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17702151 No.17702151 [Reply] [Original]

why the FUCK are books so expensive in Europe?

>> No.17702153

>>17702151
get used books

>> No.17702178

>>17702151
Import them from Bookdepository (use a free VPN).

>> No.17702218

>>17702178
>(use a free VPN).
to what country?

>> No.17702249

Are you ordering foreign language books?

>> No.17702258

>>17702218
England, it's the cheapest country. I use Windscribe and I save a shitload of money.

>> No.17702266

>>17702151
What do you mean? I live in the Netherlands and I only read foreign. I rarely spend more than €10,- on any book.

>> No.17702326

>>17702266
Same. Western Europe, usually €5. OP might be Balkan? When I order stuff from the French monopoly from abroad it's usually around the €10 mark. I think we can rule out most of western Europe

>> No.17702338

>>17702266
Dutch translations are expensive af tho

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>>17702151
Localization tax. Someone has to pay for translators and artists.

>Croatia
It's fucking comical how you could get the same books in English for 50-60% less and usually in the same store with translated editions. Since our major publisher went bust it's basically a free for all, though.

>> No.17702359

>>17702151
they're not
why are you so poor?

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17702448

what would happen if any of you civic country dweller faggots download books from zlib or libgen? and what about torrent?

>> No.17702627

>>17702151
Are they? Poland here.

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>> No.17702973

>>17702448
imagine if school was like this...

>> No.17703104

>>17702151
Get a reader and head to libgen. Problem solved.

>> No.17703116

>>17702662
Literally me

>> No.17703139

Imagine actually buying things you can get for free. Do you also pay for air, or the light that hits your eyes?

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>>17702348
nikad neću prebolit Algoritam

>> No.17703315

books are about 800-1700 RSD while english wordsworth books are 300 RSD. at best, i can find classics that are old and reek, at the flea market for 100 RSD