Bad News: Another Series Bites the Dust. - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T16:00:34Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/bad-news-another-series-bites?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A214310&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat? You must have been buyi…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-09:537324:Comment:2160002009-10-09T17:31:51.952ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
What? You must have been buying the competition. Just kidding. Amazon is very good about promoting authors. That's why I buy from them.
What? You must have been buying the competition. Just kidding. Amazon is very good about promoting authors. That's why I buy from them. I periodically receive an ema…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-09:537324:Comment:2159912009-10-09T14:29:40.355ZSuzannehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/dmbdenmother
I periodically receive an email from Amazon.com on books I might enjoy. This morning's email included "The Hell Screen." Thought you'd like to know.<br />
Suzanne
I periodically receive an email from Amazon.com on books I might enjoy. This morning's email included "The Hell Screen." Thought you'd like to know.<br />
Suzanne Balm to my wounds. Thanks. (T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-04:537324:Comment:2155522009-10-04T21:36:45.422ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Balm to my wounds. Thanks. (They're idiots) :)
Balm to my wounds. Thanks. (They're idiots) :) This has always been the arti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-04:537324:Comment:2154772009-10-04T03:03:56.946ZDonna Carrickhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
This has always been the artist's lot, with rare exceptions. (good reviews, poor sales) It's a terrific series and exceptionally well-written. Unfortunately, we writers are not in the driver's seat. Best of luck finding a publisher to carry on the series.
This has always been the artist's lot, with rare exceptions. (good reviews, poor sales) It's a terrific series and exceptionally well-written. Unfortunately, we writers are not in the driver's seat. Best of luck finding a publisher to carry on the series. I hope you're right. I'm wait…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-28:537324:Comment:2150802009-09-28T17:15:40.210ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
I hope you're right. I'm waiting for my agent's word on her plans. Usually the process takes months. We are looking at smaller publishing houses with a record of picking up good series that have been dropped.
I hope you're right. I'm waiting for my agent's word on her plans. Usually the process takes months. We are looking at smaller publishing houses with a record of picking up good series that have been dropped. Electronic publication reache…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-28:537324:Comment:2150782009-09-28T17:13:27.667ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Electronic publication reaches only a very small readership. I'm willing to bet that my readers are firm believers in holding a book in their hands. So, electronic publication is an additional, not an instead-of. We'll be offering both print and electronic rights of the next novel to whoever the new publisher is and will sweeten the pot by adding electronic rights for HELL SCREEN and RASHOMON GATE to the pot.
Electronic publication reaches only a very small readership. I'm willing to bet that my readers are firm believers in holding a book in their hands. So, electronic publication is an additional, not an instead-of. We'll be offering both print and electronic rights of the next novel to whoever the new publisher is and will sweeten the pot by adding electronic rights for HELL SCREEN and RASHOMON GATE to the pot. I'm going to go out on a limb…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-28:537324:Comment:2150772009-09-28T17:06:50.471ZB.R.Statehamhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction. I'll betcha a cold glass of Coke that inside a month you'll have a publisher for the Akitada series. Of course that means you're actively pursuing one, which I know you are.<br />
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One month. Mark it on your calendar.
I'm going to go out on a limb and make a prediction. I'll betcha a cold glass of Coke that inside a month you'll have a publisher for the Akitada series. Of course that means you're actively pursuing one, which I know you are.<br />
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One month. Mark it on your calendar. Let me preface my statements…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-28:537324:Comment:2150712009-09-28T15:11:31.904ZSuzannehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/dmbdenmother
Let me preface my statements by saying I don't know what I'm talking about, but....<br />
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Could there be a way to offer the books electronically? Radiohead offered their last CD from their webpage and asked that downloaders pay what they thought was a fair amount. The result was that the average price paid was about 5 pounds. Normal CD's sell for about twice that, but there's not many middlemen to pay, so the band came out ahead.<br />
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I read recently that Donald Harstad was having difficulty for his…
Let me preface my statements by saying I don't know what I'm talking about, but....<br />
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Could there be a way to offer the books electronically? Radiohead offered their last CD from their webpage and asked that downloaders pay what they thought was a fair amount. The result was that the average price paid was about 5 pounds. Normal CD's sell for about twice that, but there's not many middlemen to pay, so the band came out ahead.<br />
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I read recently that Donald Harstad was having difficulty for his sixth in his series about the Iowa sheriff, which I adore. Any authors out there experimenting with electronic distribution? Thanks, Julie. I'm enormously…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-27:537324:Comment:2150192009-09-27T21:15:23.390ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Thanks, Julie. I'm enormously tempted. Anything I can do via e-mail is a winner!
Thanks, Julie. I'm enormously tempted. Anything I can do via e-mail is a winner! So sorry to hear this - my co…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-09-27:537324:Comment:2150122009-09-27T20:23:16.749ZJulie Lomoehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/julielomoe
So sorry to hear this - my condolences.<br />
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I've registered with the Poisoned Pen Web Con, which happens October 24th, billed as the world's first virtual mystery convention. I'm organizing two "virtual panels" and connecting with authors from all over the U.S. I think the old way is dying, but there are alternatives out there. The phrase "there's more than one way to skin a cat" comes to mind, but jeez, that's a horrible expression - I have two cats whom I just fed, and I can't stand animal…
So sorry to hear this - my condolences.<br />
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I've registered with the Poisoned Pen Web Con, which happens October 24th, billed as the world's first virtual mystery convention. I'm organizing two "virtual panels" and connecting with authors from all over the U.S. I think the old way is dying, but there are alternatives out there. The phrase "there's more than one way to skin a cat" comes to mind, but jeez, that's a horrible expression - I have two cats whom I just fed, and I can't stand animal cruelty.<br />
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But there's still time to register. Go directly to the <a href="http://www.ppwebcon.com" target="_blank">Poisoned Pen Web Con</a> or visit my blog for the post describing the event and why I registered.<br />
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<a href="http://julielomoe.wordprss.com" target="_blank">Julie Lomoe's Musings Mysterioso</a>