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Originally Posted by barryem
I began buying paperback books in the mid 1950s and I just went to an inflation calculator to see how things have been going. In 1955 most new paperback books were 15 cents in Houston where I was living. Quite a few were a dime. A very thick book might have cost a quarter.
According to the inflation calculator 15 cents in 1955 would be $1.41 in today's money. However, paperbacks cost a lot more than that today.
So I think the bigger disparity is in the price of books in general. They've gotten way more expensive than inflation can account for. Compared to that the difference in ebooks and print books is small.
Barry
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I got some 35 cent ones from the 60's. and a huge part of my collection is under $2. Then prices went crazy (and I am allowing tat word count doubled for today's offerings)
back in 55 a RCA 19" (round tube) color TV was ~$700 (you had to watch Bonnaza in a darkened room as the Red's were weak). Today Walmart will sell you a 65" flat panel for that amount. OTOH Cars were cheap In 1970 I bought a new Datsun sports car for 2K. Today, a similar Nissan would be 27K+