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Originally Posted by Lazybones
Ars Technica had a similar story this morning. I'm surprised that there is such a thriving "junk book" market. Who buys this crud? Between the ability to sample and the return policy I'm surprised that these sorts of scams would be profitable.
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It's profitable because it costs next to nothing to distribute a junk book to millions of potential customers. If only a tiny, tiny percentage buy, you are still making money...and it's almost as cheap to distribute 1000's of junk books as it is to distribute one.