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Seriously Overpriced Books

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the funny-stuff dept.

Josh Baugher sent us a link to a book (that none of you ought to buy!) over at Amazon. By our good buddy Bill Gates, but Check out that List Price. So you thought he got rich simply by enforcing a monopoly on the computer industry! Update: 03/23 01:15 by CT : Doh! Its a set of 24 books- so its only $40 a book. Practically a bargain. Go pad Bills pocket if you like.

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  1. Read the Fine Print by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    If you read the fine print you will find out that the price is for a pre-packaged set of 24 books.
    Sorry but it seems like we can't complain about Gates on this one.

  2. Apparently by tjones · · Score: 2

    This is some kind of IQ test.

    If you pay $500 to read what Gates has to say, you fail. :)

  3. IT'S REAL! by Yxes · · Score: 3
    I just used the booksearch program at:

    http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~bganno n/booksearch/ and found that:

    Barnes-n-Noble is selling it for $504.00
    Amazon is selling it for $504.00
    Shopping.com is selling it at: $489.60
    BuyBooks.com is comes in at the least at: $432.00

    I can't believe it!
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  4. Price is for 24 copies by hs2534 · · Score: 2

    Go to Barnes and Noble and read...really carefully. You'll see it is for 24 copies.