What's a fair price for a book?
Wed, 2003-11-05 14:21
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What's a fair price for a book?
Well Ted Hughes thinks that £40 is, or at least his publisher does. I don't know whether Ted Hughes is a good poet or not as it seems to be a personal thing and I haven't read him. What I do know is that at £40 I'm not likely to, in fact I wouldn't pay forty quid for ANY book.
jab16
He's probably still paying off his gas bill...
(Oh god, did I just say that...?)
Flash
Will he be at the bok signing?
Flash
book!!
Elfy
bonk!!
chooselife
bank (laughing all the way)
Ralph
River Boy
I paid £80 quid for a Cartier Bresson book.
How much would you pay for a rare mono Bob Dylan album?
It's all about what we want.
Peculiar thread
Ralph
gouri
Have read the poem 'Hawk Roosting' by Ted Hughes ... it's a lovely poem. As for this book it is too costly.
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Liana
It'll be on my list thats going to Santa...
Jab/Allen, I hope you are ashamed of yourself...
mississippi
Peculiar thread?
You mean like 'Fray Bentos or 'Traffic Lights'?
I'm only second division when it comes to peculiarities.
jab16
I am, Liana, I am...
Jeff Prince
I think for a paperback £4.99 always seems reasonable. Hardbacks tend to be £9.99 at supermarkets. I think if the book was signed by someone famous it would alter what I'd be willing to pay. If I saw a book of scripts signed by Woody Allen, for example, then I'd be willing to pay up to £50 I guess. It does depend what you value, what's important to you.
martin_t
i'd pay over £40 for a book stuffed full of fivers....
david floyd
I think it's a very big book containing most (if not all) of his published poetry, so the combined cost of the contents is probably more.
Wouldn't want it myself but if you're into Ted, it's probably a reasonable deal.