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Comment by cubefox

11 hours ago

If we assume on average $20 per legally obtained book, 1.5 billion dollars are enough for 75 million books. That's approximately every non-fiction book in existence.

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slopinthebag  5 hours ago

Why would we assume $20 a book? Many books retail for more, and a licence to use the book for commercial purposes is more than retail.

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