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   Greg Wilson (gvwilson@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 01:35:10 JST Greg Wilson

   On the one hand, I am genuinely excited by this book. On the other, it will cost over CAD$300 per copy for the digital edition and even more for print, which greatly reduces the number of people who will have a chance to be excited by it. Academic publishing makes me very sad.

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 01:35:09 JST Rocketman

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     • Al Sweigart

     @AlSweigart @gvwilson The price is likely set by the publisher, not by the authors.

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     Al Sweigart (alsweigart@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-Jan-2025 01:35:10 JST Al Sweigart

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     @gvwilson Does it reduce a flame's glow to light another candle?

     Does it really cost the authors anything to have a book read by someone who wouldn't have been able to pay anyway?