Books which are published in India are quite cheap(especially if they happen to be popular). Most of the pearson books are LPE(low price editions). Books from other publishers which are published here(marked for the Asian subcontinents) are cheap. Foreign books being cheap is the norm, not the other way round(unless they are imported).
But most of the novels, and other books that I know are definitely expensive.
Text books are not the only books. And of course it also depends on the definition of cheap.
But pirated books sold on by footpath hawkers sell like hot cakes only because many foreign best sellers are generally expensive.
I don't have special shops to buy books for free, and I am not referring to LPE editions only. I am saying most of the foreign books are LPE whether explicitly or implicitly. They do compromise on paper quality, printing and covers.
> But most of the novels, and other books that I know are definitely expensive.
An average novel costs me 350. That is by no stretch expensive. Sure you can get a "lord of the flies"(or may be not; I mostly see Chetan Bhagats and Sidney Sheldons) on a pavement for 50 bucks, but that doesn't mean 350 is expensive.
> But pirated books sold on by footpath hawkers sell like hot cakes only because many foreign best sellers are generally expensive.
Pirated books are cheap doesn't mean most of the foreign books aren't reasonably priced.
Surely if you measure cheap by what starts at 350 rupees. A lot of things get cheaper.
