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Originally Posted by Hitch
Y'know: I spent 40 minutes writing a reply to this, and realized, it's fruitless. I'd be fascinated, however, to hear why, exactly, publishing is somehow "different' than the car analogy. What is the difference, precisely? Why isn't Author A in competition with Author B for that buyer's $3.99?
Hitch
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It is not as clean as that. If I buy a new car, that takes me out of the market for years. If I buy a book that takes me out of the market for days. Which means I could easily GMWs books and author's books. I would only buy one car.
Every industry has its own dynamics. There is overlap in the basics, but it is only loosely applied. For example I work in higher education, and we constantly work with the competition to help each other out. It is normal for the education industry.