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Paper Book Sales Up With Free eBook Copies

From MSH:

James Randi has released his “Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural” as a web site. He notes in the text:

“When I decided to place the entire text of ‘An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural’ on the Internet, it was suggested to me that this could cut into the sales of the printed version. However, experience has shown that, in the publishing business, making a book available on the Internet only stimulates sales of the actual book! Another mystery.”

He also notes that the book was compiled with TshwaneLex, a software system specifically designed for dictionary/encyclopedia writing, which can export to both MS Word and XML.

1 comment… add one
  • oodles August 4, 2005, 1:48 PM

    Great… just what I needed- another site to look at while at work. Not because I was specifically looking for this, but “Lucifer: The name of Satan before he fell from heaven. Or another designation for the planet Venus. Or the sun god. Take your choice.” I get to pick my choice!

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