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Old 07-29-2013, 02:37 PM   #48
speakingtohe
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Originally Posted by tompe View Post
Well, if they do that then it will not be old back list books they want to buy. So no lost sales at all for that case.
Many of the books I buy or borrow are old backlist or even previously out of print books. I was/am thrilled to be able to get unread books by my favorite authors. And many want to start a series at the first book if they can, which nowadays they often can.

And you might be surprised by the number of casual and avid readers who are reading A Game of Thrones. I believe this book fits the standard definition of backlist in that it was published first in 1996 but is still sold in bookstores.

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