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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
Expensive Books
Here is a musing with a self explanatory title: Why are books in my field so expensive? The out of print titles, the new ones, old ones that are still heavily used, etc. Maybe a conspiracy? I will get to the bottom of it one day.
But first, I will give you a couple of examples of the lowest prices I found online:
Rome and Persia at War, 502-532 - $103 (Published 2007)
In Laudem Iustini Augusti Minoris - $112.20 (Possibly out of print)
Development of the Komnenian Army 1081-1180 - $114.50 (Published 2002)
George Akropolites: The History - $114.90 (2007)
Roman Army: Wars of Empire - $118.98 (Out of Print, but less than 12 years old)
The History of Agathias - $120 (Maybe out of print?)
The History of Menander the Guardsman - $144 (Out of Print, I think, but not that rare)
The Emperor Maurice and His Historian - $147.01 (Still in Print)
Basil II and the Governance of Empire - $152 (2006)
The Age of the Dromon: The Byzantine Navy - $213.00 (Still in print I believe, and not very old)
The Chronography of George Synkellos - $235.73 (Published 2002)
The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor: Byzantine and Near Eastern History - $266.45 (Only a few years old, I believe)
and the Grand Prize Winner is...
The Chronicle of Niketas Choniates - $699.99 (Out of Print). I could buy a whole suit of Imperial Roman lorica segmentata with helmet, gladius, caligae, balteus, and shield for that amount.
There are still about a half-dozen over $100 that I did not mention; and those are the expensive ones...not counting all those that are between $50-$100. Lastly, I would like to ask of any well-to-do philanthropists out there to donate to my book fund (after all, can you really put a price on knowledge? NO! You can't!).
But first, I will give you a couple of examples of the lowest prices I found online:
Rome and Persia at War, 502-532 - $103 (Published 2007)
In Laudem Iustini Augusti Minoris - $112.20 (Possibly out of print)
Development of the Komnenian Army 1081-1180 - $114.50 (Published 2002)
George Akropolites: The History - $114.90 (2007)
Roman Army: Wars of Empire - $118.98 (Out of Print, but less than 12 years old)
The History of Agathias - $120 (Maybe out of print?)
The History of Menander the Guardsman - $144 (Out of Print, I think, but not that rare)
The Emperor Maurice and His Historian - $147.01 (Still in Print)
Basil II and the Governance of Empire - $152 (2006)
The Age of the Dromon: The Byzantine Navy - $213.00 (Still in print I believe, and not very old)
The Chronography of George Synkellos - $235.73 (Published 2002)
The Chronicle of Theophanes Confessor: Byzantine and Near Eastern History - $266.45 (Only a few years old, I believe)
and the Grand Prize Winner is...
The Chronicle of Niketas Choniates - $699.99 (Out of Print). I could buy a whole suit of Imperial Roman lorica segmentata with helmet, gladius, caligae, balteus, and shield for that amount.
There are still about a half-dozen over $100 that I did not mention; and those are the expensive ones...not counting all those that are between $50-$100. Lastly, I would like to ask of any well-to-do philanthropists out there to donate to my book fund (after all, can you really put a price on knowledge? NO! You can't!).
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