As far as points are concerned, I think you just made mine for me:
Which means that FOR THE BOOKSTORE, a faceout of Stephen King, Dave Weber, Eric Flint, etc., is worth 10 or 20 books' worth of profit in the same timeframe that a faceout of Less Known Author is worth 1 or 2 books.
Sure, FOR YOU it's a really great deal. For Dave Weber, another 10 or 20 books sold isn't a major issue. But FOR THE BOOKSTORE it's a direct, clear impact on the bottom line.
...My point being, that King, Weber, Flint et al. will have sold a certain number of books ANYWAY during a certain time period. My books, or books by any other midlist author you care to name, may not have done.
In other words, we're spreading the disposable income across the board, for ALL writers. People who sell books might be expected to be a little more understanding of this. I am relatively certain that the profit margin of a Barnes and Noble superstore puts the amount of my royalties to shame - and the final result still is that they have sold another book. Yes, it's kind of a big deal to me that it might be MY book. My point is that at this stage in my own writerly development the authors you mention above have no NEED to face out books which would get searched for, found, and purchased anyway. For the rest of us, it does matter.
It's a matter of profit margin vs. making a living.
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Re: You're missing the point still.
Date: 2006-06-29 07:16 pm (UTC)...My point being, that King, Weber, Flint et al. will have sold a certain number of books ANYWAY during a certain time period. My books, or books by any other midlist author you care to name, may not have done.
In other words, we're spreading the disposable income across the board, for ALL writers. People who sell books might be expected to be a little more understanding of this. I am relatively certain that the profit margin of a Barnes and Noble superstore puts the amount of my royalties to shame - and the final result still is that they have sold another book. Yes, it's kind of a big deal to me that it might be MY book. My point is that at this stage in my own writerly development the authors you mention above have no NEED to face out books which would get searched for, found, and purchased anyway. For the rest of us, it does matter.
It's a matter of profit margin vs. making a living.