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Do we know what amazon pays Penguin for the book? Everyone seems sure it is Peguin who is marking it up. But the fact that Penguin asks $16 doesn't mean that Amazon pays near $10 for it. ($9.99 is not in the ballpark for a 50+ year-old book)
My point was to get ideas on how to get this for what I consider a reasonable amount of money, and electronically, if possible. (not to get lectured on how the free market system works) The assumption that the corporate greed is at Amazon may be wrong (we don't know for sure) but if it is not Amazon, it is Penguin. From my experience working in the corporate world, I suspect the book prices are high to support the huge salaries of upper management. (whether it be Penguin or Amazon)
It seems that the only way to get it for less electronically is illegally. I'll look for it in the local library or used. It will be interesting to go back to a paper book after having the K2 for a couple weeks.
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