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|    August Abolins to John Dovey    |
|    Hard to believe that publishers still en    |
|    14 Nov 22 17:53:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet 026da7a4       REPLY: 4:920/1.1 6372ad36       PID: OpenXP/5.0.51 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0500       Hello John!               JD>>> That's a crazy price for a novel. How the hell do they        JD>>> justify that? JD               AA>> I could ask them! I'm curious to know just how many        AA>> numbered copies they usuasly produce. They come in a        AA>> carton of 12, so.. there's at least 12. :D ..but they        AA>> are NOT returnable.               JD> You know, with all the "extras"[1] $50 would be        JD> approaching a ripoff. $250 is just blatant robbery. [1]        JD> Most of the so called extras are often included at no        JD> extra charge when you print in bulk.                     I got a half-answer:              From: August       Sent: November-14-22 3:54 PM       To: 'Davis, Anyka (She/Her)'       Subject: biloxi, grisham..              [1] How many of these are being printed?              The Boys from Biloxi - Limited Edition       A Legal Thriller       By (author): John Grisham       9780385548946              [2] In these days of people looking for lower prices of books, and ebooks, HOW       does RH justify printing these editions and at that the $324 price?                     From: Davis, Anyka (She/Her)       [mailto:######@penguinrandomhouse.com]       Sent: November-14-22 4:33 PM       Subject: RE: biloxi, grisham..              Oh! The special signed edition! Very few of these are being printed, I'd say       under 200 copies. These are mostly for special orders. We've had asks in the       past for special editions, so this is in part an answer to that.              Anyka Davis (she/her)       District Sales Manager, Quebec & Atlantic Canada / Central Canada       Penguin Random House Canada       320 Front Street W., Suite 1400       Toronto, ON M5V 3B6       P: (647) 253-7009 | 817009       C: (647) 282-6417              --        ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.51        * Origin: What're you doing in the wardrobe? - Narnia business. (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 1/21 3/1 30/0 80/1 88/0 90/1 92/0 1 153/757 221/1 6 229/114       SEEN-BY: 229/426 240/1120 301/1 113 341/66 234 423/81 460/58 900/108       SEEN-BY: 902/19 25 26 27 920/0 1 69       PATH: 221/1 6 301/1 92/1 90/1 229/426       2    |
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