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Ever see a run-of-the-mill book on Amazon with an outrageous price? This author has a theory. -- (link)

Posted by Maracello (aka mara) Jul 12 '20, 07:20

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https://twitter.com/FarrahRochon/status/1282305315619430401?s=20 (twitter.com)

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It’s an interesting theory. I always attributed it to bots and algorithms gone mad. My debut novel (which I can’t remove from Amazon) is the same. -- (link) - Qale Jul 12, 07:26 9
- Another question. Say I bought it at that price. Would you see any of the money? -- nm - Maracello Jul 12, 07:34 1
  - No. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 07:59
- SOLD!!!--nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 12, 07:30
- Can you put it up for sale yourself, at a reasonable price, and see if that changes the price of this one? -- nm - Maracello Jul 12, 07:29 5
  - It will. Back when the novel was in print (I actually had to hassle with iUniverse to get it that way, and to disable a non-approved ebook) those... - Qale Jul 12, 08:00 4
    - More: Pixiesticks is a pretty old book at this point. Vanity Press was a big thing then. It was just before self-publishing legit was taking off. - Qale Jul 12, 08:04 3
      - Thanks for the info! -- nm - Maracello Jul 12, 08:09 2
        
        Wanna feel old? Pixiesticks is 18 years old as of this past April. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 08:10 1
        
        No, Qale, I do not want to feel old. :-) (But wow.) -- nm - Maracello Jul 12, 08:14

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