Cost of introductory meteorology textbooks

One of the things that irks me the most in academia is the runaway cost of textbooks.  (A second thing is how we pass these costs on to our students, almost blindly--how many instructors know how much a student pays for books these days??)  Since I teach an introductory course in weather & climate every year, I thought it would be helpful to keep track of the latest editions of several popular titles.

Author(s)	Year	List Price	Amazon Price
Ahrens (10th)	2012	$209	$172
Ahrens "Essentials" 6th	2011	$188	$155
Ahrens "Essentials" 7th	2014	$196	$172
Ahrens "Extreme Weather"	2010	$171	$156
Aguado and Burt 6th	2012	$160	$135
Ackerman and Knox 4th	2013	$167	$152
Lutgens & Tarbuck 12th	2012	$155	$136
Moran (AMS)	2012	$140	n/a
Anderson and Strahler	2008	$123	$108
Nese and Grenci	2012	$103	$98

If you see errors or omissions, let me know.  I'll try to keep this list updated, for me and for everyone else.  (And maybe I'll add some commentary down the road.)

Last updated January 15, 2014