tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post1338228896166717423..comments2024-03-28T06:28:53.552-04:00Comments on the cockeyed pessimist: WHAT MAKES A GOOD NOVEL...AND KINDRED MATTERSMarty Shepardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07646940651220807381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-22381595407832061192020-10-14T05:06:56.752-04:002020-10-14T05:06:56.752-04:00CBD Oil Den is a top rated CBD Shop in the UK. You...CBD Oil Den is a top rated CBD Shop in the UK. You can buy CBD in UK with ease. Choose from 700+ brands. 20000+ products. Great Deals & Discounts. Trying CBD oil to help support the management of everyday stresses, support recovery from exercise-induced inflammation, support healthy sleep cycles. <a href="https://cbdoilden.com/" rel="nofollow">CBD Oil Den</a>Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430333807782827351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-83913051230416531212019-08-26T06:27:52.850-04:002019-08-26T06:27:52.850-04:00Here is what make me happy https://nerdymates.com/...Here is what make me happy <a href="https://nerdymates.com/blog/cause-and-effect-essay-topics" rel="nofollow">https://nerdymates.com/blog/cause-and-effect-essay-topics</a>. Would help you too!Taylor Barahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054776280759216446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-50142902631773351082010-04-03T01:34:05.140-04:002010-04-03T01:34:05.140-04:00First of all, thank God - someone else who didn...First of all, thank God - someone else who didn't care for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I had a tiny editor on one shoulder telling me the book needed trimming, and the Swedish Chef on the other shoulder, trying to read it aloud. But I liked Lisbeth very much.<br /><br />Second, I read this just before tuning in to the new TV show, Miami Medical, and all I could think of was, "This show needs characters I care about. Otherwise, it's just another day in the ER."<br /><br />LOOOOVVVEE Robert B. Parker, and Walter Mosley.<br /><br />Gayle Carline (author of FREEZER BURN)Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-66604932085712469752010-04-02T11:58:56.517-04:002010-04-02T11:58:56.517-04:00Hi, Marty and Judy, good luck on the discount to t...Hi, Marty and Judy, good luck on the discount to the Indie booksellers with no returns. Maybe Bridge Works can join you if it works. And on the subject of fiction, check out a guy named David Shields, author of Reality Hunger: A Manifesto. Also, my latest blog, barbthebookie.blogspot.com Shields will get your dander up. Barbara PhillipsB. A. Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834997934416774604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-46234925422963631082010-04-02T04:01:21.931-04:002010-04-02T04:01:21.931-04:00All good stuff, as usual, specially on what makes ...All good stuff, as usual, specially on what makes a good novel, as long as you remember that any rule is only valid so long as it's instantly disposable. I'd add that the best books are layered and can be read on many levels, able to satisfy someone as solemn as an eighteen year old sophomore and someone as frivolous as an eighty year old professor of semiotics.Charleshttp://www.redroom.com/author/charles-davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-50107148032401331362010-04-01T18:01:00.619-04:002010-04-01T18:01:00.619-04:00Always interesting to read your blogs. And I agre...Always interesting to read your blogs. And I agree with you-- about what makes a good novel.<br /><br />MaudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-48310886749553228032010-04-01T17:33:21.874-04:002010-04-01T17:33:21.874-04:00Nancy:
I don't see how you can go wrong with ...Nancy:<br /><br />I don't see how you can go wrong with five copies. We can't afford to have Amazon on a no-returnable basis..and B&T as well...and still allow returns from the Independents. Ordinarily we offer any bookstore a 40% discount (returnable) taking for 5 or more copies; and 20% on 4 copies or less. That means that each Buffett biography would ordinarily cost you $22.40 for 1-4 copies, and $16.80 for five or more. If you buy five non-returnable it comes to $11.10/copy. The five non-returnable copies would amount to only $55.50. Five returnable copies would cost you (were we to offer that, which we're not) $84. <br /><br />If you only sold two non returnables you'd have already covered your costs. And I don't doubt that, with any sort of push from the store or up-front display, you would likely sell them all and reorder.<br /><br />This book is going to generate a lot of publicity and we're not making any available to the chain stores.<br /><br />Your choice, but I'd certainly like to have you aboard on this effort.<br /><br /><br />MartyMarty Shepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646940651220807381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-670004591791369992010-04-01T16:07:02.889-04:002010-04-01T16:07:02.889-04:00Marty,
Kudos on the Year of Cats and Dogs nomin...Marty,<br /> Kudos on the Year of Cats and Dogs nomination....it is well-deserved!<br /> Re: returns. I understand that small publishers can get badly burned by huge returns, but I fear that using your requirement of purchasing 5 books or more is going to leave the smaller indie stores out in the cold. Rarely can I purchase 5 copies of any book unless I know it's going to be a bestseller. Does that mean I want to deprive my customers a full menu of choices? No.<br />Your 60% discount sounds good; it allows me to discount books. But by doing that I cut my margin even closer, and I lose a customer who might have otherwise selected a full-price book. Hard decisions!<br />Nancy Simpson<br />Book Vault<br />Oskaloosa, IAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306273162212024534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671249594820130735.post-50195385858753389642010-04-01T14:04:15.602-04:002010-04-01T14:04:15.602-04:00The Publishers Weekly article seems to cover all t...The Publishers Weekly article seems to cover all the reasons why we need small presses like you - quick response, fast turnaround, personal care, and I already know you publish great books. Plus, with this challenge to the returns policy you're pushing saving the physical as well as the reading environment.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.com