OK, so this came in the email today:
Dear Contributor,
ADVANCES IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY
[978 1 78347 485 1]
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Wow, a mere $113.75 (plus shipping), huh? I guess that’s what it takes to be named Digital Publisher of the Year.
Also, I just love it that this extremely-low price of $113.75 excludes “postage and packing.” No free lunches here, no siree!
Now for only $308 at Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Advances-Political-Methodology-Robert-Franzese/dp/1783474858/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547308817&sr=8-1&keywords=9781783474851
I looked it up because I was curious about how many authors there were. There are 10 “contributors include”, but that’s not a full list for the 34 articles (originally published from 1997 to 2016). There’s no “Look Inside” to check the contents, and no reader reviews.
Since the articles seem mostly/entirely to have been previously published (and therefore likely available for free in a large university library), and since $300+ is a heck of a price for a textbook, I’m lost to see what the market is. How far above “vanity press” level is a publication like this?
Zbicyclist:
Ask Weggy.