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Old 01-07-2011, 10:44 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by MovieBird View Post
I've asked before, but you ignored the request. Where are you getting these percentages from?
Numerous news sources, the most polished being:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/bu.../01ebooks.html

General interest is clearly going to be different than K-12 education which is different than higher education.

However it's entirely plausible that the higher education market may be more predictable than general interest, which would reduce returns and other costs.

There are a lot of things I don't know about the ins and outs of higher ed textbooks. That said I'd be downright stunned if 50% of the cost of a $150 science textbook was just printing and distribution.
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