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*Date:* Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:25:13 -0500

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 17:56:21 +0000 (UTC), in rec.collecting.books,
wrote:


For reading copies (ie non-collectibles) I don't see any reason why a
book club copy should be less desirable than a mainstream publisher's
reprint, although for some reason a lot of booksellers are still
prejudiced against them.

Probably pretty simple. Booksellers don't make as much money off them.

But only because they price them lower! (I'm talking about 2nd-hand
booksellers, of course.)