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As you say, though, this 'deal' gets the publicity and trashes the ebook concept no matter how it turns out in practice. Cheers. Neil
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And that's all it really is. I'm sure it got them a mention in the local news. I seriously doubt they will get many takers, nor do they expect it to. If you look at what else they sell, the promo is consistent with their general theme.
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I call swizz on this. It seems (strictly personal opinion) little more than easily clearing treebooks from their shelves at high profit
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They're non-profit, so I really doubt it. I know people who live in that town and shop there. Most employees are volunteers and one of them is a cat. Have you been to Portland? That sort of thing is commonplace. They have stickers that read "
Support independent publishing."
They sell a book that looks kinda interesting:
The Book Bindery