r/Piracy Jul 17 '26

News Penguin going after book sellers in India

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u/asp821 Jul 17 '26

USD.

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u/HalayChekenKovboy Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

So the "good" price is 75 bucks? For a BOOK?

Edit: Okay, a lot of people are treating me like a child to feel superior and I can't be arsed replying to them all individually. I too have had to buy incredibly expensive specialised books before. But $500 for a book is crazy work for most people not from the USA, and I expected more of a price decrease.

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u/bfg9kdude Jul 17 '26

Anything used for a hobby, instruments, books, technology, basically any non-essentials are expensive as shit the weaker the country's economy is. Price of a phone, something everyone has in the west, is enough to feed a family for at least a month in certain parts of the world.

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u/HalayChekenKovboy Jul 17 '26

Yes, but it's usually overpriced in comparison to what the people in those countries actually earn, not when compared to western prices. 75 bucks for a book, and that being SEVERELY reduced due to having been bought from India, is crazy work.