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Originally Posted by HarryT
The cost of doing business varies dramatically in different markets. A manufacturer has to charge a price which reflects local market conditions. It's unrealistic to charge the same for a textbook in a third-word country as in the US or Western Europe.
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Then how can a reseller make money by importing the lower-priced book from the third world? I can't see why the manufacturer would have any higher "cost of doing business" in either of the two markets than the reseller. Either you're wrong, or the manufacturer is selling at a loss in the third world (subsidized by the developed nations).