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419 points hn_acker | 2 comments | 20 Nov 24 23:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source

1. richrichie ◴[21 Nov 24 10:45 UTC] No.42202965[source]▶

> “Living in a 3rd world country, 1 book would cost like 50%- 80% already of my daily wage,” one Redditor wrote.

Typical technical books are priced at upwards of $50. $100 a day is not poor by any means in 3rd world countries.

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2. tecleandor ◴[21 Nov 24 11:00 UTC] No.42203047[source]▶

It's probably monthly. Lots of medical, engineering or physics books cost upwards of $100 or even $200

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