Fiction, and other popular books, are easy to find on the cheap. However, if you read technical books like jocampo, then you will be paying out the wazoo! I occasionally see science books going for well over $100. Yes, I realize they don't sell very many and that drives up the price. It reminds me of grad school 30 years ago when I routinely paid more for a semester's books than I did in tuition! Or if you read histories, or most any non-fiction genre, that are written by scholars, you will pay more than you would for newly released fiction books. Even still, you can often find some bargains.