As a new author, I recently went to Amazon to look up MY book (Fun with Split Ring Tatting) just to see what I could see.
Keep in mind that this book went into print March 2012 and is constantly available through amazon for either a list price of $25 or sometimes Amazon has it 'on sale' for $22.50. It is ALWAYS available because it is Print-On-Demand printing/stocking technology. This means that whenever, someone orders either one or a hundred (I wish!!!) copies of the book, Amazon, puts in that order and the book is printed to that orders' demand. Thus it is always 'in stock'. With that in mind, just below the brand new price from Amazon, I found: --several (16) 'new' books offered ranging from $18.94 to $25.00 all with S&H of $3.99. --7 'used' book ranging from $36.96 to $145.73. I got a bit kick out my brand new book being offered from $145. It can almost give an author a big head! <BG> My thoughts when I saw that was that if someone is stupid enought to buy a book 'used' for $145 when they could buy it brand new for $22.50, then so be it. I think that consumers are savvy enough to know that they can shop around and probably find another deal somewhere. Of course there are the people who have too much money and not enough sense...then I think that let the entrepreneuring bookseller make a profit off those people. The way I (the author) see it, I originally sold that book and made my royalty. Sincerely, Karen Bovard The ShuttleSmith Publishing Co. Omaha, Nebraska www.TheShuttleSmith.com NEW BOOK JUST OUT: MORE Fun with Split Ring Tatting -- available on my website soon (as soon as I get my copies!) -------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
