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Feb 17 2008, 04:20 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
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Feb 18 2008, 04:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
Ouch $115...but you can get a used one on Amazon for $105 .
Why can't you rocket scientists write in popular paperback? Also if you throw in a murder mystery and a love scene between discussions of thruster vectors, we can convince our other-halves that it's a worthwhile purchase. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Feb 20 2008, 09:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 23-February 07 From: Occasionally in Columbia, MD Member No.: 1764 |
Ouch $115...but you can get a used one on Amazon for $105 . Why can't you rocket scientists write in popular paperback? Also if you throw in a murder mystery and a love scene between discussions of thruster vectors, we can convince our other-halves that it's a worthwhile purchase. I sympathize. But this remark betrays a sad ignorance of the publishing industry. The rocket scientist authors have exactly ZERO say in specifying the print run of the book or its sales price. My experience with several different publishers (CUP on Lifting Titan's Veil and Planetary Landers; Springer/Copernicus on Spinning Flight, Springer/Praxis on Space Systems Failures and Princeton on Titan Unveiled) varies slightly in detail, but all - take longer to publish than you want - promote the book less than you want - sell it at a higher price than you want Planetary Landers is frustrating in that CUP have clearly priced it as a text, putting it out of the budget of the space enthusiast. Titan Unveiled, happily, looks like PUP has priced it to shift... |
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