[Jack B Nimble]

Originally Posted by Lucien21

I read a very good article on how much it costs to print a book.

http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/article...it-motive.html

Not to castigate this specific information, as the number seem pretty reasonable and I don't really know enough to judge them anyway, but whenever I see information like this, it makes me think back to the reports we used to see out of Hollywood, where the studios would be bragging about huge profits when talking to the trade press or potential investors, but had much more dismal numbers when talking to producers, actors, or others with stakes in the profits.

As I said, I do not know enough to know if the numbers used in the article are reflective of reality, but I find a basic skepticism rarely steers me wrong.

As always, caveat lector.

Jack