POD is still a very expensive way to publish, Brian. Given
the enormous discounts demanded by retailers these days, it's
still not cost effective for most fiction. But an academic
press like OUP, for instance, who publish a lot of titles
with high cover prices, provide literally thousands of titles
using POD technology (and have done so for years).
And, yes, I know, I'm being irrelevant and non-productive
again.
Al
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lindenmuth" <
blindenmuth@gmail.com>
> On a side note I've always wondered why more
publishers, including the
> big ones, haven't embraced POD technology as a way
to have an
> increased catalog (i.e. more "in-print titles) while
circumventing
> Thor Power Tool Company v. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue (i.e.
> paying taxes on standing inventory)now that the
technology is available.
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