[Tutor] Bookpool sale on Addison Wesley

[Sean Azelton]

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 <wescpy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/9/07, taserian <taserian at gmail.com> 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 <sazelton at nd.edu> 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 <sazelton at nd.edu > 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
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