Amazon.com - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T16:35:45Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/amazoncom-1?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A222950&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAmazon - That's total BS. The…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-04:537324:Comment:2236652010-01-04T05:10:28.100ZRick Fultonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RickChristian
Amazon - That's total BS. They need to hop off the high horse. I remember when it was a little one man show and they asked me to help with the web development.<br />
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Used to be a web geek.
Amazon - That's total BS. They need to hop off the high horse. I remember when it was a little one man show and they asked me to help with the web development.<br />
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Used to be a web geek. The "who" is not always secon…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-24:537324:Comment:2230732009-12-24T23:18:34.770ZEdward G. Talbothttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/EdwardGTalbot
The "who" is not always secondary to the what. In the example given earlier, one author contributed seven of the essays, so that would certainly be a primary attribute of any marketing. also when there is a celebrity anthology with a lot of well-known authors, the who is definitely the most important thing.<br />
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Even beyond those, though, is that if I search for an author, I'd like to see anything to which that author contributed. Anything less is certainly Amazon shooting themselves in the foot. I…
The "who" is not always secondary to the what. In the example given earlier, one author contributed seven of the essays, so that would certainly be a primary attribute of any marketing. also when there is a celebrity anthology with a lot of well-known authors, the who is definitely the most important thing.<br />
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Even beyond those, though, is that if I search for an author, I'd like to see anything to which that author contributed. Anything less is certainly Amazon shooting themselves in the foot. I don't know enough about Amazon's current policies and searching ability to know how well they accomplish that now.<br />
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And like some others, I am generally happy with Amazon. I don't really have the time or inclination to go out of my way to drive to a good independent bookstore, although I occasionally stop at one if I happen upon it. Yes, listing contributors to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-23:537324:Comment:2230182009-12-23T16:12:55.214ZDebbi Mackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DebbiMack
Yes, listing contributors to boost sales would be logical, but what does logic have to do with publishing? :)
Yes, listing contributors to boost sales would be logical, but what does logic have to do with publishing? :) Sounds like another one of th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-23:537324:Comment:2230112009-12-23T13:59:50.426Zdoug andersonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/douganderson
Sounds like another one of those mindless moves that corporations make that hurt their own business but cut short term costs. Everything is about short term gains/losses.<br />
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I would think that listing the contributors would enhance sales. People who know those authors, etc. etc.
Sounds like another one of those mindless moves that corporations make that hurt their own business but cut short term costs. Everything is about short term gains/losses.<br />
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I would think that listing the contributors would enhance sales. People who know those authors, etc. etc. Good point, John. The only hi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229842009-12-22T23:13:40.696ZDebbi Mackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DebbiMack
Good point, John. The only hitch is that being listed in the table of contents won't pull the anthology up in a search on the author's name.
Good point, John. The only hitch is that being listed in the table of contents won't pull the anthology up in a search on the author's name. This is quite true.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229832009-12-22T22:00:11.332ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
This is quite true.
This is quite true. Because anthologies are often…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229822009-12-22T21:44:08.726ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
Because anthologies are often marketed based on their subject matter, not who's contributing to them. For example, the Greatest American Short Stories anthologies are a collection of the best stories from a given year, as determined by the editor(s) of the anthology. On the spine of the book, anthologies list the editor(s). The contributors will be on the table of contents and on the first page of the story, and maybe in a bio somewhere, but the "who" is secondary to the "what". The Scribner…
Because anthologies are often marketed based on their subject matter, not who's contributing to them. For example, the Greatest American Short Stories anthologies are a collection of the best stories from a given year, as determined by the editor(s) of the anthology. On the spine of the book, anthologies list the editor(s). The contributors will be on the table of contents and on the first page of the story, and maybe in a bio somewhere, but the "who" is secondary to the "what". The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Fiction contains 50 stories that the editors feel best represent contemporary short fiction. It's not intended as a vehicle for a given author's work.<br />
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Anyway, on Amazon, you can see who is contributing to a work by looking at the table of contents (if the book offers that feature, which is up to the publisher, I believe, not Amazon). Come to think, I never checke…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229792009-12-22T18:18:06.784ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Come to think, I never checked on FIFTY YEARS OF CRIME AND SUSPENSE (AHMM presents). I have a story in it. It's huge, though, and I can see why they wouldn't list all the authors.
Come to think, I never checked on FIFTY YEARS OF CRIME AND SUSPENSE (AHMM presents). I have a story in it. It's huge, though, and I can see why they wouldn't list all the authors. I agree with I.J. Amazon has…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229772009-12-22T16:14:23.405ZDebbi Mackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DebbiMack
I agree with I.J. Amazon has been good to me. But I do wish they'd list the anthology contributors somewhere. I'm already in the CHESAPEAKE CRIMES anthology, and in March, I'll be in another called CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: THEY HAD IT COMIN'. The credit wouldn't hurt. :)
I agree with I.J. Amazon has been good to me. But I do wish they'd list the anthology contributors somewhere. I'm already in the CHESAPEAKE CRIMES anthology, and in March, I'll be in another called CHESAPEAKE CRIMES: THEY HAD IT COMIN'. The credit wouldn't hurt. :) Nope. I like Amazon. They've…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-22:537324:Comment:2229732009-12-22T14:51:59.478ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Nope. I like Amazon. They've played fair with me -- unlike book stores.<br />
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Usually the publisher makes sure the information is listed correctly. It strikes me that an anthology sells not because of the editor but precisely because of the contributors. Those names need to appear somewhere in the book description.
Nope. I like Amazon. They've played fair with me -- unlike book stores.<br />
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Usually the publisher makes sure the information is listed correctly. It strikes me that an anthology sells not because of the editor but precisely because of the contributors. Those names need to appear somewhere in the book description.