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SPJ
11-03-2006, 08:49 AM
10, 20 or above 30$?

the book stores are slashing the price of a new book of mine!

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781425932138&itm=10

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ba-Jie-Talk-Rake-Fist/dp/1425932134/sr=1-7/qid=1162348957/ref=sr_1_7/026-8956498-1841265?ie=UTF8&s=books

:eek:

:D
bodhitree
11-03-2006, 08:55 AM
I work at two libraries and a bookstore, generally nothing (exception textbooks/lawbooks one of which came to be 150$:eek:
this:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9780735528239&itm=7
+ supplemental case book with it. GGGRRRRGGGGHHHH:mad: )
Chief Fox
11-03-2006, 09:11 AM
The last book I bought online cost $24.95 plus shipping so it came out to be about $30 or so in total.
Faruq
11-03-2006, 09:33 AM
I'm told good accupuncture books can cost upwards of $300. Problem, how do I know which ones are the good ones. I'm not gonna spend more than $300 on a book if I don't even know if it's good or not. Feel me?
Chief Fox
11-03-2006, 10:15 AM
Are you learning acupuncture? If you are, shouldn't you be learning it from a trained professional? Wouldn't that trained professional be able to recommend a book?
lkfmdc
11-03-2006, 10:23 AM
Are you learning acupuncture? If you are, shouldn't you be learning it from a trained professional?



Nah, just get drunk and poke your date with tooth picks until you figure it all out :D

I've paid hundreds of dollars fro some rare books but I'm a fanatic
GeneChing
11-03-2006, 10:42 AM
...and I've sold books for hundreds too, especially autographed books.

SPJ, if B&N and Amazon are slashing your prices, that means only one thing - your book is not moving. Welcome to the remainder list. Don't feel bad - MA titles seldom do that well in the mass market. We're pretty specialized and cannot generate the numbers like John Grisham, Bob Woodward or Nora Ephron right now, not by a long shot. Perhaps you need to advertise (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/about/advertise.php).;)
MasterKiller
11-03-2006, 10:48 AM
My book sales for about $1.00 online now. :(
Chief Fox
11-03-2006, 11:22 AM
Nah, just get drunk and poke your date with tooth picks until you figure it all out :D

LOL! Now that is funny.
Faruq
11-03-2006, 11:35 AM
No. I don't want any needles either. But I would like a better understanding of the human body, and how the meridians work than what's in a Wong Kiew Kit or Yang Jwing Ming book.

And what does "OT" mean anyway?



Are you learning acupuncture? If you are, shouldn't you be learning it from a trained professional? Wouldn't that trained professional be able to recommend a book?