It’s 150$ and I’m not in a postition to spend money like that now, so, is it worth it, and anywhere is it cheaper, as the book is already on Internet archives, as well as me having zero fluency of French.
It’s 75 euro when ordered via Assimil. If you put aside 10 dollars a week, you’ll be able to buy it in two months. It’s really no wait for a 2000-year-old language.
But surely copyright is still valid for the 1960’s Assimil?!
Alexander Argüelles owns a relatively complete collection of Assimil, and he has said that he likes best 1960’s and 1970’s Assimils. I am given to understand that there are even two different version of Assimil Latin of 2000’s. I don’t know if there was yet another edition for 1980’s and 1990’s (or even many editions).
I haven’t used Assimil Latin, either, but I really like the Assimil method and see no reason why Assimil Latin should not work. In my opinion it’s the single best series for learning languages. Ideally, of course, one should combine many different books by using them together so as to get the best out of each.
Is it worth it? In my opinion, no. And definitely not, if you don’t have fluency in either French, Italian or German (the book is available in these three languages).
The book has its strong points, and it will appeal to certain types of people who need to feel like they’re having fun instead of learning. But it is weak in grammar and doesn’t work the memory properly to give you a strong vocabulary. You would be better off using a standard school textbook in your native language, like Wheelock or Elements of Latin by D’Ooge (see this thread).