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Subject:Re: (Fwd) Re: where to buy books From:Pam Owen <Nighthawk1 -at- MINDSPRING -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 5 Jun 1997 23:55:39 -0400
Just thought I'd add another consideration to buying on the cheap. I'm not
sure about the online bookstores, but when you buy a book from a big
discount store in the real world, the writer gets less royalty money than
if you paid full price. It's hard to balance economic considerations for
yourself and your family with consideration for our fellow writers, but for
those of you aspiring to being published, this might hit a little close to
home.
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>Mike Collier - SSG wrote:
>>
>> I don't know about your neighborhood, but in mine, independent
>> booksellers are struggling. . . . .
>
Theodora Mazza replied:>
>Mike, I truly admire your altruistic spirit. When it comes down to supporting
>my children through college or supporting the local booksellers, I find
myself
>overwhelmed by an innate desire to ensure the well-being of my family
first...
>
>More power to those who can afford to to both effortlessly!
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