tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post4779496646387254140..comments2024-03-28T03:21:30.224-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: No! Yes! No!: The Schizophrenia of Sell-ThroughUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-8716833875064911892009-07-16T11:54:55.649-04:002009-07-16T11:54:55.649-04:00When I still had a day job, I used to work in heal...When I still had a day job, I used to work in health care, and this kind of reminds me of what they called the census in a hospital. Having only 85-90% of the beds occupied sounds bad, but it really isn't. Otherwise you have to start sticking the pregnant ladies on the cancer ward or something else that doesn't make sense - similar to customers going elsewhere. <br /><br />At least that seems an apt comparison to me right now, but I've only had one cup of coffee.<br /><br />April<br />aprilhenrymysteries.com<br />aprilhenry.livejournal.comApril Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193292966301864407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-47514768421141473252009-07-14T21:08:22.438-04:002009-07-14T21:08:22.438-04:00Hi C.W.—
Happy to be of service!Hi C.W.—<br /><br />Happy to be of service!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-4982070878250825542009-07-14T14:08:09.871-04:002009-07-14T14:08:09.871-04:00Hi Eric,
As a relatively new author on the scene, ...Hi Eric,<br />As a relatively new author on the scene, I have to tell you: THANK YOU for your blog. There are marvelous people at my publishing house, who are always willing to provide me with information, but sales is one area that has always been a little mystifying and I'm delighted to have this perspective. It makes things much clearer and makes me appreciate my publisher's sales people all the more: they got me excellent co-op for my debut with the house and until reading your post I had no idea how diligently they must have worked to acheive this.<br /><br />I've added you to my blog roll over at Historical Boys.<br /><br />Best, C.W. Gortner<br />http://historicalboys.blogspot.com/C.W. Gortnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881402758065602605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-80900052885245221902009-07-14T08:18:39.799-04:002009-07-14T08:18:39.799-04:00Great information, Eric. I especially appreciated ...Great information, Eric. I especially appreciated hearing how and why amazon may treat their orders differently.<br /><br />Thanks for a great post and congrats on joining the blog world!<br /><br />Lori A. May<br />http://loriamay.blogspot.com<br />www.loriamay.com<br />http://twitter.com/loriamayLori A. Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297958916389422369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-29097065641307611962009-07-14T04:27:59.923-04:002009-07-14T04:27:59.923-04:00Eric, your post is great at explaining the unsusta...Eric, your post is great at explaining the unsustainable model that the big stores operate.<br /><br />Don't think the future belongs to a combination of<br />- internet <br />- print-to-order (so that every B&N, and every independent, has a printer in the basement and can always run-off another copy of anything when they need them)<br />- e-books<br /><br />Then you'd never really have to size an initial order ever again.<br />-Botogolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024057489361848870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-29379379088141840212009-07-13T20:25:33.216-04:002009-07-13T20:25:33.216-04:00LOL! I guess I should have expected a complex answ...LOL! I guess I should have expected a complex answer.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-39967827206889082232009-07-13T20:13:41.989-04:002009-07-13T20:13:41.989-04:00Thanks Eric. Very interesting (and I must admit, d...Thanks Eric. Very interesting (and I must admit, discouraging). But very good info. I've got the feed for your blog on my iGoogle, so I'll be a frequent reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-71751001124231712792009-07-13T20:10:53.731-04:002009-07-13T20:10:53.731-04:00Hi Hope—
Thanks! You should be able to subscribe ...Hi Hope—<br /><br />Thanks! You should be able to subscribe to the blog via e-mail now (see links at right). Let me know if you have any trouble.<br /><br />Hi Janet—<br /><br />Yes and no. Excessive sell-through is bad for the publisher and the account, but it's not always great for the author if they suffer low initials across the board. Significant stock outages at B&N <i>and</i> Borders, for example—especially for a title not stocked by Costco/Wal-Mart/Sam's Club—could significantly stall early sales and artificially depress BookScan numbers, possibly negatively impacting the author's next book.<br /><br />For the most part, though, you're right: excessive sell-through is more the publisher/bookseller's problem, as the author is more than likely going to get sales at competitors' stores/websites and see royalty payments regardless.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06566026538474171812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-20904681425173140092009-07-13T19:47:40.188-04:002009-07-13T19:47:40.188-04:00I can see why the excessively high sell-through is...I can see why the excessively high sell-through is bad for the bookseller. It still sounds like it would be good for the author.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-56070714833135447262009-07-13T18:40:20.012-04:002009-07-13T18:40:20.012-04:00Love the blog! Can you set up with Feedblitz or Fe...Love the blog! Can you set up with Feedblitz or Feedburner so I can get it via email and not an RSS feed? That would be great.<br /><br />Hope Clark<br />FundsforWriters.comHope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-87676248379156225792009-07-13T18:37:26.790-04:002009-07-13T18:37:26.790-04:00Great post! So glad you're blogging all this i...Great post! So glad you're blogging all this information to us.Dawn Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065998860801658132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-64804122903443001912009-07-13T17:43:12.019-04:002009-07-13T17:43:12.019-04:00I first encountered the notion of a sell-through b...I first encountered the notion of a sell-through being too high via Tom Doherty 10 years ago. I was astonished. But once he explained it made perfect sense. Thanks for the reminder. And good luck with the blog.Nicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-51742627088515590522009-07-13T12:24:59.159-04:002009-07-13T12:24:59.159-04:00Woot! Thanks for the full feed!Woot! Thanks for the full feed!Jordan McCollumhttp://jordanmccollum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-40915801421248033052009-07-13T11:51:14.427-04:002009-07-13T11:51:14.427-04:00Wow, your job sounds terrifically complicated. As ...Wow, your job sounds terrifically complicated. As a new author who didn't get any of that, I have to wonder what new headaches await on my next book. (Yes, I'm already planning on having a next book.)<br /><br />Thanks for doing this blog. I'm a follower from Nathan Bransford because of your guest blog. This is great:)<br /><br />Leona BushmanLeonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786326364037397675noreply@blogger.com