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by ForHackernews 228 days ago
...yes? The median book sells ~3,000 copies, ever. But people keep writing them!
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Most libraries probably don't stock many books like that. They'd just waste shelf space until they get discarded in the end.
I think most authors believe their book to be better than the median. At least when they start writing it.