Maryelizabeth---
You're right, I'd never find "The Moon..." at Costco, which is why
I'm waiting for the paperback. I only buy mainstream bestsellers
there (and I don't do that very often), because that's all they have
really, since I don't pay to read Goodkind or Jordan. I do read
other stuff than SF and fantasy :-) I don't see why I should have
to pay more for books just because I work in publishing. If Costco
discounts a book 50%, and B&N 30%, I'm going to buy it at Costco.
I'm not rich (after all, I work in publishing!).
But I do buy a lot of SF and fantasy books, probably more than many
of my professional colleagues, so I'm doing my part. I just don't
buy hardbacks very often.
Debra
>>> Maryelizabeth Hart <mystgalaxy@AX.COM> - 11/11/97 11:59 AM >>>
Debra commented, in part:
>Re The Moon and the Sun:
>
>Congratulations on the great reviews and notice. I'm looking
forward
>to reading it when it comes out in paperback (Like a lot of people,
I
>hate to buy hardbacks unless they're $14 at Costco).
Okay, I'll declare that I'm biased from the get go, but...
I was surprised to interpret this as Debra advocating purchasing
books at
non-book warehouses. This seems to be directly in contradiction to
her
concerns about wanting to promote growth of non-media SF. Frankly,
Debra,
even if you wanted to, I don't believe you COULD buy _The Moon and
the Sun_
at Costco or your local equivelant. However, it's likely you can pick
up
the new Timothy Zahn Star Wars novel.
If determining what books get published is about dollars, shouldn't
we be
making an effort to put our money where our philosophies are? To me,
this
means buying the kinds of books we say we want to see more of, and
doing so
at the kinds of stores that make them available.
And, heck, while we're at it, why don't we all just agree to make all
our
purchases from my store. ;) Okay, self-interest aside, I think we
need a
number of sources for all sorts of SF: mainstream, small press, media
tie-in, magic realism, whatever. And I think this means supporting
the
sources that offer them.
My $.02.
Maryelizabeth
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