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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 (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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