Thread: Do some publishers have any idea?
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Old 08-29-2019, 07:54 AM   #566
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
I'm saying that compared to inflation, books cost considerably less than they did just 20 years ago. Some prices drop over time because the cost of production goes down, but much of the production cost of books is people cost, not technology cost. The cost of the actual printing has gone down, but that's just a small, small piece of the overall cost.


My point is that simply asserting that books should cost less, and therefore readers are getting ripped off should be seen in that light. Cars cost a lot more than they did 20 years ago, as do houses and food. Why shouldn't books be expected to have the same dynamic?
My first house cost less than typical--not expensive--cars do now. So, sure, books--unlike EVERYTHING ELSE--should plummet in price. Uuhhhhhhh....

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