Xref: utzoo sci.math:4978 sci.physics:4997 comp.edu:1476 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!poseidon!ech From: ech@poseidon.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) Newsgroups: sci.math,sci.physics,comp.edu Subject: Re: How to beat the high cost of text books! Message-ID: <608@poseidon.ATT.COM> Date: 3 Dec 88 05:12:31 GMT References: <6284@killer.DALLAS.TX.US> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lincroft, NJ Lines: 11 From article <6284@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>, by elg@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Eric Green): > ...it's obvious that there's only one reason for edition changes for > introductory math and science courses: GREED. (*sigh*) Have you ever written a book? Dealt with a publisher? Would it undermine your prejudices too much to learn that the author's royalties often DECREASE with a second edition (it costs the publisher money to reset the type. You want to revise it, the cost comes out of your cut). This is especially true with small-run items like textbooks. =Ned Horvath=