Kenneth J. Gorelick, MD, FCCP President and Chief Operating Officer 1 Maplewood Drive Newtown Square, PA 19073 tel: 610-325-9253 fax: 610-325-9252 mobile: 610-659-8236 On Jun 27, 2006, at 5:08 PM, Mark A. Mandel wrote: >> On Jun 26, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Joy Nicholson wrote: >> >>> Authors these days seem to often encourage people to buy from local >>> booksellers or non-Amazon online stores, saying that Amazon eats >>> more >>> of their (the author's) royalties than other venues do. Has Our >>> Venerated Author expressed an opinion on this or suggested another >>> place from which to buy his books? > > I do not know. > > --- Kenneth Gorelick <pulmon at mac.com> wrote: > >> I pre-ordered from Amazon months ago. Went to check one day, and my >> pre-order was gone! So I pre-ordered again. Went to check today--my >> pre-order is gone again! >> >> I think I may have to pre-order from someone reliable. Does C&S >> participate in the upside of this venture? > > What do you mean? I have registered with Amazon, and from time to > time I > get a tiny check representing, essentially, a commission on the > books that > people have ordered from them through Cracks and Shards. That's my > only > connection to Amazon except as an occasional customer. > > That's what I meant. If you get $ out of the deal, I will order > through C&S, rather than an unknown capitalist!