Okay, still getting used to this email list; I responded to a previous email directly to Mr. Brust, not the list. I gather by 'jobbers and wholesalers' you're referring to small bookstores and their ilk? I can understand why this upsets people, but I don't understand how this would affect paperback sales. Is it the case that the larger chains are pushing the top-ten authors (Clancy, King, etc...) and not stocking the lesser known authors? Or is it that their increased buying power is forcing publishers to sell their wares at a lower price? Thanks! -Scott > At 11:45 PM 6/4/2002 -0400, Beldarrin at aol.com wrote: > > > > > >~ Steph (who, by the way, is also waiting for "Issola" to come out in > >paperback, > > It is taking Tor a *long* time to bring out the paperback. This is because > the hardcover has been selling extraordinarily well, and they aren't stupid. > > To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this. I like the idea of the > books being available as cheaply as possible as quickly as possible. I'm > all for libraries and used book stores. > > On the other hand, paperback sales (for everyone, not just me) have been > catastrophic since the jobbers and wholesalers have all bought been > up. Writers a lot better than I am have had to get day jobs. The only > reason I have been able to continue writing full time is because, for some > reason (I think Tor has something to do with it), my hardcover sales took > off just about the same time as the paperback market collapsed. > > So, as I say, I have mixed feelings. I really hate the idea of having to > get a day job, but I'm not entirely happy with asking people to pay > hardcover prices. > > So my tentative conclusion is: I'll write them, and let Tor worry about > selling them, and let the readers do as they think best. > > Anyway, those are my thoughts on the paperback delay, in case anyone is > interested. > > >