"BCS" <n...@anon.com> wrote in message news:a6268ff5d5a8cba307ba676...@news.digitalmars.com... > Hello Nick, >> Or, if they >> really are ending up with 90% extra on such a regular basis, >> maaaaayyyybbeeee it's time to re-evaluate how many they choose to >> print? It just doesn't seem to add up. But then again, nether do most >> things regarding academia. > > I'm probably repeating my self but, it's not that 90% of each title > doesn't sell, it 90% of the titles offered don't sell and the rest sell > out. Now if someone could find a better way to guess what new offerings > would be flops.... >
Ahh, I see what you're saying. In that case, that (and the well-being of student's backs/spines everywhere) would be good reason for school textbooks to finally move to an electronic format (but of course, that has plenty of other downsides...)