Thread: ASR book
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Old 04-27-2004, 02:40 AM
Rick Lyons
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Default Re: ASR book

On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 16:51:17 GMT, "Kevin Neilson"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It's right on Amazon. You can get it used, too. That's what I recommend.
>I just bought that Kernighan & Ritchie C book on Amazon used for half of the
>$45 it costs new, and it's in great shape.
>
>I think that C book has been in print since before I was born and the thin
>paperback still sells for $45. Kernighan and Ritchie may not have made a
>fortune at Bell Labs, but they have to be living the high life in the
>Carribbean with all the royalties they've made from that book.
>-Kevin


Hi,

my guess, and it's only a guess, is that
they made roughly $2.50 in the sale of each copy
of their book.

I'm wondering how many copies were sold.

[-Rick-]

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