1 result for (book:tps3 AND heading:"delet session juli 4 1976" AND stemmed:hardcov)
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(I asked Jane to hold this session so that we could get information on two questions: 1. The sales of her books, both hardcover and paperback. 2. Her status concerning her symptoms.)
[... 7 paragraphs ...]
It will take longer then for the general public than it did, for example, with The Seth Material hardcover, for several reasons.
As you mentioned, you are outside, not fitting into any acceptable mold. The general public, moreover, in those terms does not know how to respond. Many, picking up those paperbacks, do so on impulse, and are unfamiliar with any such books. They cannot laugh the matter off. The books require personal questioning. Some people are frightened. They are also intrigued. But many put off spending more money, say, for a hardcover book, because this would involve a commitment involving the ideas themselves.
[... 19 paragraphs ...]
Prentice knows that the hardcovers will continue to do well over the years. They also understand that the general market paperbacks do not last—that is, they come apart. The people who really enjoy these books will buy Prentice editions as their own wear out, using hardcovers to make notations, etc.
Many also will not spend money for a hardcover unless they have first found the book valuable enough through reading the paperbacks.
[... 20 paragraphs ...]
