Maybe I'm dense, but I don't really know/understand something and have always wondered about it. How does me buying your book from a used book store effect you? I've always felt guilty buying used books because I feel like I must not be helping the author. Or how about Paperbackswap.com? How would you benefit from something like that? Could you?
Okay. Multiple questions, multiple questions. I'm not going to say don't buy used copies (except those NEW used copies on Amazon), because that would just be silly. But no, I don't benefit from the sell of used copies. I don't know anything about Paperbackswap.com, except that it's a damned silly name. If it's people swapping books around, no, obviously I don't benefit. I only benefit every time a new book is bought (and then I only benefit indirectly).
Are interlibrary loans really that unusual?
Not to my knowledge. I think they're just a thing not many people are aware of, unless they've been to college, and, even then, perhaps not unless they've been to graduate school.
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Date: 2011-09-15 09:54 pm (UTC)Maybe I'm dense, but I don't really know/understand something and have always wondered about it. How does me buying your book from a used book store effect you? I've always felt guilty buying used books because I feel like I must not be helping the author. Or how about Paperbackswap.com? How would you benefit from something like that? Could you?
Okay. Multiple questions, multiple questions. I'm not going to say don't buy used copies (except those NEW used copies on Amazon), because that would just be silly. But no, I don't benefit from the sell of used copies. I don't know anything about Paperbackswap.com, except that it's a damned silly name. If it's people swapping books around, no, obviously I don't benefit. I only benefit every time a new book is bought (and then I only benefit indirectly).
Are interlibrary loans really that unusual?
Not to my knowledge. I think they're just a thing not many people are aware of, unless they've been to college, and, even then, perhaps not unless they've been to graduate school.