tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post357921784204059466..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: What If I Don't Want the CD Included?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-2043163109678518702009-12-01T17:00:28.119-07:002009-12-01T17:00:28.119-07:00Do any of you know of any textbook publishers that...Do any of you know of any textbook publishers that are making a lot of profit? Or textbook authors who have made a lot of their books? If you don't, then the high price probably reflects high costs not high profits. <br /><br />Why are costs so high? There are bunch of reasons. Obsolescence is a factor in some fields. Licensing of images is a big cost in many fields. Typesetting is a big costDr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-9547083094753202202009-11-30T23:36:58.354-07:002009-11-30T23:36:58.354-07:00I'm confused that the only difference between ...I'm confused that the only difference between one text book one year, and the newer addition the next year is just the year. In many of my classes, the text books have been the same material word for word other than the page numbers. I believe that a lot of teachers usually just prefer certain writers and stick with them year after year. Professor Tufte, I'm curious on how you determine chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125249878803731133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-52554701299403871532009-11-30T17:47:36.468-07:002009-11-30T17:47:36.468-07:00I agree that the price of textbooks exceed the cos...I agree that the price of textbooks exceed the cost of producing them. The quality of the text is important though. Teachers and professors will read the material and if they don't like what they read they won’t order any books. On the other hand if they like the quality they will order hundreds to meet the demand for the number of students.Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955410954017974896noreply@blogger.com