Thread: Pricing sucks!
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Old 12-10-2011, 08:15 AM   #127
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Originally Posted by Pinecone View Post
No, the pbooks are so expensive to produce, it they are unsold, the publisher only requires the COVER to be returned, and the rest of the book is trash. That is why so many pbooks have the disclaimer, "If you bought this book without a cover, it is stolen."
Yes, that's true. The remainders still have to be paid for, but publisher does save at least some money. Even so, that only underscores the point, paper is a lot more expensive than electrons.
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