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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!
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Date: 3 Dec 88 05:12:31 GMT
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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=