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What gives? Isn't POD supposed to be always in stock? My novel has been 'Temporarily Out of Stock' on Amazon.ca for over a month. Which sucks because it had appeared on a Bestselling list for Most Gifted in the Contemporary Romance Category.
I know it is seen a a good thing when a book is 'sold out', but I think it hurts further sales when they don't restock, especially just before Christmas. I'm getting emails from potential buyers and I'm redirecting them to Amazon.com, but I'm sure several customers just don't bother to hit 'Buy' at all.
I poked around and noticed that lots of books from small presses are also out of stock. I asked my publisher what gives and she didn't have an answer for me. She said their books are distributed by Lightning Source, so I sent an email to Lightning Source and they never answered.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this is happening?
I know it is seen a a good thing when a book is 'sold out', but I think it hurts further sales when they don't restock, especially just before Christmas. I'm getting emails from potential buyers and I'm redirecting them to Amazon.com, but I'm sure several customers just don't bother to hit 'Buy' at all.
I poked around and noticed that lots of books from small presses are also out of stock. I asked my publisher what gives and she didn't have an answer for me. She said their books are distributed by Lightning Source, so I sent an email to Lightning Source and they never answered.
Does anyone have any insight as to why this is happening?