i've mentioned this outrage before, but libraries
(and taxpayers) are being robbed by publishers...

here's a blog post by a librarian:
>   http://cdstacked.blogspot.com/2011/10/library-journalschool-library-journal.html

here's a publisher with a "list price" of $35 for an e-book.
that's pretty bad, a sign of a publisher that doesn't get it...

but hey!, amazon offers it at a "bargain" price of just $24.
and you can get it even cheaper at the sony store, for $19.

yep, $19 (or more) for a file that costs 0 cents to reproduce.
that makes a lot of sense, yes it does, a whole lot of sense...

but just be glad that you ain't a library, little miss sunshine.

because if you were, this same e-book would cost you $105.

no, that's not a typo.  one hundred and five dollars, american.

remember this tidbit the next time you hear publishers whine.

-bowerbird