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Although I detest the publishers pricing scheme, they do not have a monopoly and are not selling an essential product. If you do not like their prices, then do not buy their stuff. If you are an author and do not like their business practices, then do not do business with them.
The publishers are playing with fire. If libraries and universities stop buying their overpriced products, they could go out of business in the blink of an eye. There are more novels and textbooks published by alternative presses than ever before. Many of them are not the best books, but some of them are great.
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