Mario Taboada writes:
<< By the way, and only tangentially related to the
above, have other US raravians
noticed how hardboiled literature is eschewed (there, I
knew some day I wold
use this word) by public libraries?
What's a typical sales number for a hardboiled
hardcover novel?
>>
The Portland, Oregon, public library does a pretty good job
on hb purchases, but they may be the exception (most of the
branches are even open Sundays). I'd encourage readers to
frequently request library purchases of titles that might
otherwise be missed. I've also encouraged at least one small
publisher to try to generate sales by asking buyers to ask
their libraries to buy the books--a sort of grassroots
marketing tool--not sure how it would work. I'd be curious to
hear an answer to Mario's last question too. The other thing
I'd be curious about: how low must sales drop before an
author gets dropped by his or her publisher?
Doug (3)
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