Why Are Dolls So Expensive?
The value of your book isn’t in its per unit price–or its mode of publication.
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When You Purchase A Doll, What Are You Really Purchasing?
This section could also be titled, “why are your dolls so expensive?”
Indeed, why is any art so expensive? It’s just vinyl (or paper, or whatever), isn’t it? By way of answer, since I’m also a writer, I’m going to illustrate a few points using books. Books and art might appear to be valued differently, but they’re not. Both are valued, ultimately, in terms of how successful they are at conveying an experience. There’s a reason Stephen King’s IT, say, has sold millions of copies and the books on the remainder table haven’t. They might all be crafted from the same basic materials–wood pulp, glue, etc–but they’re not, therefore, equal.
What you’re buying, when you pick up that book, is a story. Not the materials used to convey the story, but…
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