Post originally by George Jackson at 2003-09-11 21:33:17
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Actually, it was $11 after I paid for the paper stock involved, labor was, of course, free. Anyone else trying to reproduce my little feat at retail prices would probably wind up paying at least the $19 that the print version would have cost them. Printing only one book is usually not viable, as most printers charge a lot of money as a 'setup fee' before charging a relatively low per-book cost.

That, however, is beside the point. I am not whining, I am reviewing, and for the bulk of purchasers of this book, it will be $19 that they pay, not $11. For those people, I have given my assessment of what they will receive for their money. If everyone could get it at the price I paid, I would have been singing a different tune. They can't, though, so I wrote my review from the viewpoint of the full cover price. I am happy with what I got out of the book for what I paid for it, but I'm positively disposed towards AU in general and got the book on the cheap, and am working to be as objective as possible for my reviews, so I had to be forthcoming about what I perceive to be its weaknesses.

Readers are free to disagree with my opinions, and I hope that everyone who gets this book enjoys it. It is however my role here to be providing information to prospective buyers so they can make an informed purchasing decision, and I feel that I have accomplished that.