tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post3313130145056682795..comments2023-11-03T05:49:10.841-04:00Comments on Storytelling Rules: Used BookstoresMaureen McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-9775447680618549032009-07-29T20:52:51.416-04:002009-07-29T20:52:51.416-04:00I find the idea that used bookstores are somehow o...I find the idea that used bookstores are somehow offensive to writers strange and a little insulting.<br /><br />The books were bought in the first place, not stolen. Unlike pirates.<br /><br />So if I sell my bike, should I have to send money to Raleigh? If I have a garage sale, am I somehow "cheating" the toaster company and all the clothing companies and the baby toy companies and the furniture companies?<br /><br />People sell their stuff all the time. Name me one writer who has never bought a used item in their life.<br /><br />Writers can be awfully oversensitive sometimes.Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-78841920578820321092009-07-28T13:27:27.625-04:002009-07-28T13:27:27.625-04:00Two that I know of, M.
Michelle Maddox even lande...Two that I know of, M.<br /><br />Michelle Maddox even landed her name on the cover!Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-45960303452913240272009-07-28T12:16:26.006-04:002009-07-28T12:16:26.006-04:00I'm with you, Molly - used bookstores are fab....I'm with you, Molly - used bookstores are fab.<br /><br />Non-sequitur: do I understand correctly that TWO trw authors will be published in the time travel book it?!?!M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-23839724903650571182009-07-28T09:10:21.901-04:002009-07-28T09:10:21.901-04:00If I buy a book I love, I'll buy the other boo...If I buy a book I love, I'll buy the other books that author has released, so used book stores do have a solid purpose. <br />I love the way bookstores smell, just looking at the spines of books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-82945266298408383482009-07-27T18:39:32.513-04:002009-07-27T18:39:32.513-04:00I agree, because I've bought so many books sec...I agree, because I've bought so many books second hand. I would feel pangs of guilt, but as compensation, I tell everybody about the book that I LOVE. I think it's true- love is what sells books! <br /><br />I also agree about internet piracy, because that's all about greed and hoarding. No love. <br /><br />Good post!Heidi Yantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030476894610426776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29864506.post-87949702708892778062009-07-27T15:54:04.919-04:002009-07-27T15:54:04.919-04:00A friend asked me recently whether I would rather ...A friend asked me recently whether I would rather have someone buy my book in a used book store or check it out from a library. I opted for the library in the end because it is a bona fide sale, but I do think used book stores provide a great opportunity to get our work in front of new readers. I know I miss the used book store here where I live. It closed last year.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803986849921870941noreply@blogger.com