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Originally Posted by leebase
Ta da! Yep. That's the point. There is a special market for new release books. The books are at their highest demand, and they get the highest price. Despite what you or I or any one else in the paper back/library/used book market may THINK about the price of new release books -- our opinions _about the price of new release books_ don't matter. We have been out voted by those willing to pay the higher price.
There's no crime here. No devaluation of the human soul. Just a market reality.
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Maybe so... but publishers know very well that the sales they receive from the first-in-liners doesn't hold a candle to what they make from the 2nd tier. Just as movies now make more money off of those who wait for the DVD than they do in first-run theatres, publishers plan for making the lion's share off of PBs and MMPBs. Yes, those people earning them the bulk of their profits
matter.
Early buyers are only buying bragging rights... they are an early indicator of a book's popularity... and nothing more. They are a segment of a market, and matter no more and no less than any other segment.