Hey if you owned it and I hadn't had it yet I'd pay slightly more than normal to have a book owned by the author.
John Buttimer On Oct 16, 2013, at 1:45 PM, Raymond Feist/New ATT <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2013, at 10:46 AM, Richard Williamson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I think the comment was aimed more at "You have all these authentic items... >> sign 'em and throw them up on EBay" >> >> The logistical/time-sink overhead OR having to deal with loss of control of >> the process... nah. >> >> I absolutely recommend you pulp them yourself (because ... you know ... that >> reduces the amount in the wild, and so incrementally increases the amount my >> copies are worth). >> >> rip > > Harlan Ellison once told me I need to buy every remainder of my books and > warehouse them, then when I go to conventions or lectures, have someone > sitting in the back of the room selling them. Harlan failed to realize I > have never gone out of print. So I might be able to sell a few hardcovers to > those who want them (assuming I want to buy 3 or 4 hundred copies and store > them), but lugging around even 5 copies of 30 titles? I don't think so. > > Best, R.E.F. >
