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Originally Posted by darryl
I presume that I am one person referred to by the words "some here". Yes, I do dislike the Big 5 for reasons I have gone into in the past. However, I don't think my dislike quite extends to the level of hatred. I don't, of course, extend my dislike to the many wonderful people who work for publishers, who are often exploited almost as much as many of their authors (and their Australian readers).
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Actually, you are not one of the people I was referring to. I've never noticed you expressing anything that struck me as hatred. I may disagree with you on certain subjects, but that's fine. For the most part, your reaction seems to me to be a lot like my reaction to cars. There is a price point that I'm not going to go over when I buy a new car. Yea, the more expensive car is likely a "better" car, but I see a car as something that gets me from point A to point B and don't particular care about making a statement. As long as it gets me from point A to point B reliably and mets certainly safety concerns, then I'm good.
Quite a few here seem to approach books the same way. They see no reason to spend more that $X (considerably less than the normal list price) for a book since they can find plenty of books they like in that price range. Seems rational to me. I do think they are the exception rather than the rule when it comes to book buying, even if they do seem to assume that everyone thinks like they do.