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Originally Posted by taustin
A claim was made that anyone who says the cost of printing books isn't a large part of the the retail price must be exaggerating (or lying) for the benefit of publishers. I dispute that. Authors, in generaly, have little reason, so do so. Since you do not, in any way, disagree with me on this, I can only assume you acknolwdge I am correct.
Plus, I've known (sort of) Charlie through his online persona for nearly 20 years. I find him far more credible than anyone on this forum (including myself). He's hardly obscure.
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Or they could be REPEATING someone who was exaggerating (or lying) on behalf of the publishers.
I have integrity too. That doesn't mean that my saying that print costs are 10% of the price tag because someone told me so makes it true. It makes me very likely honestly mistaken. No shame in that, except that you weirdly seem to think that there is and that it's some kind of aspersion on Stross' character. I don't.
And, um, no I don't agree with you. Just because I didn't give your assertion that X Author Must Be Right Because Why Wouldn't They Be a longer piece of my attention doesn't mean you're exempt from all other Fail.
