> (b) I'd guess there might have been a governmental or some other type > of subsidy, or grant. I couldn't even _print_ these books for the cost > the finished ones are selling for. And I'm talking about unit print > price at the printer, not costs for photography, editing, writing, etc.; > nor the necessary markups for going through retailers and distributors.
Lucky us!! I remember buying the Kyoto book a few years ago and marveling at the price for a book with such a huge number of large color photos. I think I paid $40 for it. I would have expected to pay $100 or more just based on what other books cost. Diana www.RenaissanceFabrics.net "Everything for the Costumer" _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume