Re: Books on Translation
| From: | Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 15, 2003, 17:59 |
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On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:22:20 -0500 Amanda Babcock <langs@...> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 03:53:21PM -0800,
> Arthaey Angosii wrote:
>
> > I just subscribed to the LINGUIST list and
> received an e-mail on a book
> > about translating. Now, it looks like an
> interesting book, but why does it
> > have to be freakin' $70 for a 127-page book??
>
> At a guess, I'd have to say it's priced for the
> textbook market :) They
> have some kind of formula, like "multiply price
> by 3" or "add $50" or
> possibly "multiply price by 3 and add $50" :)
>
> Amanda
>
Well, if you really want to know... :)
My day job consists of persuading professors to adopt the textbooks my
employer publishes. And one of the many pricing criteria seems to be "whatever
the market will bear". Seriously, there are some good reasons for the higher
pricing, one of which is size of expected market. If you want to know more,
email me offlist and I'll do my best to explain it to you.
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