I understand how you feel, believe me I do. What you must realize is that PA is no different from any other publisher. Even the well know publishers do not promote their authors. How many television advertisements, radio advertisements do you see from other publishers? Very few if any at all.
No publisher, will invest in first time authors PERIOD. Most people dont know how to promote their work, and many cannot afford to do it.
As far as the boosktores are concerned it is a matter of economics. If you had a business and someone that you did not know came into your place with a product and wanted you to carry that product, would you do so if no one knew about the product or the creator of that product?
Bookstores are in the business to make money and of course they want to invest funds on things that people will buy. If they order our books and for some reason cannot sell the book and the book is returned do you know that the bookstore is charged a restocking fee? Now would you want to carry something and then have to return it because of lack of sales only to have to pay to return that item? I dont think so. That is the situation that the publishers are in.
I do agree, that PA needs to have a better representative to the bookstores maybe that might help. PA is still considered to be a young publisher and I am sure that they are doing the best they can with the amount of books that they have.
I have a personal friend who has written five books. His first book sold over three million copies. His publisher did absolutely no marketing at all and Mike was left to do the majority of the work.
This post wins the absurd award for misinformation. I can't believe it. So, his friend sold 3,000,000 copies and he is stating that this publisher did NOTHING to promote the book? That's a laugh. The minute, nay, the second that book sold over 50,000 copies, or even less, the publisher would have jumped on this breakout novel like a tick on a dog and thrown tons of money into the marketing arena.
But Three Million! Get a righteous clue, bent feather. You are so far out of it you remind me of a Jerry Lewis flick--Way Way Out.
Boggled, bewitched and bedazzled.
Tri
No publisher, will invest in first time authors PERIOD. Most people dont know how to promote their work, and many cannot afford to do it.
As far as the boosktores are concerned it is a matter of economics. If you had a business and someone that you did not know came into your place with a product and wanted you to carry that product, would you do so if no one knew about the product or the creator of that product?
Bookstores are in the business to make money and of course they want to invest funds on things that people will buy. If they order our books and for some reason cannot sell the book and the book is returned do you know that the bookstore is charged a restocking fee? Now would you want to carry something and then have to return it because of lack of sales only to have to pay to return that item? I dont think so. That is the situation that the publishers are in.
I do agree, that PA needs to have a better representative to the bookstores maybe that might help. PA is still considered to be a young publisher and I am sure that they are doing the best they can with the amount of books that they have.
I have a personal friend who has written five books. His first book sold over three million copies. His publisher did absolutely no marketing at all and Mike was left to do the majority of the work.
This post wins the absurd award for misinformation. I can't believe it. So, his friend sold 3,000,000 copies and he is stating that this publisher did NOTHING to promote the book? That's a laugh. The minute, nay, the second that book sold over 50,000 copies, or even less, the publisher would have jumped on this breakout novel like a tick on a dog and thrown tons of money into the marketing arena.
But Three Million! Get a righteous clue, bent feather. You are so far out of it you remind me of a Jerry Lewis flick--Way Way Out.
Boggled, bewitched and bedazzled.
Tri