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Old 11-04-2009, 02:40 PM   #53
Elfwreck
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Originally Posted by eGeezer View Post
Second, let's see a show of hands of all those folks who paid full retail for that hardbound Harry Potter book, instead of $16.50 at Walmart. Is Johnny G telling us that Ms Rowlings is destitute and living out of a shopping cart because so many people paid half price for the over-inflated-priced hardbound?
Rowling isn't, but my friend who's a mid-list mystery author has stopped making sales, because her books on Amazon are offered right next to used ones for $2.00 + shipping.

The mega-selling authors aren't who to look at; the real issues we should pay attention to center on how the new e-trade and used industries change things for the authors who aren't going to become millionaires.
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