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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
And it was *your* judgment that made that call. You might have missed again the fact that I quoted you saying that.
You're saying that they wouldn't have bothered with buying a typewriter before, but since they already have a computer and internet...
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I think the point is that to send a manuscript (typewritten or computer) used to cost more time and MONEY. Mailing manuscripts runs about 10 dollars to mail and I'd say another almost 5 to print. So authors *might* have spent a little more time deciding where to send them. Mailing a short story cost under 5 dollars (but considering printing costs and paper was pretty close to 5 dollars total, maybe more depending on the type of printer and so on.)
With the internet, you sit down and hit send. You can "afford" to be more "careless" with choosing where to send submissions.