How much money do you consider expensive for a book ?
>2016
>Paying for books
Just go to the library fag.
The most expensive book I have ever purchased was a mint first edition of mason and Dixon for 15$
>>7787278
americuck here
10 dollars max
used on ebay
>>7787278
20 usd
>>7787278
it's completely dependent on the book, i have some books i wouldn't sell for less than 200 and some i would be ashamed to accept money for
i spend the most money on things that are published in small batches and locally distributed because i have no alternative and i think those things are more worth spending money on
i think the most i've ever spent on a single thing was like 40 buckeroonis
>>7787278
I picked up a copy of Stephen Kotkin's first volume bio of Stalin for 70 bucks. I usually wouldn't pay that much but i'm a student of history and am going to be writing my PhD on Russia post communism and found the book germane to my interests. The book is a work of genius too.
>>7787278
$450
15€
60 euros. Murica plebs will pay way more.
http://www.amazon.com/Botanica-Servicio-Corona-Expedicion-Virreinato/dp/8497850238
>>7787278
Outside of textbooks and other academic-tier non-fiction, I'd consider >30 euros to be expensive. For paperbacks and pockets, >20 euros is already a lot.
>>7787278
Depends. I wouldn't pay over 20€ for paperbacks, and 30€ is my limit for hardbacks.
I've made some exceptions though. Most biographies l've bought have in the 40-50€ range.
It depends on what it is. If I'm buying some /lit/ meme, I probably won't pay more than $10. If I'm buying something new because I want to read it right away, I'll pay up to $30, but that rarely happens. I think Submission was the last time I bought a new hardcover, and even then I had pre-ordered it and got it for under $20 from Amazon. I'd probably set a $20 cap on used books otherwise.
Anything above $15 is expensive unless it's rare.
>>7787278
If it's a paperback, $25.
Hardcover, anything above $30.
Above 15 usd
>>7788769
$25 for a paperback are you fucking high. My blood pressure is rising.
over $200 for an art/photography book
over $50 for non-fiction
over $25 for fiction
>>7787278
I buy books for 50 cents to a dollar when they are selling them at local libraries.
I got oxford world classics copies of some Dostoevsky and some other classics for quite cheap and of decent quality (not utterly destroyed). If your local libraries are pulling stuff like that check it out.
Otherwise I would probably go up to 30 bucks for a hardcover if I really wanted the book.
