Comments on: My Favorite Place to Buy Books in Portland http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html Author Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html#comment-105 Anonymous Sun, 31 Dec 2006 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/?p=91#comment-105 It is galling, David. I've often wondered how used bookstores justify this. <br/><br/>There's one used bookstore here in Ashland that won't buy back review copies because "The author was never paid for it." A small victory, but it was nice to hear.<br/><br/>The argument with used bookstores is, I guess, the author was *once* paid for it. It is galling, David. I’ve often wondered how used bookstores justify this.

There’s one used bookstore here in Ashland that won’t buy back review copies because “The author was never paid for it.” A small victory, but it was nice to hear.

The argument with used bookstores is, I guess, the author was *once* paid for it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html#comment-104 Anonymous Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:33:00 +0000 http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/?p=91#comment-104 Hmmmm. Thanks for the tip. The galling thing, of course, is that the hardworking author doesn't see a penny of that $3.50. Knowing how hard writers work, I sometimes think that used resale of books should be outlawed, at least until the material is public domain. Hmmmm. Thanks for the tip. The galling thing, of course, is that the hardworking author doesn’t see a penny of that $3.50. Knowing how hard writers work, I sometimes think that used resale of books should be outlawed, at least until the material is public domain.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html#comment-103 Anonymous Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:59:00 +0000 http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/?p=91#comment-103 I still find them for a quarter or fifty cents here or there. Funny, but I always read them when I get them for that cheap.<br/><br/>Happy new year,<br/><br/>Art I still find them for a quarter or fifty cents here or there. Funny, but I always read them when I get them for that cheap.

Happy new year,

Art

]]> By: bigdumbjim http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html#comment-102 bigdumbjim Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:57:00 +0000 http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/?p=91#comment-102 True. And yet, in the not so distant past, when thrift stores were actually for poor people, you could get them for .50 cents.<br/><br/>Your point, though, is well-taken. When you think about the human effort put into the making of a book. $3.50 is cheap. I guess perspective is everything. True. And yet, in the not so distant past, when thrift stores were actually for poor people, you could get them for .50 cents.

Your point, though, is well-taken. When you think about the human effort put into the making of a book. $3.50 is cheap. I guess perspective is everything.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/2006/12/my-favorite-place-to-buy-books-in-portland.html#comment-101 Anonymous Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:16:00 +0000 http://www.jamesbernardfrost.com/?p=91#comment-101 $3.50 per paperback. It's hard to imagine a cheaper form of entertainment, especially when you consider it can take you weeks to finish a book. <br/><br/>Art $3.50 per paperback. It’s hard to imagine a cheaper form of entertainment, especially when you consider it can take you weeks to finish a book.

Art

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