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I always get suspicious when an author converts current prices into 1962 dollars for no apparent reason, and without explanation. Keith On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Roy Zimmer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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! >