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From: conrad@wucs1.wustl.edu (H. Conrad Cunningham)
Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics,comp.edu
Subject: Re: the high cost of text books!
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Date: 6 Dec 88 18:32:56 GMT
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In article <4959@bsu-cs.UUCP> dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>The bookstore decides what margin it wants;  publishers have no say in
>deciding at what price a bookstore will sell textbooks.

True, but I think most publishers give a suggested retail price for
their books.  I suspect college bookstores stick fairly close to that
price.