The pope's talks to families, diplomats, cardinals and young people have been issued in minibooks that sell for one euro each -- about $1.25. To its delight, the Vatican has found these smaller books rapidly disappearing; some of the more popular titles have sold tens of thousands of copies.
You can read 'em for free on line --yet people want to pay for them?
"The reader who sits down with the works of this pope finds deep ideas presented in a simple and linear manner. There are many nuances and beautiful passages that open horizons, enlightening the present with ideas from history and culture," Father Rossini said."The pope captures readers with the force of intelligence, inviting them gently to follow his arguments, step by step," he said.
Indeed, reading one of his long speeches is like receiving a liberal education. He's a one man university. Even the much longer Deus Caritas Est sold more than 900,000 copies in the Vatican edition. (The Latin edition sold out and went into second printing).
