overpriced? i mean it's just a strip of plastic and some light

 

[u-borat]

interwebs yet again saves the day.

 

[08er]

i agree they are too expensive...

 

[Tulipa]

If you're too cheap to get new books try out secondhand bookstores. Cheaper and much more fun to browse than your local chain bookstore.

 

[08er]

especially the 2nd hand store in newtown

 

[Tulipa]

especially the 2nd hand store in newtown

Which one? There are so many in the inner city and surrounds. Lovesit

 

[jb_nc]

especially the 2nd hand store in newtown

There are much better ones. I think there are a few in Summer Hill that I've heard are nice.

Goulds has a vast collection of crap including about 10⁴ works by D H Lawrence.