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!