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I'm probably going to buy the PDF. I think the paperback is too expensive for a book that is only 114 pages.

by xenihn 6y ago

bigiain 6y ago
> I think the paperback is too expensive for a book that is only 114 pages. I find that a quite strange way of thinking... I don't judge a restaurant's "value for money" based on their dollar per calorie. I don't choose a laptop based on how many components it has. I don't choose to watch a movie based on it's bitrate. I kinda get that page count is an "easy metric", but iy seems super shortsighted to chose to not buy a book based purely on page count. And even at $18, that's, what, a movie with a candy bar trip? A sandwich and a couple of coffees at a cafe? Cover charge to see a band at a bar? There seems very little chance that most people who read this site wouldn't get a couple of hours entertainment from a book like this, with at least as high a likelihood as enjoying a movie/band/cafe recommended here. Having said that, I'll buy the PDF too, but only because it's my second preference after a Kindle Edition, which doesn't seem to be available...
- andrewnc 6y ago
  Thanks for writing this out. It's priced so high on Amazon to cover printing, shipping, color pages, and international markets. My goal was a $12 book, but that was infeasible (their rules). I've priced it essentially as low as possible. I also agree that Kindle would have been awesome :/
  - xenihn 6y ago
    I figured it was due to issues beyond your control, and not because you're marking it up or anything. Just voicing my opinion that I think it's too expensive. I hope you don't take it personally -- I'm sure a lot of your time has gone into this book, and I'm not trying to be insulting. If you sell out the print run anyways, then my opinion doesn't matter at all.
    - andrewnc 6y ago
      Oh no offense taken. I definitely hear you loud and clear. :) I appreciate you taking the time to chime in here.
- xenihn 6y ago
  >I kinda get that page count is an "easy metric", but iy seems super shortsighted to chose to not buy a book based purely on page count. It's the best metric currently available for a book that has no reviews, and is from an author I haven't read anything else from.

I'm probably going to buy the PDF. I think the paperback is too expensive for a book that is only 114 pages.

by xenihn 6y ago

I'm probably going to buy the PDF. I think the paperback is too expensive for a book that is only 114 pages.

> I think the paperback is too expensive for a book that is only 114 pages. I find that a quite strange way of thinking... I don't judge a restaurant's "value for money" based on their dollar per calorie. I don't choose a laptop based on how many components it has. I don't choose to watch a movie based on it's bitrate. I kinda get that page count is an "easy metric", but iy seems super shortsighted to chose to not buy a book based purely on page count. And even at $18, that's, what, a movie with a candy bar trip? A sandwich and a couple of coffees at a cafe? Cover charge to see a band at a bar? There seems very little chance that most people who read this site wouldn't get a couple of hours entertainment from a book like this, with at least as high a likelihood as enjoying a movie/band/cafe recommended here. Having said that, I'll buy the PDF too, but only because it's my second preference after a Kindle Edition, which doesn't seem to be available...

andrewnc 6y ago
Thanks for writing this out. It's priced so high on Amazon to cover printing, shipping, color pages, and international markets. My goal was a $12 book, but that was infeasible (their rules). I've priced it essentially as low as possible. I also agree that Kindle would have been awesome :/
- xenihn 6y ago
  I figured it was due to issues beyond your control, and not because you're marking it up or anything. Just voicing my opinion that I think it's too expensive. I hope you don't take it personally -- I'm sure a lot of your time has gone into this book, and I'm not trying to be insulting. If you sell out the print run anyways, then my opinion doesn't matter at all.
  - andrewnc 6y ago
    Oh no offense taken. I definitely hear you loud and clear. :) I appreciate you taking the time to chime in here.
xenihn 6y ago
>I kinda get that page count is an "easy metric", but iy seems super shortsighted to chose to not buy a book based purely on page count. It's the best metric currently available for a book that has no reviews, and is from an author I haven't read anything else from.