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"In the UK, his books sold for $6 each; in America, they sold for $0.06 (or so)" I wonder how much this fun fact is skewed by the fact that the pound was worth
by rjett 16y ago
"In the UK, his books sold for $6 each; in America, they sold for $0.06 (or so)"
I wonder how much this fun fact is skewed by the fact that the pound was worth way more than the cheap American paper money during the time (not to mention that a lot of states printed their own money, so it would be quite difficult to compile a relative exchange rate).
- steveklabnik 16y agoI don't remember exactly, as I was borrowing a friend's copy, so I read it pretty quickly. They cited all their sources, though. I'm assuming that trivial of a mistake wouldn't be made.