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Originally Posted by lothlann
Very true.
If the only option is a $25 book, I would rather just not buy it instead of sucking it up and paying.
The assumption is that if the publishers didn't release cheaper versions then we would all just buy the expensive hardcover but this assumption is inherently flawed for the reasons mentioned by above.
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But the choice is yours: pay $25 and get the hardback now, or wait a year and get the paperback (or a cheaper eBook) for $10, or less. Nobody's forcing you to spend the $25 if you don't wish to do so. There is a market for $25 hardbacks; after all, in terms in "entertainment" it's not that outrageous - $25 is less than you'd pay for a meal at a half-way decent restaurant, and for me, reading a good book is worth more than eating a meal.