Re: Why?

It did not cost one penny to set the store up.

Dan




--- In [email protected], Elizabeth Burton 
<EBurton@...> wrote:
>
> As Tony explained, the EPIC bookstore features books by EPIC 
members  
> as a member benefit. So does Broad Universe, although theirs is 
simply  
> a catalog rather than a bookstore. As for the "dead authors," I  
> believe it's part of the agreement when you sign with Fictionwise 
for  
> a branded store that you agree to carry a selection of their own  
> public domain books.
> 
> It's hardly worth getting your knickers in a twist over it, Ed,  
> because the fact the books are purchasable is just icing; I'm not 
sure  
> if any of the members actually link to the store since they'll 
make  
> more per copy sold by linking to their respective publishers. The 
EPIC  
> bookstore is simply there as a convenience, on the off chance 
someone  
> will stumble on the EPIC site and want to see what the 
organization's  
> members have produced. It's not actively promoted, nor is it  
> considered a major revenue source. However, you can hear the howls  
> from coast to coast if a member discovers his/her titles aren't 
there.  
> Whether that means it's "an ego thing" or just that people expect  
> their member benefits to be provided forthwith is your choice.
> 
> In short, the bookstore is just an extra perk you get for joining.  
> It's not meant to make a lot of money, but the membership asked for 
it  
> and EPIC had the money to set it up, so there it is.
> 
> L
> 
> Elizabeth Burton, Executive Editor
> Zumaya Publications LLC
> Opening Doors to the Creative Mind
> http://www.zumayapublications.com
>




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