Ancestors

Written by blakestacey@awful.systems on 2024-09-23 at 05:31

Stubsack: weekly thread for sneers not worth an entire post, week ending Sunday 29 September 2024

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Written by blakestacey@awful.systems on 2024-09-23 at 05:41

From an article about a boutique brand that sells books to rich people:

Assouline has made its name publishing tomes that sell for $1,000 or more.

Oh, so they publish textbooks.

“They represent stealth wealth, intended to tell you what your hosts are about and to provide visual evidence: that the owners are people of wealth, education and taste.”

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Toot

Written by BlueMonday1984@awful.systems on 2024-09-23 at 09:34

So you’re saying that they’ve got books worth at least a grand which their owners are literally using to flaunt their wealth?

I’m legally obligated to say stealing is legally and morally wrong buuuuuuuut

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Descendants

Written by Charlie Stross on 2024-09-23 at 09:41

@BlueMonday1984 Betcha the authors aren't getting paid industry-normal royalties (10-15% of net receipts) on those Veblen goods …

(A few of my novels have been sold as limited-run signed first editions. Typically for 50%-100% more than the normal hardcover price, so maybe 3-5% as much as this nonsense. Cost of goods for a leatherbound, gilt-trimmed luxury edition is maybe $5-10, plus 10% of the cover price for the author. So someone in the middle is making serious bank.)

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