tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post3634610259428631255..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Pungent quote...Steve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-14290296266424474142013-03-26T10:13:02.881-07:002013-03-26T10:13:02.881-07:00Living at the poverty level of this country(hey, I...Living at the poverty level of this country(hey, I HAVE advanced somewhat--I used to live well BELOW it!), I ain't in much of a position to help support anybody else! I do make ONE exception for one pertikuler writer(ahem!)BUT--like that last eagle book--that WAS actually QUITE reasonable new! One of the exceptions, I'm afraid....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-38236857708229428522013-03-26T09:31:59.235-07:002013-03-26T09:31:59.235-07:00I tend to buy older books this way. But you surely...I tend to buy older books this way. But you surely realize none of the extra goes to the author? Writers are the only link in the chain paid proportionately or even actually less than they were 20 years ago.<br /><br />With new books, which I grant are expensive, I will grit my teeth & support the writer as best as I can, or wait for pb.Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-68952220211426254522013-03-26T09:18:40.130-07:002013-03-26T09:18:40.130-07:00One thing that just makes no sense to me, is the O...One thing that just makes no sense to me, is the OUTRAGEOUS prices charged for most new books these days--so expensive it MUST cut down on sales--simply because no one is going to pay $20 or $30 bucks for a new book that used to(in many's living memory) cost $5 or $10 bucks for similar volumes. Not only does it discourage people from reading, but publishers just don't seem to grasp simple common sense economics--let's see, charge so much only a few incredibly rich folks can afford a copy, or charge a more reasonable purchase price that THOUSANDS, yea maybe even MILLIONS of people can afford! I NEVER buy ANYTHING in a bookstore new anymore--thank gawd fer Amazon! I still visit bookstores, make a list of titles I'm interested in, then look them up on Amazon and get them for a FRACTION of the price. Seems like book publishers would wake up and notice this trend(for I am definetely NOT alone in doing this....)...L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-88531041797687781852013-03-22T07:07:00.658-07:002013-03-22T07:07:00.658-07:00"Old Man's War" is one of my favorit..."Old Man's War" is one of my favorite SF novels of the last decadeReid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-11566569474104058442013-03-22T06:08:58.519-07:002013-03-22T06:08:58.519-07:00I have never written a book, by my wife has. John...I have never written a book, by my wife has. John Scalzi is dead on the money.Federicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05874499919124129777noreply@blogger.com