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Originally Posted by Catlady
But book prices don't double like that. Prices go up gradually, and each increase is small enough as to be relatively meaningless. I do think a little bit about $25 for a hardback, but I'll still buy it if it's a book I want to keep. I have a couple of preorders in right now that are over $25 each.
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I read an article in the last few days - I don't remember if it was at MR or somewhere else - which pointed out that book prices have in fact remained pretty much constant in real terms over the last century, while disposable incomes for the average family have dramatically increased in that same time period. Books are far, far more affordable now than they were then.