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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Burridge"
<stephen.burridge@...> wrote:
>
> Lots of hardcover copies of "Nobody Runs Forever"
have been on
> "bargain" shelves in Ottawa and Montreal recently. I
got one for
> $4.99.
>
> 3 or 4 years ago when I was trying to get copies of
all the Parkers, I
> ended up buying most of them as used paperbacks. My
preference would
> have been to get them new. Copies of "Butcher's
Moon" were so
> expensive that I didn't buy one at all.
You know, it's possible that even though _we_ think the
Parker series is classic, it's far less of a hit with the
buyers at large.
Does anybody know why hardcovers get remaindered so quickly
in the US? From what I see, great books and bad books get
remaindered just as often and just as quickly. It's as if a
new book had an intrinsically short shelf life... I am sure
the booksellers among us know the answer.
Best,
mrt
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