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Janice Anne Wheeler's avatar

Your post truly resonated with me and my love of books; I have yet to even go Kindle! Used books have additional character, I think, because someone put it back into Circulation. You and I have probably haunted the same establishments! I am a self published author as well as Substacker. My books don't have big numbers and you are correct, I sell a few here and there....it's a tough cycle and I know, at the risk of sounding arrogant, that my memoirs could make an impact. There are lots of great writers in the world. The paths are never the same....

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Egor Korneev's avatar

It is becoming apparent to me that what books succeed is determined by luck and marketing. The quality and power the books deliver is a requirement but seemingly a secondary one. It is dispiriting, but also unsurprising. Everything is a business nowadays, even art.

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