On 8/9/07, taserian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it's intended to be a collegiate-level textbook, and not a > find-a-copy-at-your-local-bookstore type of book. Textbooks > are considerably more expensive. > > On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh - I didn't mean Bookpool was too expensive - they are almost half > > the price of Amazon on this book. for clarification - I was wondering > > why the "Object-Oriented Programming in Python" book lists for $102.00 > > US when most books list for half that price. > > > On 8/9/07, Sean Azelton <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me why the below book is listed as SOOOO expensive? > > > > > > Object-Oriented Programming in Python > > > Michael H Goldwasser, David Letscher > > > List Price: $102.00 > > > Our Price: $55.95 > > > You Save: $46.05 (45% Off)
welcome to the wonderful world of book publishing! :-) as tony has alluded to, yes, the reason why it's so much is because it's being sold as a college textbook -- remember how much your's were? the author royalties are generally higher, but your book can only be found in college and/or technical bookstores, and generally at very steep prices and low discounts, so a 45% discount is *fantabulous*!! it's probably because this book won't make it out on time for the current school year, so to get some adoption, you need to make it affordable enough for people to buy on their own, even if they *aren't* in college. hope this helps! -wesley - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Core Python Programming", Prentice Hall, (c)2007,2001 http://corepython.com wesley.j.chun :: wescpy-at-gmail.com python training and technical consulting cyberweb.consulting : silicon valley, ca http://cyberwebconsulting.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor