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Citation
(2002), "Academic book prices", Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 30 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilds.2002.12230cab.013
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Academic book prices
Academic book prices
Keywords: Books, Pricing
The annual survey by the Library and Information Statistics Unit at Loughborough University in the UK of academic book prices in the UK and the USA has come up with a surprising contrast. Prices in the USA have risen by 4.9 per cent in 2001 over 2002 but in the UK have fallen by 7.0 per cent. They observe that: "This is the first significant fall recorded for the UK" – since figures were produced from 1985.
Source: LISU "Average prices of USA academic books July to December 2001" and "Average prices of British academic books July to December 2001".