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Old 04-13-2012, 10:32 AM   #21
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
To do it right, a backlist book that has no electronic copy would cost more to make then a current book. There's scanning & OCRing to add in that you should not have to do with a new book.
On the other hand, a new book still has to earn back all the other costs - the author's advance, the editing, the marketing. For an older backlist book, haven't all those costs been covered years or decades ago?
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