University of Virginia Library

Publisher's Invoice

When questioned on this text, Mr. Williams
unearthed the publisher's invoice which stated,
in computer-black ink, that the books were sold
to the bookstore at four dollars per book. The
discrepancy between what is printed on the
book and what is printed on the invoice
indicates, to Mr. Williams, that the publisher
decided to raise the prices after the book was
sent to press.

It has been noted by many students that
tags have been glued-over prices that were
originally printed on books. Rarely has it been
known that the price has been reduced.
Oftentimes, the new price constitutes a ten to
twenty-five per cent increase over the original
cost of the book.