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Making some political waves is a sure-fire way to move some units, and in a year this’ll all be forgotten (hey has any publisher ever released a “classic edit” version of a book, to play both sides?).

I mean how much money do you expect publishers to leave on the table in the interest of preserving the version of a book you personally liked?

>>bee_ri+(OP)
So it's actually capitalism at fault--not the publishers rewriting the original texts? Interesting take.

>>jiscar+t1
I dunno how to attribute blame. The publishers are reacting to the incentives provided by the market — maybe it’s our fault for not buying enough copies to keep the publishers satiated.

Apparently book sales dropped in 2022

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/f...

So maybe it’s COVID’s fault.