It's always fascinating to learn what (and how much ...) publishers lose on specific titles, and at The Huffington Post they have a brief piece about TASCHEN's Biggest Losers.
Regrettably, they don't offer any explanation of how and why such vast sums were lost, but at least they acknowledge them. Still, I'd love to hear how it was possible to lose US$1.29 million on Diego Rivera: The Complete Murals (see also the Taschen publicity page).
The US$200 book is available for $126 at Amazon.com -- which probably doesn't leave much of a profit margin; if you get a copy from Amazon.co.uk you're presumably helping cut into their losses a bit more .....
Regrettably, they don't offer any explanation of how and why such vast sums were lost, but at least they acknowledge them. Still, I'd love to hear how it was possible to lose US$1.29 million on Diego Rivera: The Complete Murals (see also the Taschen publicity page).
The US$200 book is available for $126 at Amazon.com -- which probably doesn't leave much of a profit margin; if you get a copy from Amazon.co.uk you're presumably helping cut into their losses a bit more .....