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From: hofbauer@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer)
Subject: Re: the high cost of text books!
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Date: Wed, 7 Dec 88 21:51:45 EST

>> The bookstore decides what margin it wants;  publishers have no say in
>> deciding at what price a bookstore will sell textbooks.
>
>True enough, BUT, if you look at "Books in Print", the publishers tell
>you the cover price of the book, i.e. what the bookseller SHOULD sell
>it for. But, since the "cover price" is nowhere on the cover of any
>academic textbook, the bookseller can, indeed, sell it for any
>price... just stick any old label on it.
>
I've noticed that in the past year or two "Books in Print" have stopped
giving a suggested list price for many textbooks. They tell you to contact
the publisher. They do continue giving a price for trade books. Hmmm, do we
smell a rat here?