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Originally Posted by petrucci
You claimed that wines were not interchangeable. My response was aimed at illustrating that the value that people place in books and other items differs from one person to another. Thus, to certain people wines are most definitely interchangeable.
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Wines are not interchangeable. Someone is looking for a bottle of a certain quality, and cannot obtain that vintage, they will look for a bottle of similar quality. A bottle of Ripple will not do, nor will a bottle of hand sanitizer.
Similarly, if someone cannot obtain a copy of Jane Austen or Dickens, they may buy a book of similar quality, but it is exceedingly unlikely that they would instead choose some book from some struggling author. The new author struggling to sell their book is not in competition with the best books ever written.
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It most assuredly did not, as you introduced the idea of marginal books and struggling authors. Aside from this, the concept of best books is certainly a matter of personal opinion. Thus, what you classify as a marginal book by a struggling author, could be classified as a best book by someone else. It is conceivable that someone would interchange such books.
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You introduced the concept, I merely addressed it. You spoke of public domain works as competing with the works of new authors whose books aren't selling. If an author's books aren't selling, "struggling" is a fairly accurate description. If readers have decided not to buy that author's books, "marginal" is also probably accurate. No, it really isn't conceivable that people would consider a classic interchangeable with the works of some struggling author.
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Sadly, I suspect that this is not the case. It has certainly not been the case with music.
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If nobody wants it, is it really that good?