I love this book, the chapter format makes it easier to read than our modern Book of Mormon. I am a Civil War reenactor so I love to take this with me to reenactments. Joseph... day laborers during Joseph Smith's time made about 25¢-50¢ a day. A man might have earned only $10-$20 in a whole month. (30 years later, during the Civil War, Union soldiers only earned $13/mo, and Confederates earned $11/mo). $23 is not an unreasonable price for this book... you have to put it all in perspective.