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  1. Interesting point about circulating libraries and publishing bearing a not-so-slight resemblance to e-publishing now. I know of several authors who are trying to buy back their copyrights because publishers purchased their books but never published them or did a poor job publishing them. The authors think (and likely rightly so) that they can make more money and publicize their books better than the traditional publishing houses.

    Loved your post!! So interesting, especially since I once worked for a major publisher (which had a large bookstore in their basement) and before the advent of email, replied to written requests for books published by Harcourt Brace, usually from readers in the UK and Europe. I had my not-so-little electric typewriter set up in a corner of our office space where I would correspond with readers across the country and around the world regarding Harcourt Brace books and textbooks. 🙂

    Warmly,
    Susanne 🙂

    • I was really taken aback while researching this how much similarity there was between indie publishing and ‘standard’ publishing back then. Made me feel a little closer to JA that way. 🙂

  2. “Many believed that reading novels would give impressionable (and somewhat irrational) young ladies unrealistic expectations about life.”

    Yep that’s me ?

    Novels have ruined real life for me. I expect too much, apparently, and refuse to settle.

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