The recognitions

Because the copies that they printed are all the copies there are, because not a lot of people in the world is interested in the book and the ones that are interested are interested enough to pay that and more.

I'm angered myself too, but what can we do against the market?

The amount of time you'll spend reading it will more than justify that price. Unless, of course, you just want it for your shelf.

>>8757635
Thanks for the Econ 101 explanation, I was hoping I could get an answer more substantive than "Supply and Demand" though, because if you ask me the pricing is way too high on the supply curve to be justified considering its demand.

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>>8757618
>paying for books

>>8757641
I don't really think there's other explanation. It's not a marketable book sans to a particular niche. They can bleed the money outta that niche.

>>8757668
since when was the depressed-NEET-pseud niche brimming with money to bleed

>>8757691
They can sell manga figurines and special editions of videogames to lonely virgin NEETs, they can sell obscure books to the depressed ones.

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>>8757653
>not supporting your favorite authors

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>>8757721
>liking authors who are alive

>>8757653
I, too, shoplift from barnes & noble

I accidentally found a copy for $20 at a bookstore in Charleston on vacation. I got the only copy but it was brand new. There were actually quite a few other semi-obscure books there that I've never seen discussed outside of /lit/, and they were all single new copies in a bookstore that was otherwise almost entirely used books. The owner was a young white dude from some Ivy that commented on how good Gaddis was when I bought it so I have a strong suspicion he browses here.