Bookselling was pretty much down to two megacorps, Borders and Barnes & Noble. With the loss of Borders (and its subsidiary Waldenbooks) there is now only one. There's Amazon online, but it doesn't make many browse sales, just people buying stuff they already want. Few independent stores remain. That means, basically, if Barnes & Noble decides not to carry your book, your career goes down the toilet. Most customers buy books by browsing; if your book isn't visible, they probably won't buy it. If B&N decides not to carry an author's book, the publisher isn't likely to buy another manuscript from that author. That is just too much power for one company to have.
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- Elizabeth Barrette (
ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
- Mood:
busy
One Chance at the Shelves
Bookselling was pretty much down to two megacorps, Borders and Barnes & Noble. With the loss of Borders (and its subsidiary Waldenbooks) there is now only one. There's Amazon online, but it doesn't make many browse sales, just people buying stuff they already want. Few independent stores remain. That means, basically, if Barnes & Noble decides not to carry your book, your career goes down the toilet. Most customers buy books by browsing; if your book isn't visible, they probably won't buy it. If B&N decides not to carry an author's book, the publisher isn't likely to buy another manuscript from that author. That is just too much power for one company to have.
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too much power...
February 2 2012, 06:06:43 UTC 9 years ago
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February 3 2012, 04:38:01 UTC 9 years ago
Cool!
February 3 2012, 00:53:00 UTC 9 years ago
Re: Cool!
February 3 2012, 00:55:44 UTC 9 years ago
February 2 2012, 06:46:55 UTC 9 years ago
Publishing on the Brink: http://blog.authorsguild.org/2012/01/31/publishings-ecosystem-on-the-brink-the-backstory/
February 3 2012, 04:42:22 UTC 9 years ago