Why so expensive? "Fields and Their Quanta"

[Trysse]

In a recent thread @bhobba suggested the book "Fields and their Quanta" with the hint "It's a bit pricey".

I was just wondering what he meant so I looked it up. When I saw the price I was impressed: 160,-€ for around 200 pages.

That got me thinking: Any idea what makes this particular book so expensive? Is it more pricey because so many are sold or because only few are sold.

I am happy about wild guesses as answers. However, I am rather looking for responses from members who have either read this particular book and have an opinion on its price or from members who have an insight in the industry and know how prices are made.

This question is not so much about whether I should buy/read the book. I am more interested in the way the market works and if authors have a word in how their books are priced and if authors are rather interested in high or low prices.

 

[bhobba]

It's a niche academic book published and sold in limited quantities.

I have a number of books like that, including Art's book. They are all pricey.

Should you buy it?. Only you can answer that. I base my decision on my interest in the material. I was interested, so I got it for a rather large personal library.

Added later. I must mention that sometimes niche books gain wider appeal and then drop in price. This happened with David Wallice: The Emergent Multiverse
https://www.amazon.com.au/Emergenovet-Multiverse-Quantum-According-Interpretation/dp/0199546967

When first released, it was quite pricey. But now it is reasonably priced, as the above link shows. Interestingly, while IMHO an excellent book, it is mathematically quite sophisticated but goes way beyond popular books like Something Deeply Hidden.
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Thanks
Bill