After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 483 Eagerly Awaiting

There are many scholars from prominent families, but there are also quite a few from humble backgrounds.

If she were to purchase low-priced paper with good cost performance and produce ordinary books, wouldn't that make books affordable for students from poor families?

However, this results in a significantly lower profit margin for a single book.

But if books are cheaper, wouldn't more people be able to afford them? If sales volume increases, wouldn't the profits come back?
Moreover, this way, the bookstore can also make a name for itself among students, which can be considered a promotional method for the bookstore.

If you don't have a solution for this kind of thing, that's fine.

Once you have an idea in mind, the more you think about it, the more likely it is to be feasible, and then you can't help but want to try it out.

Of course, although Jinse is now in charge of the bookstore, this is no small matter, so before doing it, Jinse still reported the situation to the Twelfth Prince.

"...This servant thinks that if we can import those cheap, good-quality papers, the cost of making books will be reduced a lot. Although the bookstores will eventually lower the price of the books, there will still be many people who want to buy them, so there shouldn't be any losses."

It may not bring much benefit in the short term, but in the long run, it should be feasible, right?

As Jinse spoke, she looked expectantly at the Twelfth Prince, waiting for him to nod in agreement.

After a moment's thought, the twelfth prince could roughly understand what Jinse meant.

However, the twelfth prince was not as optimistic about this matter as Jinse.

Since ancient times, books have never been cheap; they have always been the property of scholars and aristocratic families. Although the number of scholars from humble backgrounds has gradually increased over time, ultimately, the vast majority of cultural assets and a portion of these scholars still remain in the hands of scholars and aristocratic families.

The emergence of cheap paper and ink has happened before, but it has never really caused much of a stir.

Because the audience will never be too large.

Cheap things are something that scholars and gentry disdain, but they are a good choice for students from poor families. However, no matter how cheap these things are, they are still very expensive, and it is difficult for students from poor families to consume them in large quantities over a long period of time.

And books made with cheap paper...

Precious books are not worth using cheap paper.

Printing ordinary primers on cheap paper is a good choice, but if too many of these books are distributed at once, it will stir up a hornet's nest among scholars and literati!
The reason why literati and aristocratic families have been so highly regarded throughout history is precisely because they have a strong control over cultural assets.
Although the twelfth prince was also quite annoyed by this situation, he never seriously considered trying to change anything...

Hearing Jinse suddenly bring these things up, the Twelfth Prince's thoughts wandered, and he suddenly thought of many things that Jinse had never thought of.

After considering all these matters, the twelfth prince originally intended to reject Jinse's suggestion.

But when he met Jinse's expectant, sparkling eyes...

The twelfth prince was silent for a while before nodding with a smile: "Since Sister Jinse has such an idea, why don't we give it a try? Or, Sister Jinse could ask someone to try to make better and cheaper paper and ink? After all, no matter how cheap other people's things are, they still have to make an extra layer of profit, right?"

Oh well, anyway, his bookstore is obviously just a small shop on the surface. Even if Jinse makes a fuss, it probably won't cause much of a stir in this talent-filled imperial city!