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.