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Originally Posted by starrigger
Amazon is both a blessing and a curse to the midlist author. The availability of used books is great for readers, and for making it easier for new people to give your stuff a try. But it has killed the reprint market. And for books that are in print, it cuts into new book sales. It's hard to say whether the benefits outweigh the costs.
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Honestly, it seemed to me the reprint market started drying up LONG before Amazon. It seemed to me that when they added used books, I saw more people getting their old books revived than I had before - they had proof of an audience.
But I suppose it's a cycle anyway. And certainly not nearly as much as we'd like to see.
Camille