When your book comes out, do you ... - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:47:10Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:51605?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A51639&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFair point ... when people st…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-04:537324:Comment:524712007-07-04T07:57:18.996ZTom Cainhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/tomcain
Fair point ... when people start ordering my book on Amazon, months in advance - like the fans who have kept JK Rowling at No.1 for the past six months - I'll know I've made it. Seems a fair way off, though!
Fair point ... when people start ordering my book on Amazon, months in advance - like the fans who have kept JK Rowling at No.1 for the past six months - I'll know I've made it. Seems a fair way off, though! Amazon has grown since my fir…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-03:537324:Comment:522912007-07-03T18:04:15.388ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Amazon has grown since my first books came out. Yes, they are still only a small part. You can guess at reader interest, but beware: crisp sales at amazon may mean that none of the bookstores stock your book any longer. And when that happens, we might all better be grateful for Amazon. They are there when the bookstores have let you down.<br />
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Besides, Amazon can be very encouraging when people order a book 5 months before its release date. It means that someone knows the author's name, has read a…
Amazon has grown since my first books came out. Yes, they are still only a small part. You can guess at reader interest, but beware: crisp sales at amazon may mean that none of the bookstores stock your book any longer. And when that happens, we might all better be grateful for Amazon. They are there when the bookstores have let you down.<br />
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Besides, Amazon can be very encouraging when people order a book 5 months before its release date. It means that someone knows the author's name, has read a previous book, and is eager for more. To me that is a very cheerful sign indeed. Thanks! I'd heard that too, t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-03:537324:Comment:522562007-07-03T16:33:14.063ZKathryn Lilleyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KathrynL
Thanks! I'd heard that too, that Amazon is just a tiny part of the bookselling scene.
Thanks! I'd heard that too, that Amazon is just a tiny part of the bookselling scene. I don't know what they mean,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-03:537324:Comment:521652007-07-03T08:16:57.602ZTom Cainhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/tomcain
I don't know what they mean, but I DO know - thanks to a previous thread on this very forum - that Amazon only accounts for a tiny proportion of book sales. So I guess we couldn't get too thrilled if the Amazon numbers are good, or too despondent if they're bad. they are, at best, a snapshot of how a book is doing, relative to everyobe else, at any given moment. As for analysing the numbers, I'm afraid I don't have a natural sense of algorithm ...
I don't know what they mean, but I DO know - thanks to a previous thread on this very forum - that Amazon only accounts for a tiny proportion of book sales. So I guess we couldn't get too thrilled if the Amazon numbers are good, or too despondent if they're bad. they are, at best, a snapshot of how a book is doing, relative to everyobe else, at any given moment. As for analysing the numbers, I'm afraid I don't have a natural sense of algorithm ... Does anyone know what the num…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-03:537324:Comment:520932007-07-03T02:23:41.939ZKathryn Lilleyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KathrynL
Does anyone know what the numbers on Amazon actually <i>mean</i>? What is their algorithm? (Not that I know an algorithm from a rumba rhythm, just a general idea of how they put these numbers together).
Does anyone know what the numbers on Amazon actually <i>mean</i>? What is their algorithm? (Not that I know an algorithm from a rumba rhythm, just a general idea of how they put these numbers together). Why the devil should we have…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-02:537324:Comment:520272007-07-02T21:17:49.626ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Why the devil should we have to be humble about it? See, there's the rub. How dare they treat us like beggars and nuisances when all we are trying to do is to help them sell books that make them more money than they do us? (Note: Independent stores are kinder, but they tend to be very small).
Why the devil should we have to be humble about it? See, there's the rub. How dare they treat us like beggars and nuisances when all we are trying to do is to help them sell books that make them more money than they do us? (Note: Independent stores are kinder, but they tend to be very small). I so relate to that!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-02:537324:Comment:520022007-07-02T18:49:48.989ZTom Cainhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/tomcain
I so relate to that!
I so relate to that! You'll certainly qualify for…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-02:537324:Comment:520012007-07-02T18:49:24.065ZTom Cainhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/tomcain
You'll certainly qualify for that free pint!
You'll certainly qualify for that free pint! As we say round here, shy bai…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-02:537324:Comment:519682007-07-02T16:24:53.283ZJulie Morriganhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Julielew
As we say round here, shy bairns get nowt!<br />
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Any discount for the unemployed? Hmmm? Free pint with every signature? No? Oh, well! I was planning to buy it anyway!
As we say round here, shy bairns get nowt!<br />
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Any discount for the unemployed? Hmmm? Free pint with every signature? No? Oh, well! I was planning to buy it anyway! I had one bookstore decline o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-02:537324:Comment:519532007-07-02T15:15:12.120ZBill Cameronhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/bcameron
I had one bookstore decline on my offer to sign because I could have been anybody. Driver's license and business cards made no difference. But otherwise, no one has even asked!
I had one bookstore decline on my offer to sign because I could have been anybody. Driver's license and business cards made no difference. But otherwise, no one has even asked!