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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jarrod" data-source="post: 2519758" data-attributes="member: 13253">Not going to buy it, but I think the installment plan makes a lot of sense, both from the point of view of the customer and from Monte's POV. For Monte, I see three options:1) Offer the book for sale in a year. This makes money off the people who would buy it then.2) Offer the book for sale now, with a full-price preorder. This will make money off the people who would buy it in a year, and give him an early influx of cash from the preorders. However, there are probably not that many people who would give him $120 now for a book in a year without some serious incentives. He could discount the book for preorders, but then he runs into problems making a profit.3) Offer the book for sale now, with a low preorder and the monthly payments. This way he gets the people from 1 and 2, and in addition grabs everyone who wants the book but can't/won't pay $120 in one shot. "It's only 10 a month!" managed to grab a lot of people. Not to mention, he also gets the advantage of an early influx of cash that is guaranteed consistent for a year. From the buyer's POV, you can either pay 120 in a lump sum in a year, or trust Monte to save it for you. In return for giving him money early, you get extra benefits over someone who bought the book when it was released. Everyone wins.I don't see it as "so expensive as to need an installment plan", I see it as "Monte knows economics and is trying to maximize his market." Good for him.</blockquote>

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