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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Most books only have one run, simply because most books don't sell all that many. The normal life cycle for the average book is - print, send out to book stores, after a couple of months (sometimes less), the books are tossed and the cover is sent to the publisher for credit. I've read that the average non fiction book sells 2000 copies or less.
Nope, not an impossible question. If you are postulating that publishers don't have archive copies of the electronic manuscript of books that are currently in print, then surely you must know of at least one where that is the case. Otherwise, it's a non issue. The original question was about using pirated ebooks for backlist books.
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I can think of a book that had at least 2 runs. Make that 3 runs. I know there are at least 3 covers plus it is now available in ebook form.
So you are going to tell me that the best sellers are only printed once????
There are never reprints.
I know most books don't sell well but some do and some are reprinted many times.
Do you have any proof that publishers do or do not keep electronic copies?
If not, then the question you asked cannot be answered by anyone but the publishers.
Oh the book I was referring to is "All the President's Men."
I know because the "Sundance Kid" and "Ted Kramer/Tootsie" are on the cover.