Why are the books in Sanmin Bookstore so expensive? I want to buy a book from Taiwan Province Publishing House, with traditional Chinese characters close to 300 yuan. How can I buy cheap and genuine Taiwan Province books? The local purchase price in Taiwan Province Province is the same, but there is no need to pay the freight. The original price of European and American books in Taiwan Province and Hongkong is very high. The reason why mainland books are so cheap is that mainland books have no copyright awareness, piracy is everywhere, and no one buys books at high prices. Of course, the paper quality of books in Hong Kong and Taiwan is different from that in Chinese mainland. In fact, when the simplified Chinese books in Sanmin Bookstore are converted into RMB 150, it will cost more than 30 yuan, usually 5 yuan and 6 yuan (excluding freight). Traditional books are generally expensive.