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Originally Posted by barryem
...if prices were very high that would get publishers busy digging up every old book they can find since they'd only have to sell a few to make money, especially with long tail considerations.
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Originally Posted by barryem
I'll rarely pay more than $2 or $3 for a book except in those cases where it's something I especially want and I don't want to wait. Even then I'm not likely to pay $15 for one.
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And my post #303 show the fallacy of that argument. And we are both the types of readers that will search out and purchase new releases of old works.
I mentioned Arthur C. Clarke and Thomas Tryon as they are both dead authors who have their work available via an e-book only company (Open Road Media) as opposed to one of the traditional publishers. Also, the cost of their e-books is higher than many of the 'resurrected in e-form' books I see.
It seems to be that the works of Frank Yerby and so many other forgotten writers likely aren't available because the rights holders just can't be bothered.
Incidentally, Open Road Media seems to specialize in this sort of thing. Maybe you could contact them and suggest a Frank Yerby revival?
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