The Most Expensive Magazine I've Ever Bought

The chances of me ever shelling out 30 bucks for a magazine that didn't have Eva Mendes on the cover were next to nil...until this week.

With fewer book stores around, I rarely get enjoy one of my favorite past-times of wandering aimlessly and seeing all the books I don't have time to read. On a recent trip to Barnes & Noble I swung by the magazine section and saw, "Wordpress for Beginners." It caught my interest because I plan on using Wordpress for a new sports comedy video blog I am launching.

This was a huge magazine that had a tremendous amount of content and I was all excited until I saw the price...$29.99! To make matters worse...it was from England. After sleeping on it (can you tell I'm cheap?) I checked out the publisher and found these guys are pretty good! Imagine Book Shop is a UK publisher of "bookazines" and other media for user guides.

The resources they sell are the most detailed I've seen on subjects ranging from Smart phones to Web Design and Video Games. While my "bookazine" was cheaper on the website, when you figured in shipping it was a wash. Plus, considering how much material it covered I would have gladly paid $30 for a book with the exact same material.So I headed back to the bookstore and pick up my copy.

Sometimes you don't go with the lowest price if the value warrants it...as in the case with Imagine Books.