I think 50 cents would be right in the ballpark. My earliest scifi paperbacks cost me that much, mid-60's.

Roy Zimmer
Waldo Library
Western Michigan University


On 5/17/2011 11:18 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
On 5/16/2011 7:52 PM, Luciano Ramalho wrote:
>  And then we need to consider the rise of the Kindle. An ebook costs
>  about $1.60 in 1962 dollars. A thousand ebooks can fit on one device,

1) Why quote the ebook price in 1962 dollars? The reality in 2011 is
that Kindle books in general are too expensive, particularly when

Yeah, how much did a paperback book cost in 1962? 50 cents? $1? I wasn't alive then, but I bet $1.60 is expensive in 1962 dollars!

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