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HappyHighwayman t1_j7lwqyf wrote

Reply to comment by SAT0725 in TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today by SAT0725

Do they charge a lot to make their money back or only print a few hundred copies ?

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SAT0725 OP t1_j7lyj3k wrote

Probably only print a few hundred, if that. Most poetry printed today is from small presses anyway. If a major publisher prints poetry they're usually old classics in the public domain or really well-known poets like Sylvia Plath or the Beats, etc.

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