[stylist] Book

[Lynda Lambert]

Yes, it is so strange how that all works.

Lynda Lambert
104 River Road
Ellwood City, PA 16117

724 758 4979

My Blog:  http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
My Website:  http://lyndalambert.com






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Book


> Lynda,
> One of the first things that Rich did when he started to use my computer 
> was
> to look up my old recordings. My second CD , Harvest, a collection of 
> songs
> about faith which was never for sale online, was being marketed by someone
> out in western Pennsylvania as a rare recording -- only $50. I wanted to
> post a note saying that anyone who was interested could have an entire box
> of them for that.
>
> People are not that observant, however. I know people who have bragged 
> about
> buying things used online -- and at our local auctions, for that matter --
> for more than they would have had to pay for new.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda 
> Lambert
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 2:47 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Book
>
> I thought you might like to hear about something I was looking at today on
> amazon.com.
>
> I checked on my own book, Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage" on 
> amazon.com
> today.
>
> They have only 2 new copies left. The price is $15. which is the cover
> price.
> I looked at the used book sellers there, too, and my book is now being 
> sold
> by a couple of used book dealers at over 50. and 60. for a used copy in
> great condition. One seller is in London.
>
> On the other hand, there are a couple of used book sellers who have it
> listed for a much lower price - but there are only a couple of them.
>
> Strange, this book business.
>
> It is fun to see how a book price escalates as the book becomes "out of
> print" and no longer available to the public. The 2 copies at Amazon are 
> the
> only 2 copies of my book for sale anywhere at this time. It was printed in 
> a
> limited edition, so it won't be re-printed again - it is really fun to see
> this.  The book will only go up in price now.
>
> the other thing that I found very interesting is that if the book is 
> signed
> by the author, the price goes UP. BUT, if it is signed by the author, and 
> it
> is dedicated to a person, along with that signature, the price falls DOWN.
> So when you get a book signed at a book signing, you do NOT want the 
> author
> to sign it to YOU, and then sign the book.
> I learned that from the Antiques Road Show!
>
> I have slowly begun work  on the next book. I had started working on it 
> when
> I was on sabbatical in the fall of 2007, however, I was stopped in my 
> tracks
> by the onset of sight loss.  I am really just now able to begin working on
> it again - but I am doing it. So I am picking up where I left off when
> MAYHEM struck, and the Allstate man was nowhere in sight.
>
>
> Lynda
>
>
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