Yes - collegiate text book does make sense. I certainly do remember how expensive mine were!
For my part I think I'll stick with your book Wesley, and Mark Lutz's book (since I already have that one). Thanks! Sean On 8/9/07, wesley chun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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