by Ann Kjellberg, editor What does it mean that decisions about what gets published are based on the preferences of people who buy first-run hardcover books?
So glad you wrote this Ann. I have asked larger publishing houses to do first run in paperback and had that request turned down. As an author, I'd prefer to be first published in paperback as more people will be able to buy and read my books.
Such a good point. It seems like the arrangement we have now may be "working" in some short-term way, but it's eating away at the audience in the long term.
Thank you for reading! I admire people who buy books, I was a little worried about seeming to badmouth them. I've watched bookstore managers and publishing executives buy books they could have gotten for free. It just seems like a think edge to build a whole literary culture on...
When I've asked publishers (magazines also) what they are doing actually to grow the reading audience--to encourage more people to read books, to find books they'd like, to feel connected with books--rather than compete with the other guy for existing readers, no one seems to have answers, though maybe there are things I don't know about.
So glad you wrote this Ann. I have asked larger publishing houses to do first run in paperback and had that request turned down. As an author, I'd prefer to be first published in paperback as more people will be able to buy and read my books.
Such a good point. It seems like the arrangement we have now may be "working" in some short-term way, but it's eating away at the audience in the long term.
this was fascinating, Ann, thank you!
really interesting.
So informative! Thank you!
Thank you!
Lookint forward to part II.
Loved this.
Thank you! I’ve been thinking about it for a long time.
This was so interesting! Thanks, Ann!
Thank you for reading! I admire people who buy books, I was a little worried about seeming to badmouth them. I've watched bookstore managers and publishing executives buy books they could have gotten for free. It just seems like a think edge to build a whole literary culture on...
When I've asked publishers (magazines also) what they are doing actually to grow the reading audience--to encourage more people to read books, to find books they'd like, to feel connected with books--rather than compete with the other guy for existing readers, no one seems to have answers, though maybe there are things I don't know about.