tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post6125347365982810288..comments2024-03-13T06:31:17.010-04:00Comments on Susan Says: Book CostsSusan Gourley/Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-28683652540017760012013-03-26T09:00:39.219-04:002013-03-26T09:00:39.219-04:00Back when I was in college, the prices of books we...Back when I was in college, the prices of books were crazy, too. I always chalked it up to the fact that they charged those prices...because they could.Mark Meanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029920604932980141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-16073791531926586622013-03-25T23:46:37.395-04:002013-03-25T23:46:37.395-04:00Seriously, I believe the cost of school text books...Seriously, I believe the cost of school text books are just to make money for the colleges. Or the authors of the text book.<br /><br />......dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-87334123471440152332013-03-25T19:59:16.235-04:002013-03-25T19:59:16.235-04:00Technical books cost more because you are paying f...Technical books cost more because you are paying for the expertise that went into writing it. Although $200??? I never paid that.<br /><br />The most I paid for a book was the Limited jewelled edition of Beedle the Bard which cost me a hundred. <br /><br />As for ebooks, I won't pay over $5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-15033756861203912562013-03-25T17:56:05.564-04:002013-03-25T17:56:05.564-04:00Excuse me, Michael Offutt, S.F.A, but happen to be...Excuse me, Michael Offutt, S.F.A, but happen to be a member of the baby boomer generation and I have never considered profit respectable. Perhaps you could trim down the width of that brush.<br /><br />But I do think profit is the motivator here. Someone mentioned students buying used text books. Of course, they do. Which means the same book gets sold over and over and over. Until the newer version comes out and everyone has to buy that. E-books would put a serious dent in that cycle.<br /><br />(I deleted and re-posted my comment because of a significant typo.)LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-71688346132152192372013-03-25T17:50:48.094-04:002013-03-25T17:50:48.094-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-36860381867549752682013-03-25T15:40:00.740-04:002013-03-25T15:40:00.740-04:00On a practical side, some of the costs come from l...On a practical side, some of the costs come from limited publishing and the amount of graphics (think, for example of a medical book or math or chemistry) used within text books. I imagine there's also a great cost to the authors/editors for putting together a book with enormous content. <br /><br />And profit. No doubt. You have a captive audience. We spent $400 on a text book for my son in his Engineering program. Gulp. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-13798829437595624882013-03-25T15:21:48.521-04:002013-03-25T15:21:48.521-04:00It's crazy high those college books. I love t...It's crazy high those college books. I love the idea of them being digital. Unless is a bake book, for culinary school. I'm not sure I would want an eBook form, because I like having that great big bake book just filled with goodies.<br /><br />Glad you had a great mini vacation. I put in for one at work but won't know if I get it until next week. Just four days off but I would love it.<br /><br />Cheers to you friend. And a great big boogie boogie.<br /><br />The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-72185980639319013302013-03-25T11:40:12.016-04:002013-03-25T11:40:12.016-04:00The cost of books is so high because the baby boom...The cost of books is so high because the baby boomer generation made "greed" respectable. Now greed is running rampant and books cost $200 bucks.<br /><br />BTW, I love "Keepers" but haven't reviewed it yet because I got swamped by beta reads. Almost done beta reading one author's book and then gotta get through another (as they have deadlines to meet) but I will get ours finished!Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-38703119332567837002013-03-25T09:53:54.209-04:002013-03-25T09:53:54.209-04:00I hated the cost and weight of my college books. I...I hated the cost and weight of my college books. I would have loved ebooks. I imagine today's college kids would, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419944234795666194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-82093051575786899302013-03-25T09:52:59.179-04:002013-03-25T09:52:59.179-04:00I never went to college, but I know text books are...I never went to college, but I know text books are horribly expensive. Schools are switching to tablets and e-books, and colleges should do the same.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-17813049881534205912013-03-25T09:41:51.419-04:002013-03-25T09:41:51.419-04:00When ebooks first came out, there was a big campai...When ebooks first came out, there was a big campaign to switch out paper textbooks with digital.<br /><br />Methinks someone was profiting too much and forced schools to stay with paper. <br /><br />It's changing, but it's surprisingly slow.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-4366346581979563742013-03-25T09:08:20.385-04:002013-03-25T09:08:20.385-04:00I agree with Alex.
Hugs and chocolate,
ShellyI agree with Alex.<br /><br />Hugs and chocolate,<br />Shellyshellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556528429571644528.post-76304678697145719592013-03-25T07:55:32.960-04:002013-03-25T07:55:32.960-04:00I remember the cost of books when I was in college...I remember the cost of books when I was in college. Small wonder so many buy them used. EBook versions make sense since they can be updated and often.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com