An apology

I apologize for not having written anything these past few days.  You see I’m buying a house and that has been preoccupying my mind and time.  Sadly, I have not had time to attend used book fairs either, and with all my money going towards the house, I’ve not purchased any new books.  That could [...]

Are used books a threat to new books?

Back in 2002, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers sent a letter to Jeff Bezos, the chief executive of Amazon.com.  The letter stated:  ”If your aggressive promotion of used book sales becomes popular among Amazon’s customers… This service will cut significantly into sales of new titles, directly harming authors and publishers.”  Hal R. Varian [...]