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In the US we lack that system so em...Anon at 1:35:<br /><br />In the US we lack that system so emphatically that I actually clicked around the website, suspecting a spoof.<br /><br />"PLR is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and in 2008-09 received £7.4 million pounds in grant-in-aid, of which £6.6 million was distributed to authors. Funding for 2009-10 has been set at £7.5 million."<br /><br />Of course, living in the US, I'm not getting that money from the UK versions of my books! I might move to the EC, just so I'll be eligible. <br /><br />At least we don't have nationalized healthcare here. That would -really- suck for an author without a day job. I don't know how you live with that crappy NHS. They know me by name at the local emergency room, sucker!<br /><br />Also: I recently read that France gives musicians a monthly stipend, so long as they perform a certain number (30-50, if I remember) of gigs per year in qualified venues.<br /><br />Maybe what publishing needs is better lobbyists.<br /><br />JRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-71627858965637801252009-07-22T01:35:43.925-04:002009-07-22T01:35:43.925-04:00On the issue of library loans, is there no equival...On the issue of library loans, is there no equivalent of this in the US?<br /><br />http://www.plr.uk.com/allAboutPlr/whatIsPlr.htm<br /><br />I receive a small four-figure sum every year from this scheme, which makes libraries doubly lovely in my eyes.<br /><br />Also, won’t POD dramatically reduce the amount of pulping that goes on?<br /><br />All those trees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-33195681586857733722009-07-21T22:15:04.820-04:002009-07-21T22:15:04.820-04:00@Kirk -- that on-demand, in-store printing press a...@Kirk -- that on-demand, in-store printing press already exits:<br /><br />http://www.ondemandbooks.com<br /><br />I've heard a lot about how returns work in publishing. I confess that no matter how many details I learn, it doesn't make any sense to me. Did the publishing industry not go through Just In Time delivery like every other material goods industry I can think of?<br /><br />There just has to be a better way out there that works for all parties involved.Katnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-13544703497856901262009-07-21T21:47:21.638-04:002009-07-21T21:47:21.638-04:00I definitely agree with Janet and Jeff that ebooks...I definitely agree with Janet and Jeff that ebooks is going to change things, but I'm not so enthusiastic. It's going to make things better, sure, but better for authors? Mmm I think publishers will benefit more, though there may be some piece of the pie for authors. I mean, lower cost means lower price (someday. This 10$ can't last, really, can it?) but if I were a publishing house I'd be keeping more of that cut than I'm giving away--I doubt the royalty rate increases and a 10% royalty on $5 (the randomly picked lower price) is only 50 cents compared to a paperback's 80 cents. Not even considering hardcover, better hope that lower price means 30-40% more books sold...<br /><br />On top of that, I think publishers may be more apt to take on more books if they don't have to waste paper, so more competition for marketing dollars and readership.<br /><br />But, hey, what do I know? As a writer I have to envy your enthusiasm and assume the future's bright. Hope is what we writers are good at.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13700459836843237237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-31528008625114511142009-07-21T19:02:42.630-04:002009-07-21T19:02:42.630-04:00I feel like e-books and e-readers could change thi...I feel like e-books and e-readers could change this buisness model. I rarely buy a book that isn't on my kindle anymore, it is more convenient and easier to travel with.Jeffhttp://weekendworkin.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-1362896754041452832009-07-21T18:13:46.968-04:002009-07-21T18:13:46.968-04:00I'm interested in what Godfrey said about most...I'm interested in what Godfrey said about most of the returns being the big name authors. Granted it was a while back but still.<br /><br />Are the big book chains partly responsible for all this?Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-31438574073105407282009-07-21T16:40:39.123-04:002009-07-21T16:40:39.123-04:00Depressing, but informative.
And is anyone else h...Depressing, but informative.<br /><br />And is anyone else horrified at the mental image of all those books being pulped? Argh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-73292604412911690512009-07-21T15:20:05.934-04:002009-07-21T15:20:05.934-04:00"I'm also fairly certain the idea of retu..."I'm also fairly certain the idea of returns is also unique to publishing."<br /><br />Wrigley's does it with chewing gum too. Though I doubt they are anywhere close to the 40% of books....(!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-23853749668879022532009-07-21T13:30:16.910-04:002009-07-21T13:30:16.910-04:00Fifteen years ago I worked as the returns person a...Fifteen years ago I worked as the returns person at a major book chain (Crown Books, before it was steamrolled by B&N). I would go into different stores and clean up their returns piles for them. <br /><br />The amount of mass markets I stripped was unreal, and honestly most of them were by big name authors, because the stores (or reps) had ordered too many of them in anticipation of glory.<br /><br />Those, by far, made up the highest percentage of the waste (in my own admittedly teensy tiny experience). Hardback returns to imprints were much smaller--and again, the biggest boxes I filled tended to be too many copies of a larger title, which had been over ordered. I rarely saw large quantities of midlist titles get returned or stripped. This was 15 years ago though.Sierra Godfreyhttp://sierragodfrey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-75236668651384310192009-07-21T13:26:50.486-04:002009-07-21T13:26:50.486-04:00Seriously, don't you think eBooks and the EBM ...Seriously, don't you think eBooks and the EBM are going to cause a major shift in this dynamic? We could be looking at a radically different landscape in as little as five years. And I think it will be one that is a little more favourable to authors, provided they keep an eye on their out-of-print clauses. Bring it on!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-81152325333826520512009-07-21T12:18:53.090-04:002009-07-21T12:18:53.090-04:00Alissa:
