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Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 14:22:48 GMT
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On Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:27:54 GMT, Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com>
wrote:

I wouldn't be surprised to see Borders Books and Barns and Noble go out
of buisiness in the next 50 years, because the good books won't be sold
by them, and even the bad books will be sold over the internet, all
directly by the author.

B&N is a better online bookseller than amazon, IMHO. Especially their
OOP/secondhand books.

As far as online publishing by the author is concerned, I refer you to
the messages posted to rec.arts.sf.composition by Gene Steinberg.

Jasper



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  Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?]
 
(...) You have a point, however, I think we are on the verge (if not already over the cliff) of having a market which will again support good art. This is due to the internet. With the minimal cost of distribution, who cares what the mass market (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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