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Originally Posted by neilmarr
Yup -- by the same criteria, fifty billion flies eating sh*t can't be wrong, eh? Dan Brown has a gadzillion *buyers* NOT necessarilly *readers*. Folks bought this book on its hype. Relatively few will feel driven to finish it and they will not follow through on future offerings, which is kinda sad, because Brown might do a heck of a lot better next time ... if there is a next time. He's shown in earlier work that he can hack the job well. N
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You are a human (I think), so I guess the only samples that should matter to you are the human ones.
Anyway, I really doubt that readers who disliked his work would buy other books from him. But guess what? They sold millions as well! And I'm curious to know how much The Lost Symbol will sell. I mean, if people didn't feel driven to finish his last work, they surely won't make the same mistake again and buy this one, right?
Anyway, back on topic, I still wonder how can those publishers sell paper books cheaper than the ebook version, at launch! I'm talking about hardbacks!
I know ebooks aren't mainstream and that can influence proces, but... 74% discount? Is that any indication of their profit margin with books?!