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Subject: Laser books
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Date: Wed, 24-Apr-85 10:13:01 EST
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Jerry Hewett says Laser books gave away books at cons and this might be why they
went out of business.

Well, at Boskone XII ('75) a publisher was giving away Perry Rhodans (limit: 4
per visit), but the only people I saw taking them were a couple of 
12-year-olds.  What number is P R up to now?

My wild guess is that Harlequin wasn't getting nearly as big a return as they
get from their other book lines, and giving them away was an attempt to gain
a better name among science fiction fans, many of whom were biased against the
publisher.  I also think that the publisher didn't have a feel for the right
audience for their books, and may have been aiming for an inappropriate age
group. 

L S Chabot
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