Why are math textbooks so expensive? Do other STEM fields face the same thing? Whats your favorite textbook that isn't ungodly expensive? Can't believe a reference book is worth 34$ more to a Bible.
monographs are sometimes priced at such ludicrous amounts it's almost funny
>>16871582>digital>180€>physical>180€they can't keep getting away with this
>>16871578Money glitch: most individuals wont buy reference/hardcover books but the publisher still makes profit because institutional libraries will buy them at any price, so said price accounts for the losses of private citizens not buying, even if it were at a more competitive price
>>16871612>any priceThen why aren't all textbooks a million dollars?There has to be a ceiling somewhere. Something that not even fully welfared libraries won't touch
>>16871635The more obscure something is, the more likely it is to be more valued. But it goes both ways, sometimes something is so obscure that its value goes down, but I don't believe that really happens in the modern day.
>>16871635Yes, any price was bad wording but i think you answered you own question
>>16871612Publishers are living comfy lives while the average math major is homeless
>>16871578They are striving for maximum truth with minimal noise because of potential damages that could result from miseducation, so a lot of feedback from a lot of different professional well vetted people from a variety of industries is required and that is expensive.
>>16872376This sounds right, but keeping it at that same price for years is a bit tough.
>>16871601Author most likely gets jackshit from the publisher.
>>16871578nigga just pirate it or buy it and sell it after. whats the point of keeping textbooks?
>>16872660Keeping it for your kids and for status
>>16871578Books in general have become more expensive in the last few years. Despite the quality going down since textbooks are now all print-on-demand on shit paper and binding.Get a printer.
>>16872427The authors are dead too most of the time. Where does the money even go.
>>16871578>Why are math textbooks so expensive? Pirate them>Do other STEM fields face the same thing? Yes, physics and software also suffer from same publisher jew tricks.>Whats your favorite textbook that isn't ungodly expensive? All are expensive, just pirate them from annas or libgen.
>>16872817Fucking software textbooks are priced high?
>>16871578Smaller audiences, higher per unit costs.Read a math book and learn to math, maybe.
