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Originally Posted by djloewen
Paintings need not apply, they are unique works. Music and movies, however, I feel the same way about. Note that I didn't say "they should only barely be making enough to live", I said, "don't jack up the price just to make culture seem more valuable". Previously I very rarely purchased hardcover books because of thier steep cost - however, I assumed (perhaps incorrectly, perhaps not) that the price of these books was somewhat related to the cost of printing, distributing, advertising, royalties, and a reasonable profit to the middlemen. Now, as people have pointed out, the costs of the "middlemen" such as publishers have dropped considerably, but they still want their products to be seen as "more valuable". That kind of thinking should abolutely never apply to cultire. Again, I'm not talking about unique items here like paintings and sculptures. I'm talking about "there are as many copies out there as people want" items, like books, movies and music (I am a musician btw).
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Ok but a print of a painting that has been done as a limited edition of 100 to push price up higher?
Books for me are also not even cultural anyway but entertainment. and much like say video games will and should be priced at a point that the market can afford.