From: gerald_a_levy (gerald_a_levy@MSN.COM)
Date: Wed Dec 03 2003 - 15:54:47 EST
Riccardo wrote:
> Piero Sraffa: his life, thought and cultural heritage, Routledge <snip,JL>
> The new book is, like JPP, a very slim book. However,
> knowing Routledge and being an hardback, I guess it is also very
> expensive.
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I did a "Google" search and discovered that Roncaglia's book is being
sold:
a) new as a hardcover
price range: $62 - $101
b) used as a hardcover
can be purchased for $39 and up.
c) new as an electronic book
price range: $80 -- $107
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Putting aside b) -- since the market for used commodities is a different
market than the market for 'new' commodities -- we can observe the
following perversity which I will label --
*THE PARADOX OF ROUTLEDGE*
*The paradox stated*: the price of the new e-book is often higher
than the price of the new hardcover book even though the cost
to produce and reproduce the e-book should be considerably
lower than the cost to produce the hardcover version.
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* What accounts for this perverse relationship?
* How can the 'Paradox of Routledge' be explained from differing
theoretical perspectives?
* What is the individual and social value of Roncaglia's book when
alternative technologies and labor power input (and thus differing
amounts of c and v) are required to produce this commodity?
In solidarity, Jerry
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