Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The Price of a Book

Letter to the Editor Invites Readers
to Consider the Value of Books
New York Times Asks for Your Opinion
Before August 15

New York Time
(c) 2013 Miguel Porlan
In "Invitation to a Dialogue: The Booksellers’ Tale," Stuart Bernstein writes, "Your local bookstore can’t survive as a showroom. The Justice Department apparently wants you to have cheap book prices above all else. But isn’t there a bigger picture? We vote at the polls, but also with our wallets. What is the value of the best book you’ve ever read? Can you even put a price on it?"

To read the entire letter and to send your response, click here.