Reply #63: Since that lab manual is custom, you won't find it anywhere else

[Book Lover]

It's impossible for me to say what makes that particular custom product custom; it could be that it has very specific information related to that professor's course - her lecture outlines, for example.

Yes, that per-unit cost sounds about right - but again, the numbers I gave above only account for the production and manufacturing of the book. It doesn't include the royalty to the author(s), overhead, etc.

Damn, what *does* NOW stand for.... something-online-something. Sorry, I haven't worked there for almost a year; I must have forgotten.

Without knowing how many pages, how many authors, or how many colors the lab manual is, I can't say with certainty, but nearly $150 for a lab manual does seem high. I understood they usually run between $80-$100.