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Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:54:24 2020 No.17135803 [Reply] [Original]

anyone notice book prices going up? i bought this same book exactly 1 year ago (dec 30) for $48.84

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:55:10 2020 No.17135808 >>17135803 Christmas shortage probably?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:55:47 2020 No.17135809 File: 79 KB, 315x566, 1587822398143.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] proof >>17135808 it was same time last year. right after xmas

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:57:52 2020 No.17135826 >>17135809 which reminds me...TTS was almost $18 for a shitty mass market paperback with shitty font rendering...or whatever the print equivalent is to that

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:57:54 2020 No.17135827 >>17135803 Amazon prices always fluctuate depending on supply

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 01:59:12 2020 No.17135836 >>17135803 fantastic book OP

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 02:01:30 2020 No.17135852 >>17135803 it's cuz it's from a third party seller, those prices are set by individual merchants and often only have one copy, so once someone buys it the next lowest price gets listed next which will obviously be higher

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 03:36:01 2020 No.17136348 >>17135803 Money printer go BRRRRRRRRR

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 03:46:20 2020 No.17136384 >>17135826 Typography is probably the word you're searching for

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 04:30:09 2020 No.17136537 >>17135803 utter bullshit mate, i've been having the same problem with looking for books with extortionate price tags, maybe its out of print.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 10:52:14 2020 No.17138297 >>17135803 you're right but also christopher alexander is incredibly based

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 13:46:40 2020 No.17139643 >>17136348 I think it's more real demand for books increasing during lockdown? Maybe prices will fall when people are doing other things again

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 13:51:53 2020 No.17139697 >>17136384 typesetting would refer to the configuration of text on the page, but i think the print quality is what they're referring to

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 13:53:01 2020 No.17139708 File: 105 KB, 852x1500, 7f1dd64b1abe4d816dbce0642b8bb4e4.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17135803 Great series >>17136348 Also yes, this. Games are going to $70 as well

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 13:54:49 2020 No.17139724 >>17135803 Inflation?

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 14:22:16 2020 No.17139958 File: 417 KB, 500x663, 1608630087636.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>17135803 Is because of Amazons stupid algorithm. https://www.wired.com/2011/04/amazon-flies-24-million/

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 14:25:42 2020 No.17139984 >>17135803 If you guys are looking to buy books new then I would recommend you check out the publisher's website, they usually will have it cheaper than amazon does. Although you will have to wait longer for shipping.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 14:40:07 2020 No.17140109 >>17139958 Their retarded algorithm has put $40 brand new books for $7 sometimes even though the lowest used is $35. I've bought so many of their fuckups

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 14:56:55 2020 No.17140245 >>17135803 >>17139708 I work in this industry and have been interested in some books on the subject thanks for showing me this.

>>	Anonymous Mon Dec 28 14:58:19 2020 No.17140256 post the in-store prices.