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It was mentioned as an economics textbook that the speaker co-authored in 2014 and was discussed in relation to its business model which was described as potentially problematic regarding high textbook prices and publishers' profit margins.
In 2014 you co-authored an econ textbook, Principles of Economics textbook.
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It was mentioned as an economics textbook that the speaker co-authored in 2014 and was discussed in relation to its business model which was described as potentially problematic regarding high textbook prices and publishers' profit margins.
In 2014 you co-authored an econ textbook, Principles of Economics textbook.
Now, from what I can tell, the business model for economic textbooks is that the authors get paid wonderfully, extravagant sums to write them. And then the publisher recaptures that sum by charging exorbitant prices to university students who have no choice but to buy the textbook.
So the other day I looked on Amazon. Your book was selling for $210.