Books from the sources I mentioned have sample chapters available AND reviews. So you can thus determine if the book is the one you wish to purchase.
Your wish to find very good books at premium prices is entirely your choice. This does not mean that others need share your view or need to put up with what are generally considered to be price gouging.
You said,
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Originally Posted by tompe
I will prefer a more expensive book since if it is cheap you can suspect that the book is not so good since they have to compete using price.
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I commented about the above as below;
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Originally Posted by sabredog
Your statement that because a book is cheap means it is in general, no good is untrue. I have read high priced books many times that were utter drivel.
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You did say that. Your assertion in this thread and the Hatchette Australian pricing thread that higher prices mean better books and ripping off customers is acceptable business practice is quite plain