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>>BTW, authors can't afford cheapskates.
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>And I can't afford most authors of technical books because for every ten that I've bought, 9 have been useless.
>We don't have a word like cheapskate for the authors of worthless books and the companies that publish them, but I think it would be stronger than cheapskate if it existed.

But it's easier than ever to figure out which are worth buying and which are not.

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>I'm happy to say that some of the most valuable books I've bought have been from authors who have posted here.

I'll take that as a compliment. Thanks.

Tamar