Authors agree that it's a double-edged sword.
We asked Connie Brockway and Christina Dodd to offer their insight. Frequently, if a reader wanted to try someone new and not pop for the full price, and believe me I understood that since I had two small kids and worked at the bookstore to support my reading habit, I'd find a used book by that author and sell it to them. If they really liked it, when the new releases came in they usually bought one. In fact, I credit the independents with starting my career and keeping it going, thank you very much. I really hate that some of the chain stores are putting in used book sections, stealing income from the publishing industry and the authors.