> Then there is the financial aspect.  The kit would have to 
> cost less than
> the total of the same parts bought at the same place.

That argument fails for sets that contain a lot of very low-cost items,
like resistors, that can not be reasonably sold in 1's and 2's. But the
other arguments against selling sets (most notably the 'what to include'
problem) are still very valid.

I sell one beginners set ( http://www.voti.nl/shop/p/DUMMIES-SET-1.html
), and it sells reasonably well. The 'what to include' problem is a bit
less severe here, because the book dictates what to include (but I left
out the unreasonably expensive and/or too heavy items). And the book
author has already defined and debugged the projects, so no need to
include that in the price. 

In a few months I expect to start selling another set for a Dutch
PIC/Jal book ( http://members.home.nl/b.vandam/boek/micro/micro.html ,
page is Dutch only). I must add that I sell such sets not only for the
profit on the set itself, but also because I hope to attract new
customers.

Wouter van Ooijen

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