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Count me in as another bummed OSC fan.
In terms of what we can do? Honestly I'm not sure any kind of boycott or protest matters in this sort of situation. I'm not going to deprive myself of the book (which I've been looking forward to, and had the release date marked down) just because I really disagree with this decision. I might go the "used bookstore" route to get a legitimate copy that won't profit the publishers, but not enough people will do this to make a big difference. The only negative consequence in terms of OSC's readership is that, since I can't get the book now, it's not going to be top of mind - other books will be released, I will forget to keep an eye out for second hand copies, and I'll just have too many other things to read.
But when someone has the kind of reputation and following Card does, they (and their publishers) can do pretty much what they want.
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