Apple's Photo Book of Apple Products Now Available for Up to $300

[DS83]

"If I add up every apple product I bought new since 1999 (had only bought used before then), I've spent close to 75,000 USD on apple hardware and services. $400 a year for an iPod for 10 years, 700 on a phone for 9 years, $3000 on an iMac or MacBook Pro / PowerBook every other year. then there's all of the dongles, cables, cases, docks, adapters, appleCare.

iPod = 10 years @ $400 = $4,000
iPhone = 9 years @ $700 = $6,300
iMac/MacBook 1 every other year since 1999 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) @ $3,000 = $27,000

Total = $37,300.

So you've spent $37,700 on "dongles, cables, cases, docks, adapters, AppleCare"? At $39.99 each, you'd have to have bought 942 "dongles, cables, cases, docks or adapters"...

Just because you think you spend too much doesn't mean that you have the right to criticize others who don't spend "as much as you", especially when it is obvious that you over exaggerated your numbers.

 

[navaira]

So you've spent $37,700 on "dongles, cables, cases, docks, adapters, AppleCare"? At $39.99 each, you'd have to have bought 942 "dongles, cables, cases, docks or adapters"...

You (and OP) forgot Apple Watch Edition though!

 

[/V\acpower]

Im sure the book is nice in quality and the pictures are nice to look at. But the pricing of this book just proves that apple overprice everything they do, way beyond the cost and way beyond reason - but its a good reminder that you pay for the brand and in general its not worth it unless you are a fanboy. 300$ a book, that's something you rarely see these days. Probably cost them 20-30$ to make it. Even with a book to brag/show their own history they want to make extreme profits - usually companies that has a history book only sell such things at the store counter for the particularly interested. Baffled, but no thanks Apple!

Very high quality color print on high quality paper, it cost a lot.

450 pictures. That's what, 66 cents by photos ? (for the 300$ one).

 

[trailrunner]

I like design and I like physical objects like books. I bought it to add to my collection of design books. Arrived today and it was interestingly packaged with a box in a box in a box. Kind of cool, funky, Apple packaging. The book itself and printing are high quality. Fabric cover, glossy/heavy pages, and silver on the page edges. Lots of content in the book and it's actually been fun to flip through, so far.

Is it worth $300 (I got the HUGE one. YES IT IS HUGE!) ? Considering what most high end printing costs these days, I'd say so. This isn't really just for Apple "fans", but for people that like design. Many people like me really enjoy this type of publication for what it is.

The only thing that bugs me...and the same thing that bugs me about all Apple products these days:

Designed in California. MADE IN CHINA (!)

Come on, Apple...I'm not surprised, but still...