r.lyons@_BOGUS_ieee.org (Rick Lyons) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>.. .
> 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.
>

A guess, based on anecdotal evidence of a popular Pascal book
selling 500,000. 300,000 to 700,000, with the probability
distribution having a much longer tail at the high end.

Best regards,

Jon C.