Re: Pathfinder Books COST TOO MUCH! TOO MUCH!

[Chegitz Guevara <mluziett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, CEP wrote:

> You(Charlotte) wrote:
> >The RCP, MIM and a whole lot of other group. I don't endorse charge much
> >less for their books than Pathfinder/SWP. The "paper prices" excuse
> >doesn't cut it. Others have raised their prices but they are still less.
> >And the Pathfinder prices were raised before the rise in the price of
> >paper. As a purchaser of many books, I want to do just that--buy books.
> >And I won't buy super-expensive Pathfinder books so I can give my money to
> >the SWP to pay the leadership. I can't stand the SWP, so I don't want to
> >fund it.
>
>     Carlos:
>
>     This is the most superficial bs I read for long time.  Who cares
>     what Pathfinder charges for its books?  Buy them somewhere else!
>     It is plenty of places for cheap books or even second had books.
>     Why you don't discuss what you don't like about the SWP, its
>     politics, theoreticla stuff and so on?
>
>     Carlos

Actually Carlos, it's not BS. I'm on an extremely short budget (2 months
behind on rent). Those books are too damned expensive for us poor folx.
Used books are nearly impossible to find due to demand. I once complained
to a member of the SWP that the prices were too expensive, and he started
by saying, "Well, when you get a job . . ." I cut him off right there, "I
have three jobs, asshole. Where the hell do you get off saying shit like
that to anyone?" And I walked away. Classist jerks.

Charlette, there is a way around the Pathfinder. Come to New World
Resource Center at 1476 W Irving Park Rd. We have some of the New Park
(England) editions of Trotsky's work from England, and Zinoviev, and some
others, as well of tons of other stuff. We just found an autographed
pamphlet from Elizbeth Gurly Brown in the basement the other day. :)

Marc, "the Chegitz," Luzietti
personal homepage: http://shrike.depaul.edu/~mluziett
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