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Re: BUT IT'S LESS THAN $5.70 PER WORD!!
In Response To: BUT IT'S LESS THAN $5.70 PER WORD!! ()

: SO THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2,500 WORDS IN THE EBAY LISTING, AND
: THE BUYITNOW IS SET AT $14,200, SO YOU ARE PAYING LESS THAN
: $5.70 PER WORD FOR THE WATCH AND THE DESCRIPTION.

: That's not so bad, is it?

That's inflation for you. When Frederik Pohl was editor of Astonishing Stories (pulp SF) he was reportedly paying $0.005 per word.

Got Asimov, Kornbluth and many others started though, and I think I'd rather read that than wade through today's version.


Mike

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