Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 18:52:43 GMT



In article ,
Patrick M. Berry  wrote:
>In article , "Rebecca Ore"
 writes:
>> 	Sharyn said once that the only excuse for fandom was growing up to be an
>> editor or writer.  She had an even lower opinion of fantasy fans.
>
>I hope that's just unconfirmed hearsay, because it would be a very foolish
>thing for a professional author to say.  Without the fans, the SF/fantasy
>publishing business would not exist.  Who would buy the books?

	People like me, who aren't fans (in the sense of socializing with
other readers* of SF&F at cons or producing APAs).

	Mind you, I find it increasingly hard to find books which I want
to buy. 

							James Nicoll 

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