Oh, I by no means -want- libraries to pay...Alissa:<br /><br />Oh, I by no means -want- libraries to pay royalties. (Except in a perfect world where strawberry-scented unicorns frolic in chocolate waterfalls, and libraries are bursting with funding.) I love and adore libraries. I'm just saying that it's another difficulty that is (almost) unique to this industry. <br /><br />We've got: <br /><br />1) retailers who don't buy product, but instead basically borrow it from manufacturers.<br />2) annual planned obsolescence of our flagship product, as Eric mentions above.<br />3) a sales force that does not work on commission.<br />4) a government program in every town in the country that gives our product away for free.<br />5) Dan Brown slinking into bookstores and stealing my sales while the clerks' heads are turned.<br /><br />Frankly, it'd be a miracle if any industry of which those things were true was in -good- shape! And they were all true before the Great Recession.<br /><br />So for me, as someone who makes a living at this, all this doom and gloom--er, I mean all this _accuracy_--isn't so bad. It's never been easy, at least not for a guy who writes well but is nobody's idea of a genius. All I can do is keep writing, to the limits of my meagre talent, and keep editing and polishing and re-writing. Exactly the same as last year, and five years ago, and ten. So maybe editors take longer to get back to my agent. They were never quick. Instead of waiting three months, I'm waiting six. Okay, seven ... and counting.<br /><br />But ... eh. What else am I gonna do? -Work-?<br /><br />And thanks for the response, Eric. 175,000 books a year. But only 10,000 of them are novels! That's only 27 a day. A mere trickle, he said, sobbing.<br /><br />I do wonder about the unintended (and unfortunate) consequences of unionization--but I definitely see some serious benefits. My agent gets worked up because he thinks that the twenty best-selling authors (of whom he represents a few--myself emphatically not among them) could basically dictate terms, and change the industry. But they're the ones for whom the current system is working wonderfully ...<br /><br />JRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-57301179443680443362009-07-21T12:09:37.004-04:002009-07-21T12:09:37.004-04:00Hi Kirk--
I agree, more or less, but it's rea...Hi Kirk--<br /><br />I agree, more or less, but it's really a question of how long the transition will take. E-readers are still prohibitively expensive for a lot of people, and there will always be those who are <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFAWR6hzZek" rel="nofollow">confused by the new technology</a> (or simply prefer physical books).Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-17924844425929881992009-07-21T11:55:42.034-04:002009-07-21T11:55:42.034-04:00Hi Matt--
It really depends on the book; some are...Hi Matt--<br /><br />It really depends on the book; some are in print for a year, others are in print for decades. I'll try and look up some average stats for you, though.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-76332837784349149332009-07-21T11:53:22.687-04:002009-07-21T11:53:22.687-04:00I don't know that the libraries/royalties thin...I don't know that the libraries/royalties thing is a very good example. Libraries also lend music CDs and DVDs and they are not (and should not be) required to pay royalties on those as well. If libraries are forced to pay out royalties, then they will simply buy less books which doesn't help the publishing world at all. I think the way a writer needs to look at it is, people reading free library books have the potential to become fans that will then buy future books. It's all about the exposure. It's not an ideal situation.<br /><br />As authors there isn't a whole lot we can do about the situation. So, instead of wasting time whining and complaining, we should probably just figure out how to write books so wonderful there will be no remainders, or at least keep dreaming of such a perfect day.Alissa Grossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16701189791875707920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-21736174609466852172009-07-21T11:38:51.898-04:002009-07-21T11:38:51.898-04:00Hi JR--
1. Yes, it's true we're not paid ...Hi JR--<br /><br />1. Yes, it's true we're not paid on commission. Including the book industry, the number of industries that engage in this practice is (to the best of my knowledge): 1.<br /><br />2. I'm also fairly certain the idea of returns is also unique to publishing.<br /><br />3. According to Bowker, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/books/the-last-word-how-many-books-are-too-many.html" rel="nofollow">175,000 new titles</a> were published in 2003. This is a big number, but nowhere near the number of people who are trying to get published.<br /><br />I'm interested in your idea of unionizing, though. Food for thought/blog.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-68586530722478218422009-07-21T11:24:13.294-04:002009-07-21T11:24:13.294-04:00Of course there is a solution. e-Books. Never out ...Of course there is a solution. e-Books. Never out of print, always available instantly on demand. It's the future regardless of how you feel about that book store on the corner. There will always be a market for antique books, I suppose.<br /><br />Alternately, I can imagine some intermediate step to prevent this inevitability for ten or fifteen years: a book store which has, in place of that back storeroom, a printing service able to print 50 ppm in a variety of formats, including full color dust jackets. If you're romantic enough, you can imagine they will print a wide variety of samples to occupy the book shelves -- placement paid for by 'publishers' marketing dollars, of course.<br /><br />Take a book to the counter for purchase, and the point of sale system triggers the printer in back to replicate a copy for immediate replacement. And if you want a book they don't stock on the shelves, well wait 5 minutes and an attendant will bring it to you personally.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937127130315241114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-54346317316593952132009-07-21T11:20:45.790-04:002009-07-21T11:20:45.790-04:00Hi Reesha--
The industry's not quite at its w...Hi Reesha--<br /><br />The industry's not <i>quite</i> at its worst for authors. Authors are usually advanced more money than their books actually earn (roughly 75% of titles don't earn out) and when they get royalties, they get more money per copy than the house or the bookseller (the author gets about three times what the bookseller or publisher gets).<br /><br />So yes, it's bad for authors, but it could be worse.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.com