Researching Nonfiction publishers marketing success

talkwrite · Apr 13, 2011

How can I research the success publishers are having with sales of the nonfiction books they market? Outside of purchasing Publishers Weekly, that is... My idea is to measure how well they perform their marketing. Thanks in advance.

veinglory · Apr 16, 2011

If you mean in terms of actual sales, the only direct measure would be to ask the author--which if done tactfully can be very informative.

talkwrite · Apr 19, 2011

Yes, the author would also be able to give his or her opinion on the publisher regarding both marketing and relationship issues. I was just looking for ways to make inquiries directly to the publisher.

veinglory · Apr 19, 2011

In my experience publishers are rarely interested in sharing this information.

ColoradoGuy · Apr 19, 2011

veinglory said:
In my experience publisher are rarely interested in sharing this information.

That has also been my experience.

Researching Nonfiction publishers marketing success

talkwrite

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talkwrite

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ColoradoGuy

I've seen worse.