From: Sherryl Clark <sherrylc1>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:12:34 +1000

Mary Lyons said: Courage is called for after publication, too, especially when a writer sees used copies of her new book available on Amazon even before the first review has appeared. It happened to me just this morning. Seventeen used copies of my latest book are available, with nary a review in sight.

While in the States recently (I live in Australia) I saw a newspaper report detailing secondhand book sales through Amazon and other outlets. My first shocked response as an author was - all those book sales and no royalties!! But I have to admit I buy secondhand books myself, so I began to wonder if there was a small, radical solution to this quandary. What if every time we buy a secondhand book, we send the author a dollar? (I'm talking a dollar bill in an envelope!) Or am I being too impractical? Sherryl Clark Children's author and teacher www.sherrylclark.com
Received on Mon 17 Oct 2005 06:12:34 PM CDT