Re: Costs of textbooks

[Daniel Schroeder2 <DSCHROEDER@CC.WEBER.EDU>]

A few years ago I collected data from some members of this list,
and wrote up a semi-scientific analysis of the costs of physics
textbooks (intermediate level) since 1960.  It's on the web at:

http://physics.weber.edu/schroeder/bookprices.html

When you adjust for inflation (U.S. consumer price index), the
prices are essentially unchanged from 1960 until the early
1980's.  Since then they've risen a little over 50%.

Dan


> My Panofsky and Phillips was $9.75 (ca. 1961) and Jenkins and White $8.50 (ca.
> 1959).  The only common costs (that I can think of)  that have increased more
> than 10X are medical and housing.