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I wrote a hymnal[1], and currently Amazon has a copy for sale at double the price of a new copy from my website. That put me in the unusual position of leaving

I wrote a hymnal[1], and currently Amazon has a copy for sale at double the price of a new copy from my website. That put me in the unusual position of leaving a three-star review of my own book. I sell the book as nearly at cost+shipping as possible, as I don't want to profit off a religious book — but that doesn't mean I want someone else to profit off it, either. [1]: http://olpbhtb.com http://olpbhtb.com

exikyut 9y ago
Based on the other replies in this subthread, I think it's safe to say the following link won't be used to order. But I was very curious what the Amazon listing contained nonetheless, so: https://www.amazon.com/B06W56HNPQ https://www.amazon.com/B06W56HNPQ
duiker101 9y ago
could you sell it on amazon yourself for the same price you have it on your website? That would discourage anyone to sell it for a profit
- JasonFruit 9y ago
  Honestly, it's not worth the time for me to do that; it mostly sells by word of mouth. I'd rather say, "I wouldn't recommend buying it this way," and let people carry on doing as they wish. I'm not that worked up about controlling others' behavior.
  - hakanensari 9y ago
    You have no ISBN, right? It's fascinating that this bookseller took the time to create by hand an entry for your book in Amazon's product database. In a way, not even not having an ISBN is a sure way to "withdraw from the international book trade"[1]. [1]: http://www.anagrambooks.com/no-isbn http://www.anagrambooks.com/no-isbn
    - JasonFruit 9y ago
      Yes, that was part of the reason I didn't bother with it. I was frankly surprised to see that anyone bothered to list a copy at all, since the market is very small. (Primitive Baptists of any sort are a tiny, tiny fraction of a percent of American Christianity, and the appeal of my book, if any, is to an even smaller subset. But de gustibus non est disputandum.) [EDIT: close paren. I couldn't take it!]
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exikyut 9y ago

Based on the other replies in this subthread, I think it's safe to say the following link won't be used to order. But I was very curious what the Amazon listing contained nonetheless, so: https://www.amazon.com/B06W56HNPQ https://www.amazon.com/B06W56HNPQ

duiker101 9y ago

could you sell it on amazon yourself for the same price you have it on your website? That would discourage anyone to sell it for a profit

JasonFruit 9y ago
Honestly, it's not worth the time for me to do that; it mostly sells by word of mouth. I'd rather say, "I wouldn't recommend buying it this way," and let people carry on doing as they wish. I'm not that worked up about controlling others' behavior.
- hakanensari 9y ago
  You have no ISBN, right? It's fascinating that this bookseller took the time to create by hand an entry for your book in Amazon's product database. In a way, not even not having an ISBN is a sure way to "withdraw from the international book trade"[1]. [1]: http://www.anagrambooks.com/no-isbn http://www.anagrambooks.com/no-isbn
  - JasonFruit 9y ago
    Yes, that was part of the reason I didn't bother with it. I was frankly surprised to see that anyone bothered to list a copy at all, since the market is very small. (Primitive Baptists of any sort are a tiny, tiny fraction of a percent of American Christianity, and the appeal of my book, if any, is to an even smaller subset. But de gustibus non est disputandum.) [EDIT: close paren. I couldn't take it!]
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