Cheap books? Thanks to piracy

Though I can’t imagine many LISNews readers have been to Nepal lately…. Surprised that you can buy expensive foreign books at cheap prices in Nepal?
It’s not that foreign publishing houses reprint cheaper editions for Nepal. The books are dirt cheap, thanks to a growing book piracy industry in Nepal – at least one industry seems to be booming amidst the economic slump.
The most pirated books are fast-moving college textbooks and popular novels for mass consumption.