[Info-vax] What is VMS?

[Bob Eager]

On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:33:18 -0800, seasoned_geek wrote:

> On Dec 30, 10:44 am, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
>>
>> [* is guilty of]  Is that what you meant? Or are you referring to a
>> book entitled "criminal fraud."
>>
>> Before you state something as fact, do a little research. You're an
>> author, act like one. Look up the legal meaning of "criminal fraud."
>> Don't guess and don't assume. So far you have demonstrated a total
>> disregard for the facts, but it's hard to tell whether that's from
>> ignorance or pure malice. Either way, it's not becoming.
> 
> You should take your own advice.
> 
> http://www.ask.com/wiki/Price_gouging
> 
> "it can refer either to prices obtained by practices inconsistent with a
> competitive free market, or to windfall profits"

But it *is* competitive; people can buy the book elsewhere.

I suspect your real concern is the loss of royalties on another copy of 
your (apparently overpriced anyway) book. But that's OK, people don't 
have to buy it; they have CHOICE.

>> If you look at Amazon's site you'll see that your book is shown as
>> "Available from these sellers" and is not being sold directly by
>> Amazon. But fact-checking does take a little effort.

Why should they?

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