Thread: John Grisham speaks out on the future of pbooks and ebooks
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Old 11-04-2009, 08:39 AM   #30
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Originally Posted by neilmarr View Post
Don't forget, FormatC, that many of those white-haired, stoop-shouldered, friendly old book sellers we remember with a tear in our eye were often selling second-hand books with absolutely zero benefit to author, editor or publisher. It was the original book piracy. Neil
Neil, I respectfully disagree with you about this. If someone recommends an author to me I almost always buy a second-hand copy of one of their books first and if I like it I tend to buy their latest books new.

Plus, without second-hand book stores my basement would have exploded years ago. I am incapable of throwing out a book; giving them away or selling them to second-hand book stores is the only way for me.
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