tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050235235818785664.post6913234108872407664..comments2023-05-22T17:07:17.356+05:30Comments on Mostly divine. At times Bovine.: Pockets, Books And Thoughts.Moo Moohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355885125787151455noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050235235818785664.post-67606451870132140202010-12-30T21:21:45.177+05:302010-12-30T21:21:45.177+05:30Hi Sunil..... ya royalty could be a reason ... and...Hi Sunil..... ya royalty could be a reason ... and you wonder who buys those books? well plenty! that just adds to the absurdity...but then not ev1 has the luxury of a good cheaper alternative...thankfully i do !!Moo Moohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355885125787151455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050235235818785664.post-40030328265876065672010-12-30T19:38:32.497+05:302010-12-30T19:38:32.497+05:30The reasons, I think lies in the royalties that bi...The reasons, I think lies in the royalties that bigger publication houses promise to pay to the authors. The distribution regions also decide the price . For example EEE edition (eastern economy edition ) , of a technical book costs one fourth of original TMH edition.<br />I agree that some books that are of hardly any value are exorbitantly priced . I often wonder who must be buying them for that price.<br /><br />The works of Sharartchandra, Premchand and many Hindi and urdu poets are priceless ,for me I have always believed in value and most of my collection has come from road side shops of Delhi and Amritsar .Ironically, if I enjoy reading a book I make a note of it and buy it at a good bargain wherever I see that. After all some books are to be reread and some digested.Sunil Balanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806041150956325741noreply@blogger.com