https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1865/value-price-profit/index.htm

Literally just 5 pages long and the best introduction to Marxist economics.

If you have any questions, feel free to post them here, I'll try to answer them.

  • PlantsRcoolToo [any]
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    4 years ago

    I am always thinking I want to read more Marx but I never do. I finally figured out why; I hate reading on my phone/computer. If I have something in book form I am almost certain to read it.

    So my question is, what's the best way to get Marx is book form? I was looking at the Marx Engles Reader but why is it so expensive!

      • Iminhere3000 [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        I just got a kobo and it's pretty good. Kinda small and reading PDFs requires some zooming but way better than spending more time looking at my phone

        • TheCaconym [any]
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          4 years ago

          Kobos are good, yup, and so are Bookeen ones. Though these days I simply buy the cheapest, ad-supported Amazon / Kindle one, and then jailbreak it to remove all ads and contacts to amazon servers, install a better reader, as well as various apps. It's cheaper and you get the satisfaction of knowing you made Bezos lose some money (as I'm pretty sure they sell those at a loss, hoping to recoup that through the ads / your reading habits data).

      • PlantsRcoolToo [any]
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        4 years ago

        I also have a huge amount of books in PDF form that I'll probably never actually read 😔 I recently download an app for ebook reading because I wanted to read an ebook I got in the verso sale while I was waiting for a physical book to get delivered (it's pretty cool verso gives you free ebook version with purchases) And wow having a decent app for it definitely helps, I might actually get through a few books I have meant to read.

        I'll try the Marx Engles Reader on their, thank for the link!

      • PlantsRcoolToo [any]
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        4 years ago

        25$ isn't bad I guess. Last time I looked they were 40$+ but I never thought to check ebay.

    • Pezevenk [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Print shit out. If you don't have a printer go to a photocopy store and they'll even bind it for you. You could ask them to print 4 pages per sheet too to save costs. If you print them at home you can buy spirals to bind them or put them in dossiers or even sew them or learn how to bind with a normal hard cover if you are patient enough and enjoy that sort of thing.