tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31024695.post5745031731543083420..comments2023-09-16T03:22:27.089-05:00Comments on POD Book Reviews & More: A Cat's Eye ViewFloyd M. Orrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07328513361518450633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31024695.post-15893875535169337542008-09-20T14:31:00.000-05:002008-09-20T14:31:00.000-05:00In the old days, publishers cared more about what ...In the old days, publishers cared more about what was in a book, though they still hoped it would turn a profit. A small minority still do, but for Amazon and others, profit is the ONLY thing, contents be damned. As you observe, Floyd, money increasingly trumps all. I used to ask people if they'd give up 10% of their salary for life-long health care for them, their family, and everyone in the country. They thought I was nuts, yet most of them pay way more than that now, all things considered. It's as though money were a drug, and people want every molecule of it they can get their hands on, no matter the consequences.<BR/><BR/>Still, POD has enabled me to get the Distant Cousin books before a small segment of the public when otherwise I might not have been able to. The fact that it has been greatly enjoyed is a decent return for me.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094931968951455626noreply@blogger.com