[FM Discuss] Really expensive paperback MYOSA!

[James Simmons]

Daniel,

I don't think anyone would buy it for $150 either.  I just think it
hurts the credibility of the book, just a little.

James Simmons


On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Daniel James
<daniel.james at sourcefabric.org> wrote:
> Hi James,
>
>> I have to do something about this because it hurts the credibility of
>> the book to have a ridiculous listing like this on the site.
>
> In practical terms it does no harm if your book is offered at $20 and
> $150, because no-one will buy it at $150 if it is also available for
> $20. It does more harm if the author lists the book at $20 and some book
> warehouse lists it at $1, because then the author loses out.
>
> In this case, I wonder if the seller is using Amazon to artificially
> inflate the value of its inventory (e.g. if they have the only copy,
> their bot automatically lists it at 10x the price, on the basis that
> someone somewhere must want it badly).
>
> Cheers!
>
> Daniel
>