Books on their own aren't insanely expensive compared to other things; three large cappuccinos cost more than a paperback, and two and a half gallons of gas cost more than a paperback.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We had to figure out how to produce books in a cost-effective way.
Paperbacks of those we deem classics should be cheap and sold at supermarkets.
One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a poor substitute for life.
The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.
I long for books; I am utterly greedy about them.
My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed.
My experience is that books take on a life of their own and create their own energy. I've represented books that have been sold for very little money and gone on to great glory, and I've seen books sold for an enormous amount of money published to very little response.
It is much simpler to buy books than to read them and easier to read them than to absorb their contents.
Making books is hard work. Some books are, of course, more demanding than others.
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